Located in Washington D.C., Williams & Connolly LLP’s offering in state attorney general litigations and investigations includes counselling in antitrust enforcement matters, pharma and medical litigation, particularly those relating to drug pricing and the opioid crisis, as well as representation to banking clients. Jennifer Wicht and Holly Conley jointly lead the practice: both are experienced in healthcare cases related to the false claims act. Enu Mainigi has a broad practice and is adept at single state and multistate AG investigations, Ashely Hardin is well versed in mass torts and multi-district litigation, and Grant Geyerman assists on civil and criminal AG investigations.
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Key clients
- Albertsons Companies
- Cardinal Health
- CVS Health
- Fifth Third Bank
Work highlights
- Advising Google in the antitrust enforcement actions brought by the U.S. Department of Justice and various State Attorneys General accusing the company of maintaining an illegal monopoly over internet search and search advertising.
- Representing Albertsons in litigation brought by the FTC and two State Attorneys General (Colorado and Washington) seeking to enjoin a merger between Albertsons and Kroger.
- Representing CVS Health in multi-jurisdictional litigation concerning insulin pricing, which currently involves more than a dozen cases regarding drug rebates and pricing against plaintiffs—including eight state Attorneys General, two putative nation-wide classes of drug wholesalers, and numerous counties and city governments.
Lawyers
Practice head
Jennifer Wicht; Holly Conley
Other key lawyers
Enu Mainigi; Ashely Hardin; Grant Geyerman