Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP is highly regarded for its litigation expertise and success in high-stakes bet-the-company antitrust cases. Currently, the team is advising on multiple matters for prominent clients in the pharma, automobile, technology, and food and beverage industries. Co-chair Hector Torres brings valuable insight to disputes involving alleged anticompetitive behavior, leveraging his experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants. Sheron Korpus also acts as co-chair of the practice and continues to take point on a significant pharmaceutical MDL alleging price-fixing of over 100 generic drugs. Both attorneys are based in New York.  
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Key clients

  • Teva Pharmaceuticals
  • Ford Motor Company
  • Pilgrim’s Pride
  • CenturyLink
  • Google
  • MLW Media

Work highlights

Representing Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation in connection with a criminal investigation by the United States Department of Justice.
Representing JBS in a putative class action case in which plaintiffs allege a wage-fixing conspiracy among beef and pork processors.
Represented Douglas Elliman in defense of nine separate national and regional class action lawsuits for alleged anticompetitive behavior.

Lawyers

Practice head

Hector Torres; Sheron Korpus

Other key lawyers

Seth A. Moskowitz; Seth Davis