Mr Layne E Kruse > Norton Rose Fulbright > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile
Norton Rose Fulbright Offices
FULBRIGHT TOWER
1301 MCKINNEY, SUITE 5100
HOUSTON, TX 77010-3095
TEXAS
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Mr Layne E Kruse
Work Department
Antitrust
Career
https://nortonrosefulbright.com/en-us/people/1001653
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
Norton Rose Fulbright has a nationwide practice that serves a diverse range of clients, including those from the financial services, energy, infrastructure, mining and commodities, transport, technology, and life sciences industries. The nationwide disputes team is headed by Richard Krumholz in Dallas and key litigator Robin Adelstein, who splits her time between Washington DC and New York. Marc Collier in Austin is a go-to for litigation and appeals, while Layne Kruse in Houston and Washington DC focuses on antitrust and business litigation. The commercial litigation practice is co-led by Thomas McCormack in New York and Andrew Price in Houston.
United States > Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP regularly acts as trial counsel in no poach and class action litigation particularly in the technology, pharmaceutical and entertainment industries, with recent work including representing Bausch Health and Phillips 66 in class actions pertaining to price fixing claims. Global head of antitrust and competition, Robin Adelstein splits her time between New York and Washington DC and litigates complex and multi-jurisdictional cases in the pharmaceutical, consumer products and other industries. In DC Amanda Wait, a former FTC lawyer, co-heads the antitrust team with Adelstein and advises deal makers and litigants. Operating from both the firm’s Houston and DC offices are litigators Layne Kruse, who has represented clients in the petroleum production, transportation and healthcare sectors, and Eliot Turner who defends and prosecutes claims under sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act. Michael Swartzendruber is another key lawyer. New arrival Carsten Reichel joined from the criminal division of the DOJ in July 2022.
Lawyer Rankings
- Civil litigation/class actions: defense United States > Antitrust
- General commercial disputes United States > Dispute resolution
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- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Industry focus > Education
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Finance > Project finance
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal
- Transport > Shipping: finance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Tax > International tax
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Real estate > Real estate
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)