Team
Thomas A. Belles, Senior Partner
Tom counsels Rock Creek's clients regarding the antitrust, regulatory and corporate aspects of mergers and acquisitions. He possesses a detailed understanding of federal, state and foreign antitrust law and enforcement policy, including the Hart Scott Rodino process, as a result of his twenty years of practice in competition law.
Beyond antitrust, Tom closely follows corporate law developments in Delaware pertaining to M&A and hostile takeover law, and possesses substantial regulatory expertise in the energy and telecommunications fields. For over a decade, he has also advised institutional investors on legal disputes that prove catalysts for investment opportunities, including in the bankruptcy setting, corporate litigation and other special situations.
Entering private practice in 1985, Tom was previously 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. Prior to forming Rock Creek Partners LLC in February 2006, Tom was a partner in Swidler Berlin's Merger Arbitrage Group.
Bar Admission: District of Columbia
Education: Duke University School of Law, J.D., (with distinction; Member, Duke Law Journal); George Washington University, B.A. (with distinction)
David E. Littlejohn, Partner
David is a partner at Rock Creek Partners where he has worked for fifteen years analyzing mergers and acquisitions, hostile transactions, special situations and distressed opportunities. David joined Rock Creek in 2006 and has a particular focus on Delaware corporate issues, cross-border takeovers, securities law, CFIUS matters and transactions in regulated industries.
Bar Admission: New York
Education: University of Pennsylvania, J.D.; The Wharton School, MBA (with honors); Oxford University, M.Sc. Finance & Economics; Georgetown University, B.S. (magna cum laude; Graduated First in Class Mathematics, Physics); CFA® charterholder
Robert D. Jacobs, Senior Counsel
Prior to forming Rock Creek with Thomas A. Belles, Bob was Chairman of Swidler Berlin's Merger Arbitrage Group and served on its Board of Directors. Bob 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, and works extensively with investment bankers, hedge funds and investment partnerships on a wide range of legal, legislative and regulatory issues. He 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. Bob has also assisted in preparing the "Premerger Notification Practice Manual" for the Antitrust Law Section of the American Bar Association.
Bar Admission: District of Columbia
Education: American University, Washington College of Law, J.D., (with honors; Editor/Member, American University Law Review); University of Massachusetts, B.A.