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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 04:33:03+00:00

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James H. Smith is a principal in the New York office of McKool Smith. James has a broad-based litigation experience in complex commercial litigation and focuses on antitrust litigation. James has represented plaintiffs in a variety of high-stakes antitrust matters, including actions resulting in nine-figure settlements or verdicts.
Prior to joining the firm, he was an associate at Shearman & Sterling.
The Dial Corporation v. News America. Representation of a certified class of consumer packaged goods manufacturers, including Dial Corporation, Henkel Consumer Goods, Smithfield Foods Inc., HP Hood LLC, BEF Foods Inc., Kraft Heinz Foods, and Foster Poultry Farms in monopolization claims against News Corporation and affiliated entities. Secured a $244 million settlement for the class, which included agreement by News Corp. to alter its retailer contracting practices.
Red Lion v. General Electric. Representation of Red Lion Medical Safety Inc. and 16 other plaintiffs in securing a $43.8 million (automatically trebled to $131.4 million) verdict against General Electric Company in a jury trial concerning allegations that GE engaged in anticompetitive conduct in the servicing of anesthesia machines.
HTC v. Ericsson. Represented Ericsson against antitrust claims brought by HTC involving a dispute over fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms for licenses relating to standard essential cellular technologies.
Freddie Mac v. Deloitte. Represented Freddie Mac in litigation against Deloitte and Touche LLP in which Freddie Mac alleged over $1.3 billion in damages resulting from Deloitte’s flawed audits of Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., which was the largest independent mortgage lender in the United States that collapsed into bankruptcy in 2009. The litigation settled shortly before trial.
TBW Bankruptcy. Representation of Freddie Mac in litigation and discovery matters in connection with the bankruptcy of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. Matters include an insurance coverage action against Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London and London Market Insurance Companies.
Oil Producers Litigation. Representation of more than 80 independent Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas oil producers in lawsuits against Goldman Sachs subsidiary J. Aron & Company and a BP subsidiary arising out of a major midstream energy transporter’s bankruptcy. Previously represented a post-confirmation representative for litigation matters and claims objections.
Toll Brothers v. Wachovia. Representation of Toll Brothers and five other national home builders in a case brought by Wachovia Bank, N.A. in the Southern District of New York. The suit alleges that the home builders breached completion guaranties that were executed in connection with a 1,700-acre tract of property that was purchased from the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management for more than $500 million in 2005.
Syngenta v. Monsanto. Representation of Syngenta in a civil lawsuit for Sherman Antitrust Act violations. The suit alleged that Monsanto monopolized the U.S. market for genetically modified corn seeds.

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