Nicholas E.O. Gaglio

Associate

Nicholas E.O. Gaglio is an associate in the New York office.  His practice has focused on litigation, merger counseling and antitrust counseling.

Mr. Gaglio’s litigation practice has comprised a number of matters in federal court, most recently including representing a specialty chemicals manufacturer seeking damages for breach of contract in the Southern District of New York, defending a building products manufacturer against Sherman Act claims in a matter in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and representing a film exhibition industry client seeking damages and injunctive relief in a Sherman Act and Clayton Act matter in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.  He has also worked on teams representing a pharmaceutical industry client in obtaining a temporary restraining order and seeking preliminary injunction in a Hatch-Waxman matter in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeking preliminary injunction on behalf of a specialty chemicals client in a Sherman Act and Clayton Act matter in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, defending against a United States Department of Justice motion for preliminary injunction in a merger case in the United States for the District of Columbia, and appealing a trade secrets matter in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Mr. Gaglio’s merger counseling practice has included responding to government investigations, including the premerger review process of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, and analyzing the competitive effects of proposed mergers and acquisitions.  He has participated in merger investigations and second requests involving several industries, including pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, disaster recovery, video games and books.

Mr. Gaglio’s antitrust counseling practice has included responding to State Attorney General antitrust investigations, assisting with corporate compliance program design and training, and analyzing vertical arrangements in the retail sector, particularly internet retail.

Mr. Gaglio’s pro bono matters have included successfully representing indigent women seeking divorce and child support.  He has also assisted with a petition for permanent status under the Violence Against Women Act.

Bar & Court Admissions

• New York
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York

Education

• The George Washington University Law School, Washington, District of Columbia, 2001 J.D., with Honors. Honors: First George Washington University Law School Student Team Member to Win Two Separate Moot Court Competitions; Recipient, The Jacob Burns Award; Best Overall Competitor, Van Vleck Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition; Winning Team, Van Vleck Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition; Winning Team, McKenna and Cuneo Government Contracts Moot Court Competition; Member, Moot Court Board. Law Journal: The George Washington Law Review, 1999-2000.
• Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1994 A.B. Major: German and Comparative Area Studies.

Professional Activities

• American Bar Association, Antitrust Section
• New York State Bar Association, Antitrust Section