The firm’s Antitrust practice group was once again recognized among the top practices nationwide and in DC by Chambers USA and The Legal 500. Chambers reports that clients and peers say: “[the firm’s] lawyers are creative, thorough and strategic. They understand the industry and business. They also think many moves ahead.” Chambers USA and The Legal 500 also ranked partners John Schmidtlein, Jonathan Pitt and Ben Greenblum among the top antitrust lawyers in the nation. The publications perform in-depth client-focused research and are read by industry-leading companies and organizations worldwide.
John Schmidtlein was recognized in Band 1 for “Antitrust: Litigation Specialists” for DC and among the leading attorneys nationally for “Antitrust: Cartel” by Chambers USA. John was also recognized among the “Leading Lawyers” in antitrust by The Legal 500. According to Chambers, clients report that John “is a top antitrust defense lawyer” and is “the most practical, prepared and smartest litigator that I have ever worked with.” John is co-chair of Williams & Connolly’s Antitrust practice group and focuses his practice on civil and criminal antitrust litigation and government investigations. He has represented clients in complex civil and criminal matters for more than 30 years, including numerous trials.
Jonathan Pitt was recognized among the “Leading Lawyers” in antitrust by The Legal 500. Jonathan is co-chair of Williams & Connolly’s Antitrust practice group and handles a wide variety of complex civil and criminal trial and appellate matters involving the antitrust laws, the federal securities laws, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Lanham Act, and RICO. Among other notable representations, Jonathan serves as counsel to Amazon in the antitrust cases brought against it by the FTC, the California AG, and private plaintiffs, and successfully represented Google in connection with the FTC’s highly publicized investigation into online search and search advertising.
Ben Greenblum was recognized among Chambers USA’s “Antitrust: Litigation Specialists” for DC. According to Chambers, clients report that Ben “is brilliant. He is collaborative, extremely hard-working and dedicated to our cases.” Clients also say, “[Ben] is an extremely talented litigator. He is a strategic thinker and excellent writer.” Ben serves on the firm’s Executive Committee. He has extensive experience in antitrust and other complex civil litigation and is recognized as a leading member of the bar defending so-called “pay for delay” or “reverse payment” patent settlements from antitrust attack, serving as trial counsel in the first two such cases ever to go to jury verdict. With years of experience litigating such cases, Ben advises on all manner of antitrust issues arising from the Hatch-Waxman Act and food and drug law. Ben is also involved in the firm’s representations of clients in several other industries.
Learn more about the firm’s profiles in Chambers USA and The Legal 500.