Whether your industry is growing or consolidating, antitrust issues play an important role in decisions about day-to-day operations and long-term business plans. Baker & Daniels provides preventive counseling to reduce your risk of being sued for antitrust violations. We also represent you in negotiations and litigation to resolve disputes that do arise.
Since Joseph J. Daniels argued Kiefer-Stewart Co. v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., 340 U.S. 211 (1951), in the U.S. Supreme Court more than a half century ago, antitrust litigation has been an important focus of Baker & Daniels' litigation portfolio. Today, the firm's antitrust litigation practice is led by two Best Lawyers in America® honorees with more than 55 years of combined litigation experience and supported by a pool of talented associates.
Our antitrust litigators have extensive experience as lead counsel in antitrust litigation across a wide variety of industries ranging from prescription drugs to popcorn and from aluminum die casting to motion picture exhibition.
We help large and small companies across a broad spectrum of industries handle issues involving:
- Horizontal and vertical pricing
- Distribution issues such as tying, exclusive dealing and customer and geographic restrictions
- Mergers and acquisitions questions, including Hart-Scott-Rodino compliance
- Distributor terminations
- Joint-venture analysis
- Actual and attempted monopolization
- Unilateral and concerted refusals to deal
- Price discrimination
- Justice Department and FTC investigations
Although antitrust issues often are highly complex, our experience allows us to respond to your questions quickly and pragmatically. Many questions can be dealt with in a telephone call on the basis of our experience without the need for expensive and time-consuming research.