Most of commercial litigation is a negotiating tool. And that is particularly true of an antitrust or competition claim. Why do Antitrust Claims Create Leverage? First, a successful antitrust plaintiff in the United States may obtain treble damages, in addition to attorneys’ fees. Antitrust damages are often large by themselves because of the nature of the […]
Greetings! Shustak & Partners, P.C. is pleased to announce that three lawyers from our firm-Erwin J. Shustak, Robert L. Hill and George C. Miller-were selected as SuperLawyers® for 2015. Erwin was named a SuperLawyer® in the business and securities litigation categories, while Robert and George each were recognized as SuperLawyers® “San Diego Rising Stars” in the […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce John M Futrell of Lee, Futrell & Perles LLP. John has joined IR as our exclusive Environmental Law member in the USA. Lee, Futrell & Perles LLP is small enough—14 lawyers—to provide prompt, personal attention, yet large enough to handle complex, […]
Just because your company isn’t based in the United States doesn’t mean it can ignore US antitrust and competition law. In this interconnected world, there is a good chance that if you produce something, the United States is a market that matters to your company. For that reason, my blog post offers five suggestions that […]
Antitrust matters to me. It is a big part of how I make my living—as an antitrust attorney. That is why the blog is called (unimaginatively) The Antitrust Attorney Blog. You might be an antitrust lawyer too. And if so, I guess the above question is easy for you to answer. But if you aren’t […]
In some circumstances, refusing to do business with a competitor violates the United States Antitrust Laws (Section 2 of the Sherman Act). This may seem surprising. Indeed, the general rule is, in fact, that antitrust law does NOT prohibit a business from refusing to deal with its competitor. But sometimes you do have to work […]
The national law firm of Foley & Mansfield is pleased to announce that nine litigators in the firm’s Minneapolis office have been named to the 2014 Minnesota Super Lawyers® and Rising Star® Lists. Foley & Mansfield attorneys recognized on the Super Lawyers list are: Stephen J. Foley – Personal Injury Defense: ProductsKyle B. Mansfield – […]
Forty attorneys from Parr Brown Gee & Loveless have been named to the 2014 Mountain States Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list. Each year the top five percent of Utah lawyers are designated by the Super Lawyers team to receive this recognition. The Rising Stars designation honors leading Utah attorneys who are 40 years or […]
The Eastern District of New York recently applied the doctrine of estoppel to allow non-signatory banks to rely on an arbitration agreement between other parties to compel arbitration in a putative class action. Moss v. BMO Harris Bank, N.A., No. 13-cv-5438, 2014 WL 2565824 (E.D.N.Y. June 9, 2014). Plaintiffs, borrowers who obtained payday loans from […]
A corporate team led by Andrew Peskoe, Thomas Wilson, Matthew Weill and Elizabeth Li represented Loftware Holdings, Inc. in connection with a July 2014 recapitalization and sale transaction involving an exit by Shore Points Capital and other existing institutional investors and an equity financing led by an affiliate of Riverside Partners, a Boston-based private equity […]
We filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court for a non-profit called We All Help Patients, Inc. in North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC, which is a competition case where the US Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against a State Dental Board made up of private dentists. Dentists offer teeth-whitening services for significant […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Steven J Christiansen of Parr Brown Gee & Loveless. Steven has joined IR as our exclusive Corporate Law & Environmental Law member in USA. Steven Christiansen has over 30 years experience with environmental permitting and enforcement matters, RCRA and CERCLA remediation, […]