White & Case LLP maintains a leading antitrust cartel practice, noted for handling bet-the-company cartel investigations, criminal trials, and complex follow-on civil litigation across the United States and globally. The practice is led out of the Washington DC office by Mark Gidley, praised as ‘extremely experienced, responsive and practical’, alongside Rebecca Farrington. In New York, Robert Milne is a key figure in the practice and is noted for leading high-stakes antitrust litigation and class action defense, particularly in matters with significant financial exposure. The leadership team is supported by a strong bench of partners. In New York, Frank Hogue is an experienced antitrust litigator with a particular emphasis on follow-on damages claims and complex civil proceedings. In Boston, Kelly Newman is noted for her work on cartel investigations, merger-related conduct issues, and antitrust compliance counseling, while Chris Curran advises on antitrust litigation and regulatory disputes, with notable experience in technology and life sciences matters.
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Testimonials
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- Great teamwork. Efficient and thoughtful staffing and collaboration. Very expensive, but unlike other firms, reasonably considerate in billing practices, particularly on smaller or day-to-day questions. We recently experienced the team of another supposed major law firm who not only had zero experience in life sciences and AT in general (although claiming to have) but also overbilled and showed questionable billing practices, which confirmed our high appreciation for the skilled W&C firm.
- Strati Sakellariou-Witt and Heather Greenfield are two outstanding individuals who not only provide top-notch advice that looks around the corner and is substantiated by their great industry experience and insights into enforcement trends, but who also make a great effort in training and building up a skilled team. The effortless excellent advice can be taken for granted unless you try out some other firms and realize how advice really looks.
Key clients
- Pirelli
- Nexans
- Experian - FICO
- Experian – Medical Debt
- Four Seasons
- IPEX
- Richard Usher
- PetCo
- Taylor & Francis
- Vanderbilt
- HCR ManorCare
- NAR
Work highlights
Successfully represented Pirelli, knocking out all claims brought by 90+ class reps and over40 suits alleging a global cartel to inflate replacement US tire prices, in a sprawling US price-fixing MDL tied to European Commission’s dawn raids on global tire makers.
Successfully represented Four Seasons in Segal v. Amadeus (N.D. Ill.), and in parallel litigation Dai v. SAS Institute (N.D. Cal.), defeating one of the first major antitrust attacks on hotel pricing software.
Secured two landmark trial victories for Nexans in the UK’s first pass-on damages trial ever held before the Competition Appeal Tribunal, tried in sequence with the related direct-purchaser trial to prevent double recovery by both direct and indirect purchasers for the same alleged overcharge, dismissing over £350 million in claimed damages and striking out a large portion of a potential £1 billion claim affecting 29 million UK consumers.
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Mark Gidley; Rebecca Farrington
Other key lawyers
Robert Milne; Kelly Newman; Frank Hogue; Martin Toto; Chris Curran