Gregory E. Neppl is a partner and antitrust lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. His practice includes antitrust counseling, merger review and HSR notification preparation, government investigation response, antitrust compliance program development, and the litigation of antitrust, intellectual property and commercial matters. He also counsels numerous hedge funds and other institutional investors pursuing event driven and risk arbitrage investment strategies, including merger, litigation, regulatory and public policy arbitrage situations. Mr. Neppl has significant jury and bench trial experience from his private and government practices. He is a member of the firm’s Antitrust; Government Enforcement, Compliance & White Collar Defense; and Trade Association Practices.

Prior to joining Foley, Mr. Neppl served as Senior Antitrust and Regulatory Counsel for Litton Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation as of 2001. In that position, he provided day-to-day antitrust counseling; reviewed acquisitions, teaming agreements, strategic alliances and patent licenses for antitrust issues; prepared HSR notifications and facilitated agency approvals; responded to antitrust agency investigations and inquiries; and developed and implemented antitrust compliance training programs.