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4/10/2007
Jenner & Block significantly expanded its antitrust and complex litigation capabilities today with the addition of six attorneys who recently practiced as Freeman, Freeman & Salzman, a prominent antitrust and complex litigation boutique led by Lee A. Freeman.
"My colleagues and I are excited to join Jenner & Block, a firm that is consistently considered to be one of the nation’s elite," Mr. Freeman said. "We look forward to bringing over 30 years of experience representing major corporations in antitrust matters to a Firm that exemplifies a commitment to excellence in providing legal services to its clients."
Lee Freeman, highly regarded as one of the nation’s foremost antitrust litigators, and his partners have developed longstanding relationships with numerous national and international companies, including NCR Corporation, The Coca-Cola Company, Anheuser-Busch, Kraft Foods, Central Vermont Public Service Corp., and Wabash Valley Power Association. Mr. Freeman has also served as a Special Assistant Attorney General for ten states in numerous antitrust suits.
In addition to Mr. Freeman, joining Jenner & Block as Partners are John F. Kinney and James T. Malysiak. Richard P. Campbell joins the Firm as Of Counsel, and Joseph P. Adamczyk and Joseph J. Bial join as Associates.
Among the many accomplishments of the group are its successful representation of major corporations in suits to recover damages against foreign cartels for fixing the prices of vitamins and sorbates purchased in the United States and abroad. The firm also defended Forest Laboratories in the nationwide class action case In re Brand Name Prescription Drugs Antitrust Litigation, which alleged a conspiracy among pharmaceutical companies not to give retail druggists the same discounts offered to hospitals and managed care entities. While most of the defendants settled before trial for $850 million, Forest Laboratories was granted a directed verdict after 10 weeks of jury trial and awarded sanctions of over $2 million against the lead class action counsel for misrepresenting evidence in response to Forest Laboratories’ summary judgment motion. In the field of public utility regulation, the firm recently convinced the First Circuit that it was unconstitutional for the State of New Hampshire to seek to impose its Electric Utility Restructuring Act against Central Vermont Public Service Co.
Currently the group is involved in the prosecution of a complex antitrust action on behalf of Omnicare, Inc. against UnitedHealth Group, Inc., which is pending in the Northern District of Illinois.
"The addition of Lee and his team of seasoned attorneys adds considerable experience to our existing antitrust and complex litigation practices, specifically in cases involving price fixing, bid rigging, and allocation of customers and markets," stated Anton R. Valukas, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois and a member of Jenner & Block’s Policy Committee.
Managing Partner Gregory S. Gallopoulos said, "We are delighted to add the wide-ranging antitrust experience of the attorneys at Freeman, Freeman & Salzman." He added, "Working together, we will be able to provide even more comprehensive service to the growing antitrust and complex litigation needs of our clients."
Jenner & Block has a history of handling significant antitrust matters, as evidenced by the Firm’s involvement in such landmark antitrust cases as MCI v. AT&T, Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association v. United States, and Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois. The practice group’s experience spans a wide variety of industries, from health care to defense contracting to telecommunications to manufacturing to distribution.
Practice Groups:
Antitrust Litigation
Litigation Department
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