Cohen & Gresser LLP

Antitrust & Competition

Partner

Ronald F. Wick focuses his practice on litigation concerning trade regulation, antitrust, and commercial disputes. He has represented clients at the Federal Trade Commission, in the courts of Maryland and the District of Columbia, and in federal courts across the country. In addition to his litigation practice, Ron advises clients on antitrust compliance, pricing discrimination, premerger notification issues, and other compliance issues.

Ron’s trade regulation practice encompasses a variety of areas. He has defended clients against allegations of price-fixing and attempted monopolization under the Sherman Act, price discrimination under the Robinson-Patman Act, and unfair competition and false and deceptive advertising under the Federal Trade Commission Act. He regularly advises and represents clients contemplating mergers and acquisitions, including by handling premerger notification filings with the FTC and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, and by working with both agencies to resolve potential antitrust issues arising out of mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures.

Ron regularly assists corporate clients in developing antitrust compliance policies, forming joint ventures, and evaluating sales and marketing initiatives for compliance with the antitrust laws. He is also experienced in counseling and representing trade associations.

In addition to his antitrust practice, Ron has litigated a variety of commercial disputes in state and federal courts. His litigation experience includes matters as varied as commercial asset-based lending arrangements, obstetric malpractice, insurance disputes, a challenge to federal higher education regulations, the attempted attachment of assets of a foreign government, and litigation under the False Claims Act. He has litigated cases in a broad range of areas, including intercollegiate athletics, medical equipment, longshore labor, public utilities, international shipping, and aftermarket auto parts.

Prior to joining Cohen & Gresser, Ron was a Partner in Cozen O’Connor’s Washington, D.C. office. Ron received his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University.

Ron is actively involved in the ABA Antitrust Law Section and currently serves in its leadership. He has been recognized in The Legal 500’s antitrust category and has been named one of Washington, D.C.’s Super Lawyers each year since 2017. Ron has also been recognized by Lawdragon as one of the 500 Leading Litigators in America since 2023 and was also named to its inaugural list of the 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers in 2025.

District of Columbia

State of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, District of Maryland, Eastern District of Michigan, and Eastern District of Wisconsin

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Fourth, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits

Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1992)

Cornell University (A.B., 1986)