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Experience
Civil Antitrust Investigations & Litigation
Federal and State Government Antitrust Investigations
Represent companies in investigations conducted by federal antitrust agencies and state attorneys general.
In re Cattle Antitrust Litigation
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Represent Defendant Tyson Foods, Inc. in putative class action alleging price fixing and market allocation agreements affecting the purchase of fed cattle.
Peterson, et al. v. JBS USA Food Co. Holdings, et al.
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Represent Defendant Tyson Foods, Inc. in putative class action alleging price fixing agreements affecting the sale of processed beef products.
CollegeNET, Inc. v. The Common Application, Inc.
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
Represent plaintiff in case challenging exclusive dealing and monopoly maintenance in online college application processing services market.
U.S. v. AT&T Inc., DirecTV Group Holdings, LLC & Time Warner Inc.
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Represented third party in case challenging AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner.
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Criminal Investigations & Litigation
Representing corporate and individual clients in ongoing antitrust grand jury investigations.
International Roll-on, Roll-off Cargo Grand Jury Investigation
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
From 2012 to 2016, lead prosecutor in investigation of conspiracy to allocate customers and rig bids for international ocean shipping of roll-on, roll-off cargo such as cars and trucks. During that time, four corporations pleaded guilty and were sentenced to pay fines totaling more than $230 million, and four individuals pleaded guilty and were sentenced to a total of 65 months in prison.*
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Healthcare & Health Insurance
Advising healthcare provider clients on antitrust issues arising during contract and joint venture negotiations.
U.S., et al. v. Anthem, Inc. and Cigna Corp.
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Lead trial attorney for the United States in 20-day bench trial, successfully challenging Anthem’s proposed $54 billion acquisition of Cigna Corporation. 236 F.Supp.3d 171 (D.D.C. 2017), aff’d 855 F.3d 345 (D.C. Cir. 2017).*
