Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP

Fiduciary Litigation; Antitrust and Unfair Business Practices; Whistleblower Representation

Partner

Mr. Ziegler focuses his practice on antitrust and complex consumer litigation.  Mr. Ziegler is currently involved in a number of class action lawsuits against large pharmaceutical manufacturers in antitrust cases alleging improper reverse payment and generic suppression schemes.

Mr. Ziegler also served as a special assistant attorney general to several states in litigation involving the sales and marketing practices of major pharmaceutical companies.  These cases led to important injunctive relief and significant monetary recovery for those states.

Mr. Ziegler's extensive experience in complex cases also includes consumer class actions alleging improper insurer and lender practices in violation of RICO and RESPA.

Examples of Mr. Ziegler's recent notable cases include In re Flonase Antitrust Litigation ($150 million settlement on behalf of direct purchasers); In re Wellbutrin SR Antitrust Litigation ($21.5 million settlement on behalf of end-payors); Alston v. Countrywide, et al. ($34 million settlement on behalf of borrowers); and Ligouri v. Wells Fargo & Co., et al. ($12.5 million settlement on behalf of borrowers).

Mr. Ziegler received his bachelor’s degree from Loyola University in 1989.  He earned his juris doctor from Tulane University in 1992.  He is a member of the Pennsylvania and Louisiana bars and is admitted to practice in several federal district and appellate courts across the country.

Mr. Ziegler is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and Louisiana; USCA, Third Circuit; USCA, Fifth Circuit; USCA, Eleventh Circuit.

Loyola University New Orleans, B.A. 1989; Tulane University, J.D. 1992