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Associate Competition
Washington (202) 955-1521 Phone (202) 778-2201 Fax
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Practice focuses on antitrust, intellectual property, and other complex commercial litigation at the trial and appellate level.
Relevant Experience
Trial:
- Defending multinational corporations in putative class actions alleging price-fixing, tying, exclusive dealing, monopolization, and other antitrust violations in multiple federal district courts.
- Defending building products supplier in antitrust action alleging a supply reduction conspiracy and price-fixing.
- Defended major defense contractor in antitrust action alleging exclusive dealing and other antitrust claims related to a government procurement.
- Defended corporate officer in action alleging breach of contract, fraud, and other business torts. Briefed and argued early dispositive motion, which was granted by the court.
- Represented client pro bono in trial concerning guardianship of minor.
Appeals:
- Briefed and argued on behalf of appellant manufacturer in appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The Fourth Circuit reversed adverse bankruptcy and district court opinions in favor of the manufacturer. In re Strack, 524 F.3d 493 (4th Cir. 2008).
- Counsel of record for appellant software manufacturer in appeal pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
- Drafted briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court and counseled clients on Supreme Court practice.
Investigations:
- Represented multinational corporations in investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and State Attorneys General.
- Conducted internal investigations on antitrust, securities, and corporate management issues.
Background
- Law Clerk, the Honorable William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, 2004-2005
- Law Clerk, the Honorable Kenneth F. Ripple, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2003-2004
Membership
- Member, Virginia State Bar
- Member, District of Columbia Bar
- Member, Bars of the Supreme Court of the United States and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third, Fourth, Sixth, Federal, and District of Columbia Circuits
Education  - J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, Editor-in-Chief, Virginia Law Review; Order of the Coif; Raven Society, 2003
- B.A., Huntingdon College, magna cum laude, History and Religion/Philosophy, 1998
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