Constantine Cannon IN FIRST AWARD UNDER NEW VEHICLE-SAFETY WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM, CONSTANTINE CANNON CLIENT AND INTERNATIONAL WHISTLEBLOWER GETS $24.3 MILLION CONTACT Antitrust Litigation & Counseling Representative Cases Electronic Payments Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Antitrust High Tech/Media Transportation News HOME PRACTICES ANTITRUST LITIGATION & COUNSELING WHAT WE DO Our international reputation for excellence is based on successes in numerous high-profile antitrust cases. We were founded in 1994 as a boutique antitrust firm, and maintain our commitment to antitrust today. We remain best known for our record-breaking accomplishments on behalf of plaintiffs. We nonetheless have substantial experience representing defendants — from Fortune 500 companies to small, family firms — in antitrust and commercial litigation. OVERVIEW OF OUR EXPERIENCE We secured a $3.05 billion settlement (plus injunctive relief valued at between $25 and $87 billion) as lead counsel to a class of millions of retailers in their payment card tying claims against Visa and MasterCard. We secured a $2.75 billion settlement on behalf of Discover Financial Services in a case challenging Visa’s and MasterCard’s exclusionary rules prohibiting U.S. member banks from issuing Discover credit and debit cards to their customers. We have represented parties successfully in jury trials and antitrust cases. We represent plaintiffs and defendants in some of the country’s largest current commercial antitrust cases. We represent parties advocating for or challenging transactions and/or business practices before federal and state antitrust enforcement agencies. We represent parties to multi-billion dollar transactions in merger review proceedings before federal antitrust enforcement agencies. We counsel companies on all aspects of antitrust, including antitrust compliance programs, distribution arrangements, licensing agreements, agency business reviews, merger analysis, litigation risk assessment as well as issues related to standard setting groups and the interface between intellectual property and antitrust law. We submit amicus curiae briefs on important antitrust issues to the United States Supreme Court and to appellate courts. INDUSTRY EXPERTISE Constantine Cannon has litigated and counseled clients on antitrust matters that are relevant to a number of industries. Among other things, Constantine Cannon has particular experience representing parties that participate in the following industries: electronic payments/financial services health care & pharmaceutical high tech/media transportation What Sets us Apart Our attorneys are both experts in antitrust law and seasoned litigators. Our approach to every case, whether on the plaintiff’s side or the defense, is to be prepared to take the case to trial. Through technology, optimization of resources, and the specialized expertise of CAAS LLC, a consulting entity with which the firm has an existing relationship, we are able to contain the rapidly increasing costs of litigation better than other firms. Counseling, Training and Investigations Our counseling services include advising clients on the antitrust issues raised by certain business practices; enforcement agency investigations and business reviews; litigation risk assessment; merger analysis; management and employee training; advice on competitor collaborations, including joint ventures, standard setting organizations, and trade associations; and investigations into alleged antitrust violations. RICHARD M. ABORN New York ROBERT L. BEGLEITER New York W. STEPHEN CANNON Washington D.C. MATTHEW L. CANTOR New York Antitrust Today Blog Posts NOV 22 2021 THE ANTITRUST WEEK IN REVIEW Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Senate approves Jonathan Kanter, a Big... Read More NOV 19 2021 BELL’S BREWERY SALE MAY TAP INTO LONGSTANDING PORTFOLIO EFFECTS DEBATE The announced acquisition of Bell’s Brewery by Japanese conglomerate Kirin provides an opportunity to reexamine the much-maligned “portfolio effects” doctrine of merger analysis. Bell’s, the... Read More NOV 18 2021 THE ANTITRUST WEEK IN REVIEW Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. U.S. antitrust agencies see merger surge. ... Read More NOV 17 2021 THE UK’S COMPETITION APPEAL TRIBUNAL: CHANGE AT THE TOP, AND A NEW PRACTICE DIRECTION ON WITNESS STATEMENTS The United Kingdom Competition Appeal Tribunal (the “CAT”) is charting a new direction in both leadership and witnesses. 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