Antitrust and Competition Litigation

High-stakes defence in cartel, dominance, and multijurisdictional competition disputes.

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Claims in multiple jurisdictions. Class actions. Treble damages. Injunctions. The stakes in antitrust and competition litigation are sky high and claims are increasingly common.

As market leaders with an unmatchable breadth of practice, we advise on the most high-profile antitrust and competition litigation cases. Our experience spans a wide range of contentious antitrust and competition issues across diverse markets and sectors, tackling some of the most complex legal challenges.

With a global team of skilled antitrust litigators in key jurisdictions, including the U.S., UK, the Netherlands, and Germany, we offer seamless cross-border representation to our clients. Our integrated, coordinated approach makes us one of the largest and most experienced antitrust and competition litigation practices worldwide.

We handle all forms of antitrust and competition litigation law claims, including cartels and price-fixing, abuse of dominance and monopolization, collective claims and class actions, injunctive and interim relief claims, merger litigation, U.S. state attorney general litigation, and many other forms of damages claims arising under competition laws. Our track record includes:

high-profile wins against the U.S. government on behalf of major clients such as UnitedHealth Group, ASSA ABLOY, and Within Unlimited, Louisiana Children’s Medical Center;
a trial victory for Vodafone in one of the largest standalone competition damages cases ever brought before an English Court;
obtaining the first Supreme Court judgement on the newly introduced German discovery regime for antitrust damages;
successfully representing an airline company (a non-addressee) in relation to actions for damages brought before the Courts in Amsterdam further to a cartel decision taken by the European Commission.

Key contacts

Manon Cordewener

Partner

Manon Cordewener

Partner

Amsterdam

Benjamin F. Holt

Partner

Benjamin F. Holt

Partner

Washington, D.C.

Carolin Marx

Partner

Carolin Marx

Partner

Munich, Berlin

Alice Wallace-Wright

Partner

Alice Wallace-Wright

Partner

London, Dublin

Justin W. Bernick

Partner

Justin W. Bernick

Partner

Washington, D.C.

Meet the Antitrust and Competition Litigation team

Representative experience

Successfully defending Louisiana Children’s Medical Center against the FTC in ground-breaking and closely watched litigation that will redefine the limits of state action immunity from the antitrust laws.

Representing Viatris, a leading global pharmaceutical and healthcare corporation, in a series of antitrust cases brought by 49 U.S. states and territories alleging price-fixing and market allocation for hundreds of generic pharmaceutical products.

Securing summary judgment for Agri Stats, Inc. in In re Broilers Antitrust Litigation in the Northern District of Illinois.

Defending Royal Mail in a high value abuse of dominance claim brought by Whistl, and a related class action in the Competition Appeal Tribunal, in relation to end-to-end bulk mail delivery.

Defending a cryptocurrency exchange, against an industry first class action filed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal on behalf of the UK investors in Bitcoin.

Representing a South-Korean manufacturer of electronic products in follow-on damages proceedings before the District Court of ‘s-Hertogenbosch in relation to a cartel decision taken by the Brazilian competition authority.

Defending a client in the energy sector in an action for damages brought before the District Court of Arnhem further to a cartel decision taken by the European Commission.

Representing a large global technology company in antitrust damages actions in connection with the European Commission's large global technology company Shopping decision.

Representing a global pharmaceutical company in a dispute with a supplier which refuses to supply production-critical precursors in violation of contract and antitrust law.

Representing a Big Tech company in antitrust damages actions in connection with a European Commission abuse of dominance decision.

Enforcing antitrust damages claims in relation to claims against a supplier arising from a European Commission decision.