Civil claims litigation, particularly in multi-district class action cases, is a key component of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP’s antitrust practice. The team provides representation at both the state and federal level across the US to clients across a gamut of industries, from medical to telecoms to banking to energy, mining, and manufacturing. Splitting her time between New York and Washington DC, Robin Adelstein leads the team. Layne Kruse focuses his practice on antitrust and business litigation, based in Houston and DC, with a diverse clientele of both plaintiffs and defendants. In Houston, Darryl Anderson fields experience in monopolization and conspiracy claims, as well as national and international government investigations. Also based in Houston and DC, Eliot Turner has a strong background in no-poach and algorithmic price fixing claims, while Geraldine Young, in Houston, brings arbitration experience to the team. Michael Swartzendruber in Dallas and Mark Robertson in New York are other names to note.
Key clients
- Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC (now Bausch Health US, LLC), Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (now Bausch Health Americas, Inc.), and Oceanside Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (all subsidiaries of Bausch Health Companies, Inc.)
- Office of the Attorney General of Texas
- Louis Dreyfus Company
- Phillips 66
- Kairoi Management, LLC
- Creekwood Property Corporation
- Irico Display Devices Co., Ltd. and Irico Group Corporation (Irico)
- American Contractors Indemnity Company
- Royal Dutch Shell plc, Shell Oil Company, Pennzoil-Quaker State Company, and Jiffy Lube International, Inc.
- Willis-Knighton Health System
- Zhuhai CosMX Battery Co., Ltd. (CosMX)
- Republic National Distributing Company
- Cinemark USA, Inc.
- Southwest Airlines Co.
- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd. (and affiliates/subsidiaries) and Eli Lilly and Company
- Waste Management of Texas, Inc.
- Texas A&M University 12th Man Foundation
- Texas A&M University
Work highlights
- Representing Valeant Pharmaceuticals in class action multi-district litigation alleging price fixing of generic drugs.
- Acting as litigation counsel to the State of Texas, challenging Google’s anti-competitive practices in three antitrust lawsuits.
- Represented Imperial Sugar Company in defeating challenge brought by Department of Justice in its merger with United Sugar.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Robin Adelstein