Hershel
Wancjer

Served as trial and appellate counsel in the FTC's and North Dakota Attorney General's challenge to Sanford Health's proposed acquisition of a multi-specialty physician practice

Represented Cogent Communications on competition and regulatory issues in the U.S. and Europe, and before the DOJ and FCC in connection with the proposed Comcast/Time Warner Cable merger

Represented American Express in antitrust litigation against Visa and MasterCard in which American Express obtained a record-breaking settlement in excess of $4 billion

Defended American Express against claims by the Department of Justice and various merchants (both a class and opt outs) alleging violations of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act

Advised Sanford Health in securing antitrust clearance for its $1.8 billion acquisition of one of the nation’s largest providers of senior care and services

Advised NASCAR in securing antitrust clearance for its $2 billion acquisition of International Speedway Corporation

Advised a major airline in securing antitrust clearance for various transactions, including the acquisitions of equity stakes in other companies and the sale of a subsidiary

Advised an integrated health system in securing antitrust clearance for its consolidation with another health system into an $11 billion organization

Represented an integrated health system in connection with competition and related issues

Defended an international airline in a lawsuit challenging its merger with Northwest Airlines Corp., and representing that same international airline in connection with the U.S. Department of Justice’s review of that merger

Represented a foreign government in its $2.5 billion investor-state arbitration against Mobile TeleSystems, brought under the Additional Facility of the ICSID