Major financial institutions in putative class actions alleging antitrust violations and related offenses in different financial products and services, including interest rate swaps, variable rate demand obligations, government- sponsored-entity bonds, U.S. Treasury auctions, and the LIBOR and CDOR benchmarks.
Major technology company in a jury trial of a consumer class action alleging monopolization in the portable music player industry and seeking over $1 billion in total damages. Jury verdict for the defendant; judgment entered; no appeal.
Major financial services firm in a bench trial of a challenge by the US DOJ’s Antitrust Division to provisions of merchant contracts, as well as in related multidistrict litigation brought by individual merchants and putative classes.
Major consumer electronics company in multidistrict litigation alleging antitrust violations in the optical disk drive industry.
Boards, board committees, and independent directors in internal investigations of alleged malfeasance at different companies.
Nation’s leading casket company in a putative class action alleging antitrust violations in the funeral services industry. Defeated motion for class certification in the district court; affirmed by the Fifth Circuit.
Major food products company in putative class action in California state court alleging unfair competition law claims based on allegedly fraudulent assertion of patent and other intellectual property rights. Defeated class certification in the Superior Court; successfully argued appeal in the California Court of Appeal; case dismissed after class certification denied.
Credit card network in an antitrust action against competitors for exclusionary practices. Case settled for a total of approximately $4 billion.
Several firms and individuals in antitrust grand jury investigations in the United States and in inquiries/proceedings by competition law authorities elsewhere (e.g., European Union, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Mexico, Brazil).
Firms in antitrust and consumer protection investigations by the California and other states’ Attorneys General.
Major telecommunications companies in Antitrust Division and FCC regulatory review of mergers/acquisitions.
Airline company in defending against a private antitrust challenge to a merger with another carrier, allowing the merger to be consummated the day it was cleared by the DOJ.
Healthcare technology company in obtaining dismissal with prejudice of actions alleging securities fraud and related violations in California state court.
Major US air carrier in obtaining the voluntary dismissal of putative class actions alleging price fixing in the sale of passenger tickets based on discharge in bankruptcy.
Technology company in settling a $39 million claim by the trustee for the bankrupt internet company for $150,000 after filing a pre-discovery motion for summary judgment.
Major telecommunications company in federal and state class and individual actions alleging securities fraud and related offenses.
First-mover file-sharing company in copyright litigation by recording industry and others.
