BakerHostetler is instructed on antitrust litigation, including large-scale MDLs and class actions. The practice acts for a range of multinational and domestic clients, with recent work spanning sectors such as shipping, technology and online services. The team is led by litigators across key US offices. Working between Philadelphia and Washington, DC, Carl W. Hittinger is a central figure in competitor-on-competitor antitrust disputes. Bridget McCabe, based in Los Angeles, runs substantial antitrust class actions before the federal courts. Julian D. Perlman in Philadelphia is regarded for his litigation and settlement experience in antitrust matters, while Washington, DC-based John R. Fornaciari brings expertise in international cartel investigations and class action defense.
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Key clients
- Equity Residential
- Culligan/Zero
- Bobrick Washroom Equipment
- TaxAct, Inc.
- Sovos Brands Intermediate, Inc.
- Baker Hughes
- Case Western Reserve University
- The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Equity Residential
- Soshin Electric Company Ltd.
- Avet Pharmaceutical, Heritage
Work highlights
Representing Case Western Reserve University in a putative class action brought by students with noncustodial parents against 40 of the nation’s top private universities and the College Board, an entity involved in collecting financial aid from applicants, claiming that the defendants conspired to artificially lower the amount of financial aid offered to them.
Representing the Cleveland Clinic in defending against class action antitrust litigation involving multiple defendants and allegations of a conspiracy to limit compensation for many thousands of resident pharmacists in pharmacy programs run by medical centers and hospitals.
Practice head
Carl W. Hittinger
Other key lawyers
Bridget McCabe; John Fornaciari; Danyll Foix; Justin Murphy; Gregory Commins; Sally Qin; Julian Perlman; Alyse Stach; Tyson Herrold