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Partner Jennifer Oliver Selected by The National Law Review as 2021 Go To Thought Leader
We are proud to announce that Partner Jennifer Oliver has been selected by The National Law Review as a 2021 Go To Thought Leader in…
MoginRubin Year in Review – 2021
We would like to thank our friends, colleagues, and wonderful Team for another incredible year. As the pandemic continued to impact businesses, MoginRubin remained committed…
Partner Daniel Mogin Named “Top Antitrust Lawyer of 2021” by the L.A. Daily Journal
We are proud to announce that Daniel Mogin, our Managing Partner, has been selected to the Top Antitrust Lawyers of 2021 list by the L.A.…
Partner Jonathan Rubin Quoted in the New York Times Following Recent Order Regarding Apple’s Anticompetitive Conduct
Partner Jonathan L. Rubin was quoted in the The New York Times’ coverage of Judge Gonzalez’s recent order following the bench trial where she dismissed…
Partner Jonathan Rubin Quoted in Global Competition Review Following Disappointing JPML Decision
Partner Jonathan L. Rubin was quoted in Global Competition Review following the recent disappointing #JPML ruling to consolidate all of the digital ad cases against #Google to a federal New…
Leaf Brands Has Asked the FTC to Investigate Anticompetitive Conduct by Mondelez Inc., the Maker of Oreos
LeafBrands, maker of the original sandwich cookie, Hydrox, represented by MoginRubin LLP, has asked the FTC to investigate the anticompetitive conduct by Mondelez Inc., maker…
MoginRubin LLP Has Secured Class Certification on Behalf of Independent ATM Operators, Non-Bank Affiliated ATM Operators, and the National ATM Council
“Today’s ruling marks a significant step toward loosening the grip of Visa and Mastercard on the market for ATM network services and promises to benefit…
Partner Jennifer Oliver Named “Top 40 Under 40” by the Daily Journal
We are proud to announce that Partner Jennifer Oliver was selected by the Daily Journal as a “Top 40 Under 40” attorney for 2021. This…
Jonathan Rubin and Timothy LaComb Quoted in Law360 Regarding The Biggest Antitrust Cases in 2020
MoginRubin’s Jonathan Rubin and Timothy LaComb were quoted in a Law360 article, “The Biggest Rulings In Antitrust Cases of 2020”, which reflects on details from…
CLA Privacy Law Review – What You Need to Know, by Partner Jennifer Oliver
Congratulations to Partner Jennifer Oliver who was appointed to the Executive Committee of the California Lawyers Association’s Privacy Law Section, and co-authored a piece about…
Partner Jennifer Oliver Appointed to Executive Committee for the California Lawyers Association
MoginRubin is proud to announce that Partner Jennifer Oliver has been appointed to serve on the Privacy Section’s inaugural Executive Committee for the California Lawyers…
MoginRubin LLP Named “Best Law Firm 2021” by U.S. News and Best Lawyers
MoginRubin LLP has been selected as a Best Law Firm in the 2021 Edition of the U.S. News and Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” publication. The selection process for…
DOJ: Visa / Plaid Deal Would be Bad for Online Debit Market and Consumers
Government Sues to Block Deal Intended to Erase Disruptor Referring to Visa Inc. as a monopolist in the online debit services industry, the Department of…
Healthcare: Anticompetitive Tying Class Action Moves Forward Against Sutter Health
Indirect purchasers of health insurance will proceed as a class against Sutter Health for alleged anticompetitive conduct which plaintiffs maintain illegally tied health plans to…
Pharma: Consumer Groups, States Support Reviving Generic Drugs Antitrust Case Against AbbVie
Pro-consumer organizations — Consumer Action and U.S. Public Interest Research Group — and 20 states have filed amici curiae briefs with the Seventh Circuit U.S.…
Pistacchio vs. Apple: iPhone Gamers Claim Anticompetitive Behavior in Subscription Game Market
Apple iPhone gamer John Pistacchio filed a proposed class action against Apple, Inc. on behalf of purchasers of “Apple Arcade,” a subscription mobile gaming service…
TikTok Gets Reprieve from Trump Ban, Nears Deal with Oracle, Walmart
Now that TikTok has more time to keep its U.S. operation alive – thanks to a federal court order enjoining the Trump administration’s effort to…
MoginRubin Remains Among Most Influential U.S. Antitrust Law Firms
MoginRubin LLP remains one of the leading law firms for antitrust matters in the US. Since inception, the firm has litigated several cases successfully resulting…
DOJ Requires Divestiture of Hawaiian Brewer Before Anheuser Can Buy Craft Brew
The Justice Department Antitrust Division will approve a major acquisition in the beer industry, but only if one of the merging company’s divests its holdings…
House Bill Would Allow College Athletes to Capitalize on Their Fame
A group of U.S. House Democrats and Republicans have introduced the “Student Athlete Level Playing Field Act” which would add momentum to the current movement…
Nvidia’s Acquiring UK Chip Designer for $40 Billion
In a move that Reuters said will “reshape the global semiconductor landscape,” Nvidia Corp. is purchasing Arm of the U.K. from SoftBank Group Corp. of…
French and American Luxury Brands Litigate Delayed Merger
Dispute in Delaware, Tussle in Brussels LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton of France used business challenges presented by the novel coronavirus to avoid a multi-billion-dollar…
Apple Fires Back at Epic Games in Fortnite Fight
Responding to Epic Games’ bold suit against Apple (and separately against Google) — alleging anticompetitive operation of the Apple Store — the computer and mobile…
