Robert D. Jacobs, Member
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Robert D. Jacobs is co-managing member of Rock Creek Partners LLC (Rock Creek).
Prior to forming Rock Creek with Thomas A. Belles in February 2006, he was Chairman of Swidler Berlin's Merger
Arbitrage Group and served on its Board of Directors. Rock Creek counsels corporate clients on a variety
of antitrust questions, with particular emphasis on federal, state and foreign antirust and regulatory
aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Jacobs works extensively with investment bankers,
hedge funds and investment partnerships on a wide range of legal, legislative and regulatory issues,
and was recognized by the Washington Post as one of the "most prominent" practitioners in his field.
Before entering private practice in 1976, he was a Senior Trial Attorney with the Bureau of Competition,
Federal Trade Commission (1971-1976) where he was awarded a "Certificate of Commendation" for exemplary
performance. Mr. Jacobs has also assisted in preparing the "Premerger Notification Practice Manual"
for the Antirust Law Section of the American Bar Association.
Bar Memberships
Professional/Civic Activities
- American Bar Association (Antitrust Law section)
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of the United States
- United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
- United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Education
- 1971 - J.D., American University, Washington College of Law (with honors; Editor/member, American University Law Review)
- 1968 - B.A., University of Massachusetts
Honors
- Washington Law Reporter Award and Certificate of Outstanding Service
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Thomas A. Belles, Member
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Thomas A. Belles is co-managing member of Rock Creek Partners LLC (Rock Creek).
Prior to forming Rock Creek with Robert D. Jacobs in February 2006, Mr. Belles was a partner in
Swidler Berlin's Merger Arbitrage Group. Mr. Belles counsels Rock Creeks' clients regarding the antitrust,
regulatory and corporate aspects of mergers and acquisitions. He possess a detailed understanding of federal,
state and foreign antitrust law and enforcement police, including Hart Scott Rodino issues as a result of his
twenty years of practice in competition law. Mr. Belles follows closely corporate law developments
pertaining to mergers and acquisitions, and possesses substantial regulatory expertise and follows closely
regulatory developments in the energy and telecommunications fields.
Entering private practice in 1985, he was a trial attorney with the Antitrust Division of the
U.S. Department of Justice and also served as a special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the
Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Areas of Concentration
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Trade Regulation
- Corporate Law
Bar Memberships
Education
- 1981 - J.D., Duke University School of Law (with distinction; Member, Duke Law Journal)
- 1978 - B.A., George Washington University (with distinction)
Contact
- Phone: (202) 424-7652
Email:
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