Paul Hastings LLP fields a team of ‘excellent litigators’ with notable expertise across all stages of class action litigation. Under the joint leadership of Washington DC-based duo Michael Murray and Ryan Phair, the group frequently acts for clients in the tech, consumer goods, and financial services industries. Murray, a former deputy assistant attorney general in the Antitrust Division, leverages his agency experience to represent clients in high-stakes horizontal and vertical merger challenges, as well as large monopolization cases. Phair represents corporate and individual clients in price-fixing cases, monopolization claims, and conspiracy matters, having joined the firm from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP in July 2023 alongside former federal antitrust prosecutor Craig Lee and Carter Simpson, whose practice focuses on antitrust, data privacy, and cybersecurity matters. Also in Washington DC, Michael Wise handles Sherman Act litigation as well as civil class action claims.
Testimonials
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‘The firm has top-notch talent with highest-level experience. They work hard, turn around work product quickly, and their advice has been priceless on numerous occasions. ’
‘Our attorney is just super smart, cool, calm and collected, and is radically effective in negotiating and persuading our critics that they're wrong and need to rethink their approach. He is brilliantly experienced at the relevant case law and is able to dig in to areas that he doesn't have specific experience and end up providing smarter and more informed advice than attorneys who have been in those areas for decades. His writing is perfection, and we couldn't be happier.’
'Ryan Phair and his team are excellent litigators. They know our business and provide practical advice.'
'They provide practical, realistic advice.'
Key clients
- Align Technologies
- CACI
- Intel Corporation
- Pennsylvania Treasury Department- GSE Bonds Antitrust Compliance Review Team
- IMC Chicago, LLC (dba IMC Financial Markets)
- Chick-fil-A, Inc.
- CA Student Living
- Sysco Corporation
- Realtek Semiconductor
- SJL Partners and SD Biosensor
- Bluebird Bio
- Linet Americas, Inc.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Michael Murray, Ryan Phair