Antitrust Law

KEY CONTACTS

Brussels
Rony P. Gerrits
32 2340 7368

Washington, D.C.
David L. Meyer
(202) 887-1519
dmeyer@mofo.com

W. Stephen Smith
(202) 887-1514

Antitrust Litigation
"Law Firm of the Year"

"They repeatedly demonstrated a really creative approach to this work; we've dealt with them a lot, and always been very pleased."
(Chambers USA 2012)

"Excellent lawyers ... team players, subject matter experts and sensitive to client needs."
(Legal 500 2012)

"They will take extra steps to ensure the client's goals are achieved."
(Chambers Asia 2011)

"Strong analysis,"
"excellent organization,"
"very practical and timely
advice," and "good
international coverage."
(Legal 500 2011)

Representative Experience

In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation

(E.D.N.Y.) Representing a major financial institution in federal antitrust class and individual actions alleging that the payment-card practices of the defendant card networks and financial institutions constitute an unreasonable restraint of trade and illegal monopolization, in what is likely the largest private antitrust suit ever brought. (Ongoing)

Alltel Corporation

We won approval before the Department of Justice for the $28 billion sale of Alltel to Verizon Wireless. The transaction created the largest wireless communications company in the U.S., and was one of the largest U.S. M&A deals of 2008.

International High Tech Merger

We won approval from the Japanese Fair Trade Commission for a merger between two leading international high technology companies.

McKesson Corporation

We won dismissal with prejudice of a putative class action in the pharmaceutical industry seeking billions of dollars in damages for alleged price-fixing on behalf of McKesson Corporation. In a nationwide RICO class action lawsuit alleging unlawful price fixing to inflate the average wholesale price of hundreds of brand name prescription drugs, we demonstrated that plaintiffs failed to allege any anticompetitive effect from the alleged conduct. On the eve of trial, we settled the private payor claims on favorable terms. The governmental entity litigation is ongoing.

Representation of El Paso in California Energy Litigation

Lead counsel and chief negotiator in defense of the El Paso Corporation in all of its California litigation during the energy crisis.

U.S. Subsidiaries of Hampson Industries PLC

Representation of the U.S. operating subsidiaries of Hampson Industries PLC, a U.K. publicly-traded company and global manufacturer and supplier of engineered products to customers in the aerospace and specialist engineering markets, in connection with their out-of-court restructuring and ultimate sale to American Industrial Partners for approximately $44 million.