Latham & Watkins LLP

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Latham & Watkins LLP fields numerous lawyers with previous experience working for the DOJ and FTC, and has a successful track record in dealing with both cartel investigations, as well as follow-on litigation defense. Working together closely with the firm’s offices in Europe, the group is sought out by domestic and multinational companies from various sectors such as pharmaceuticals, retail, software, real estate, and healthcare. The team is headed by global chair Amanda Reeves in Washington DC, and global vice chair Belinda Lee in San Francisco, with Lee being recommended for advising US, European and Asian clients in government investigations before regulators and courts across the globe. Also in San Francisco, Niall Lynch is lauded for acting in criminal and civil price-fixing investigations, including those with ties to Brazil, Korea, the UK and Canada. As a former DOJ trial lawyer, New York-based Elizabeth Prewitt is adept at the full spectrum of cartel work, including investigations and trials relating to price fixing, bid rigging and no-poach agreements.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Strong team overall. Both Elizabeth Prewitt and Niall Lynch are very strong.’
‘Elizabeth has proven litigation chops with major trial wins.'

Key clients

QuEST Global
Glenmark
Fanatics, LLC
Walmart Inc.
StarKist Co.
RealPage / AvalonBay Communities
Cendyn
Multiplan
Equity Lifestyle Properties
Singapore Airlines Limited and Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd (SQ)
EssilorLuxottica S.A.

Work highlights

Represented sportswear retailer Fanatics in a pair of purported class actions filed by distributors and consumers of NFL licensed products and, in a separate case, filed by an online retailer of Major LeagueBaseball licensed products, regarding allegations of violating Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act.
Represented Walmart Inc. in three lawsuits accusing Walmart of conspiring with Energizer to inflate the wholesale and retail prices of all disposable batteries.
Represented Cendyn in a dispute regarding algorithmic price-fixing claims.

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