October 1, 2024
The American Antitrust Institute has announced its 2024 Antitrust Enforcement Award honorees. These leading attorneys and economists will be recognized at AAI Awards Night on October 30, following AAI’s Annual Private Antitrust Enforcement Conference. Congratulations to the honorees!
OUTSTANDING ANTITRUST LITIGATION ACHIEVEMENT IN PRIVATE LAW PRACTICE
Moehrl, et al./Burnett, et al. v. The National Association of Realtors, et al.
Moehrl Team: Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC; Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP; Susman Godfrey L.L.P.; Justice Catalyst Law
Burnett Team: Ketchmark and McCreight, P.C.; Williams Dirks Dameron LLC; Boulware Law
Moehrl team members include Cohen Milstein’s Benjamin D. Brown, Robert A. Braun, Daniel H. Silverman, Daniel A. Small, Kit Pierson, and George Farah (now with Handley Farah & Anderson); Hagens Berman’s Steve W. Berman, Rio S. Pierce, and Jeannie Evans; Susman Godfrey’s Marc M. Seltzer, Beatrice C. Franklin, Matthew R. Berry, and Alex Aiken; and Justice Catalyst Law’s Ben Elga. Burnett team members include Ketchmark and McCreight P.C.’s Michael Ketchmark and Scott McCreight; Williams Dirks Dameron’s Matthew L. Dameron and Eric L. Dirks; and Boulware Law’s Brandon J.B. Boulware and Jeremy M. Suhr.
Fusion Elite All Stars, et al. v. Varsity Brands, LLC, et al.
Berger Montague PC
DiCello Levitt LLP
Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP
Co-lead counsel teams included Berger Montague PC’s Eric L. Cramer, Michael Kane, Joshua Davis, and Mark Suter (now at the FTC); DiCello Levitt LLP’s Gregory Asciolla, Jonathan Crevier, Karin Garvey (now with Scott + Scott), and Brian Hogan (now with Scott + Scott); and Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP’s Jonathan Cuneo (deceased), Victoria Sims (now with the FTC), and Katie Van Dyck (now with the FTC). Supporting team members included Justice Catalyst Law Inc.’s Benjamin Elga; Fine Kaplan and Black, R.P.C.’s Roberta Liebenberg; Neal & Harwell, PLC’s Charles Barrett; and Stranch, Jennings & Garvey, PLLC’s J. Gerard Stranch.
Leinani Deslandes v. McDonald’s USA LLC
Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein LLP
McCune Law Group
Team members included Lieff Cabraser’s Dean Harvey, Anne Shaver, and Jessica Moldovan and McCune Law Group’s Derek Brandt (now with Brandt Law) and Richard McCune.
In Re Suboxone Antitrust Litigation
Garwin Gerstein & Fisher LLP
Faruqi & Faruqi LLP
Hagens Berman Sobol & Shapiro LLP
Berger Montague PC
Odom & Des Roches LLC
Smith Segura Raphael & Leger LLP
The Radice Law Firm PC
Sperling & Slater LLP
Team members included Garwin Gerstein & Fisher LLP’s Bruce Gerstein, Noah Silverman and Kimberly Hennings; Faruqi & Faruqi LLP’s Peter Kohn and Joe Lukens; Hagens Berman Sobol & Shapiro LLP’s Thomas Sobol, Kristen Johnson and Jessica MacAuley; Berger Montague PC’s David Sorensen, Caitlin Coslett, Ellen Noteware and Richard Schwartz; Odom & Des Roches LLC’s Stuart Des Roches, Dan Chiorean, TJ Maas, and Caroline Hoffmann; Smith Segura Raphael & Leger LLP’s David Raphael, David Smith, Susan Segura and Erin Leger; The Radice Law Firm PC’s John Radice; and Sperling & Slater LLP’s David Germaine.
OUTSTANDING ANTITRUST LITIGATION ACHIEVEMENT IN ECONOMICS
In re Apple iPhone Antitrust Litigation
Rosa M. Abrantes-Metz, Ph.D., Berkeley Research Group
Team members included Dr. Minjae Song and the Brattle Group team and Dr. Albert Metz from Berkeley Research Group.
Federal Trade Commission v. IQVIA Holdings Inc. et al.
Kostis Hatzitaskos, Ph.D., Cornerstone Research
House v. National Collegiate Athletic Association
Daniel A. Rascher, Ph.D., OSKR
Team members included OSKR’s Glenn Mitchell, Yi Wang, David Sanders, Andrey Tselikov, Maxine Brown, Andy Schwarz, Sofia Cervantes, Giseob Hyun, Luke Fahmy, Julia Tjan, Colin Weaver, Chloe Kidder, and Jenna Bonavia.
U.S. and Plaintiff States v. JetBlue Airways Corporation and Spirit Airlines, Inc.
Gautam Gowrisankaran, Ph.D., Columbia University and Cornerstone Research
The Cornerstone Research team included Brad Howells, Bob Majure, Chris Bruegge, and Nathaniel Hipsman.
OUTSTANDING ANTITRUST LITIGATION ACHIEVEMENT BY A YOUNG LAWYER
Henry, et al. v. Brown University, et al.
Hope Brinn, Berger Montague PC
In Re European Government Bonds Antitrust Litigation
Patrick Rodriguez, Scott + Scott Attorneys at Law LLP
The Judging Committee for the 2024 Awards was comprised of:
- Co-Chair: Heidi Silton, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P.
- Co-Chair: Elizabeth T. Castillo, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP
- Trish Conners, Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson
- Deborah Elman, Garwin Gerstein & Fisher LLP
- Christopher Le, BoiesBattin LLP
- Jamie McClave, McClave & Associates
- Philip Nelson, Secretariat Economists
- Elizabeth Pritzker, Pritzker Levine LLP
- Brian Rosewarne, applEcon
- Catherine Sung-Yun Smith, Gustafson Gluek PLLC
- Peggy Wedgworth, Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, PLLC
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