Claim That LinkedIn Has a ‘People Analytics’ Monopoly Fails
hiQ Labs Inc., a new employment tech firm, sued professional network giant LinkedIn for abuse of its market power. Specifically, the startup-alleged LinkedIn blocked its…
Casino Sues Scientific Games, Bally’s for Antitrust Law Violations, Charge 100% Card-Shuffler Monopoly
The Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, a casino operator, alleges in a proposed class action that Scientific Games Corp., Bally Technologies, Inc., and Bally…
Partner Jonathan Rubin Selected as 2020 D.C. Trailblazer by National Law Journal
MoginRubin LLP is proud to announce that Partner Jonathan Rubin was selected by the National Law Journal as a 2020 D.C. Trailblazer. The National Law…
Partner Jennifer Oliver Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment
On August 18, 1920, women were finally granted the right to vote with the passing of the 19th Amendment. This year marked the 100th anniversary…
MoginRubin Partners Selected as Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers for 2020 by Lawdragon
MoginRubin LLP is proud to announce that all of our Partners, Daniel Mogin, Jonathan L. Rubin, and Jennifer Oliver, have been selected by Lawdragon as Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers for 2020. The…
FTC Approves Elanco’s $7.6B Acquisition of Bayer Animal Healthcare, Sets Divestiture Conditions
Pending approval, two of the world’s largest animal healthcare manufacturers will consummate a multibillion dollar acquisition in August 2020, subject to FTC and other, international…
California AG Opposes Healthcare System’s Pandemic-Prompted Proposal to Delay Settlement
In response to Sutter Health’s motion for a continuance, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra requested that a San Francisco state court move forward with a…
U.S. House of Representatives Extends Antitrust Penalty Leniency Program for Cooperating Defendants
On June 25, 2020, the House passed a bill to permanently extend a recently expired provision within the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act…
Californians Will Vote on Whether to Expand the State’s Consumer Privacy Act
In November, California residents will vote on a proposal to augment the California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which took effect in January 2020. The Secretary…
Apple, Inc. Probed by European Commission for Possible Antitrust Violations
In late June, the European Commission (EC) opened several formal cases investigating Apple’s mobile payment technology (Apple Pay) and various third-party and user agreements to…
The Emerging Role of Antitrust Law in Esports (Part II)
Partner Jonathan Rubin continues his discussion of emerging antitrust issues associated with the growing business of Esports in Part II of The Emerging Role of…
Multiple Lawsuits Allege Price-fixing by Big Beef Companies
Partner Dan Mogin was quoted in Fern’s AG Insider discussing recent price-fixing allegations against big beef companies. As co-counsel on the Pacific Agri-Products lawsuit, Dan…
The Future of “No Poach” Clauses: Practical Advice and Viewpoints from the Employment and Antitrust Perspectives
In an effort to limit anticompetitive behavior and practices, the DOJ and FTC have begun cracking down on naked no-poach agreements. In light of these…
MoginRubin Partners Honored by Lawdragon
MoginRubin is proud to announce that partners Dan Mogin, Jonathan Rubin and Jennifer Oliver have been honored for their plaintiff work in this year’s Lawdragon…
MoginRubin LLP Seeks Class Certification in Alleged ATM Fee-Fixing Case Against Mastercard and Visa
Washington, DC – September 25, 2019 – A group of non-bank ATM operators, represented by MoginRubin LLP, has moved to certify a class of operators across…
ATM Operators Seek Cert. In Visa, Mastercard Antitrust Suit
MoginRubin partner Jonathan Rubin was recently quoted in Law360 as saying, “The ATM restraints imposed by Visa and Mastercard amount to price-fixing and are unambiguously…
The Emerging Role of Antitrust Law in Esports (Part 1)
Partner Jonathan Rubin recently wrote a two-part essay for Sports Litigation Alert and Sports Law Expert that examines the emerging role antitrust law will play…
The Washington Post: Facebook, Google and other big tech giants are about to face a ‘reckoning,’ state attorneys general warn
From The Washington Post: Facebook, Google and other big tech giants are about to face a ‘reckoning,’ state attorneys general warn “I think what we’ve…
Waging the Merits War at Class Certification: Does Expert Evidence Streamline the Process?
Jodie Williams, a Partner at MoginRubin LLP co-authored an article with Michelle Lowery, a Partner at McDermott Will & Emery, for The Antitrust Source regarding…
MoRu Proudly Sponsors 41st Annual PALSD/FALSD Dinner
MoginRubin LLP is the Audio Visual Sponsor of the 41st Annual Dinner and Installation of Officers, hosted by Filipino American Lawyers of San Diego and…
Tribune Media/Sinclair Broadcast Group Merger Bust
After over a year of negotiations for approval, on August 9, 2018, Tribune Media Company terminated its merger with Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. The mega-deal…
FTC Reaffirms Guidelines for Exchange of Sensitive Information
On March 20, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission reaffirmed its guidelines for the exchange of sensitive competitive information — like price projections, customer lists or future product…
Seventh Circuit Affirms Class Certification in Containerboard Case
The Mogin Law Firm, P.C. and Freed Kanner London & Millen LLC, co-lead counsel, are pleased to announce that on August 4, 2016, the United…