Antitrust Practice

The firm's antitrust practice involves advising and representing plaintiffs and defendants in private civil litigation, negotiations with the Justice Department, the Federal Trade Commission and Congressional committees on antitrust policy issues and specific cases, including limited representation of criminal antitrust targets.  In addition, the firm advises several States on antitrust policy.

Some representative cases are:

City of Long Beach v. Standard Oil Co. of California, et al, (M.D.L. 150 C.D.Cal.). We advised trial counsel in California in one of the largest and most complex private antitrust suits which resulted in a recovery of over $360 million.

In re: Wheat Farmers Antitrust Class Action, 440 F.Supp. 1022, 1978-1 CCH Trade Cas. Para. 62,017, 24 F.R.Serv.2d 700 (D.D.C. 1977).  We served as Washington counsel for the several plaintiff classes.

Stern v. Lucy Webb Hayes National Training School for Deaconesses and Missionaries, 367 F.Supp. 536, 1973-2 CCH Trade Cas. Para. 74,808 (D.D.C. 1973) (class certification); 381 F.Supp. 1003 (D.D.C. 1974) (merits). Set fiduciary duties for directors of charitable institutions.