Holland & Knight - Antitrust by Holland & Knight

Antitrust Team

Holland & Knight's Antitrust Team offers proactive counsel to help our clients identify and avoid potential competition issues before they become problems. When issues do arise, we combine the practical application of antitrust laws within your particular industry with our own deep understanding of your industry's legal landscape to manage your issues and mitigate exposure. Our team includes lawyers who have worked inside the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and offices of several state attorneys general. These experienced trial attorneys know how antitrust matters are investigated and prosecuted – and how to defend against treble damage class actions and suits by competitors. When you partner with Holland & Knight, you draw on our experience counseling numerous companies through complex investigations and litigation. From antitrust compliance counseling to government merger and conduct investigations to treble damage litigation, the Antitrust Team at Holland & Knight is dedicated to efficiently handling the full range of issues facing businesses today.

Industry Insight

With real-world experience spanning dozens of industries, our legal team understands the specific marketplace in which you operate and the antitrust risks faced by companies in your industry. We combine our experience with the practical application of antitrust laws with our understanding of your industry's market landscape to efficiently manage your competitive issues. We also provide access to a firmwide network of lawyers who know your industry and who can assist in analyzing your company.

Regulatory Understanding

To assist you in creating proactive competitive business strategies that limit legal exposure, our Antitrust Team applies in-depth knowledge of antitrust law in every legal environment. We are committed to helping you efficiently navigate and comply with federal and state antitrust laws as they intersect with intellectual property law and laws and regulations concerning noncompetition covenants, marketing practices, licensing, franchising and distributorship agreements, among other issues.

Full Scope of Services

Violation of competition laws can result in lengthy government investigations, substantial fines, imprisonment, civil treble damage class actions and devastating publicity. Holland & knight's antitrust attorneys offer a broad range of legal skills designed to help protect your company from these risks. Our comprehensive service includes:

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providing antitrust training and counseling for employees establishing appropriate, proactive business strategies counseling on pricing strategies evaluating mergers and acquisitions for potential competition issues handling Hart-Scott-Rodino pre-merger notification filings interacting with federal and state enforcement agencies conducting antitrust investigations assisting in responding to subpoenas in antitrust investigations and litigation offering experienced litigation support litigating high-stakes antitrust cases, including bet-the-company class action litigation

Antitrust Leadership Team John Dierking

Bill Katz

David Kully

Ken Racowski

Timothy Ray

Caitlin Saladrigas

Partner | Orlando 407.244.5215 john.dierking@hklaw.com

Partner | Washington, D.C. 202.469.5415 david.kully@hklaw.com

Partner | Chicago 312.928.6042 timothy.ray@hklaw.com

Partner | Dallas 214.969.1330 william.katz@hklaw.com

Partner | Philadelphia 215.252.9580 kenneth.racowski@hklaw.com

Partner | West Palm Beach 561.650.8349 caitlin.saladrigas@hklaw.com

Representative Litigation Engagements •

Representing a national real estate franchise company in multiple class actions alleging that anticompetitive conduct produced inflated commissions

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Representing a multifamily property developer in class actions alleging coordination on rental rates through use of a common pricing platform

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Representing a former leading poultry renderer as plaintiff in a billion-dollar dispute against a poultry processing giant for Sherman Act violations stemming from a collusive boycott causing a forced sale of the business and leading to monopoly control over pricing and outputs

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Represented a dental distributor in trials against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and competitors, resolved a national class action and multiple indirect purchaser class actions, and navigated various state attorney general (AG) investigations