Clifford Chance
Jonathan Elsasser advises clients on all aspects of antitrust and competition law, with particular experience representing healthcare clients on antitrust issues related to mergers and acquisitions. Jonathan regularly represents clients before the Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Justice, state attorneys general, and state health agencies. Jonathan also has extensive experience advising clients on government investigations and antitrust compliance matters.
*Matters handled prior to joining Clifford Chance
- Kaiser Permanente on various matters, including Kaiser's creation of Risant Health and Risant Health acquisitions
- UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiary Optum on various matters
- Laboratory Corporation of America with respect to numerous transactions
- LCMC Health in litigation against the FTC related to LCMC's Certificate of Public Advantage
- Saint Louis University in the sale of SLU's faculty practice to SSM
- Einstein Health Network in its merger with Thomas Jefferson University
- Beaumont Health in its merger with Spectrum Health
- Aspirus Inc. in its acquisition of Ascension hospitals in Wisconsin
- Penn State Health in its acquisition of Geisinger’s Holy Spirit Hospital
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Washington D.C.
- +12029125176
- Email me
- Practice area Antitrust, EU & trade, M&A corporate
Career and qualifications
- University of Virginia (BA History, Government) 2012
- University of Virginia School of Law (JD) 2017
- Admitted as Attorney-at-Law Virginia 2017
- Admitted as Attorney-at-Law District of Columbia 2018
- Joined Clifford Chance 2024
Professional bodies
- Member of the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA)
- Member of the Antitrust Law Section, American Bar Association