Prominent in the agriculture and food sector, Proskauer Rose LLP fields extensive experience representing agricultural co-operatives in a variety of antitrust matters. The team fields knowledge of international antitrust regimes, advising multinational clients from various industries on merger review, class actions, litigation, investigations, and enforcements. Colin Kass co-heads the Washington DC-based team, with extensive experience before the FTC and the DOJ. Practice co-head Christopher Ondeck advises his impressive clientele, that includes industry groups and trade associations, on antitrust compliance and consumer protection matters. John Ingrassia advises investment firms and industry heavyweights on CFIUS, M&A, and JV-related antitrust matters. With a successful track record in price discrimination matters and group boycott claims, David Munkittrick represents clients in bench and jury trials from New York. Stephen Chuk is another name to note.

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Key clients

  • Wayne-Sanderson Farms
  • Gilead Sciences
  • National Football League (NFL)
  • Butterball, LLC
  • Major League Soccer (MLS)
  • Bright Data
  • Lupin Inc.
  • Sanofi Pasteur
  • Barnabas Health
  • Weyerhaeuser Company
  • Several Egg Suppliers
  • Welch Foods
  • Agriculture/Food Companies

Work highlights

  • Secured a victory for Sanderson Farms in a broiler chicken price-fixing case.
  • Representing of the National Football League (NFL) and its 32 Clubs in antitrust class actions pending in the Southern District of New York.
  • Secured a victory for Gilead Sciences, Inc. in a $3.6bn antitrust case on allegations that the pharmaceutical company struck an anticompetitive "pay-for-delay" patent settlement related to two HIV medications.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Colin Kass, Christopher Ondeck

Other key lawyers

John Ingrassia, David Munkittrick, Stephen Chuk