Williams & Connolly LLP

Williams & Connolly LLP is noted for its ability to defend clients facing class actions and government enforcement actions, representing major clients in the tech and pharmaceutical industries in government-led and business-to-business suits. The practice is headed jointly by John Schmidtlein, who has experience representing both defendants and plaintiffs in suits alleging monopolization, bid rigging and drug pricing, and Jonathan Pitt, who is noted for his work on matters tied to, inter alia, no poach agreements, price fixing and so-called pay-for-delay claims. Benjamin Greenblum is the practice’s key contact for antitrust matters arising out of Hatch-Waxman disputes, representing a number of high profile clients in the food and pharmaceutical sectors, while Carl Metz maintains a practice that covers defense of monopolization and unfair trade practices claims. All lawyers mentioned are in Washington DC.