1973-1976: antitrust section at Hunton & Williams—antitrust counseling and litigation
1976-1989: antitrust litigation accounted for
over half of experience (Susman, Godfrey & McGowan or its
predecessor); notable cases:
- folding carton antitrust Litigation (price fixing)
- corrugated container antitrust Litigation (price fixing)
- rebar steel case (price fixing)
- laundry supplies case (price fixing)
- peanut seed case ( price fixing)
- defended tire manufacturer in price discrimination case brought by tire dealer
- defended soft drink bottler in monopolization case--alleged exclusive arrangements regarding shelf space and advertising
- represented tennis ball manufacturer as plaintiff in attempt-to-monopolize case--predatory pricing (trial in Chicago)
- represented industrial spark plug
manufacturer as plaintiff in monopolization case--predatory pricing and
exclusive dealing (trial in Beaumont)
- represented terminated dealer in vertical
price-fixing case (trial in Houston; argued 5th Cir. appeal; argued
appeal before U.S. Supreme Court)
- milk antitrust case (price fixing)
- represented municipal-owned electric utility vs. private electric utility (monopolization)
- defended anesthesiologist against claim by
nurse anesthetist; exclusive contract between hospital and
anesthesiologist (Sherman Act §1 and §2)
- defended manufacturer of blowout preventers in monopolization suit brought by competing manufacturer
- represented three terminated tire dealers in Sherman Act §1 case vs. tire manufacturer--exclusive dealing
former Chairman of Antitrust Section, State Bar of Texas
mediated over 10 antitrust matters; for example:
- alleged conspiracy to fix price of chemical feed stocks; mediated in Washington, DC
- alleged monopolization of long distance telephone service between foreign country and U.S.
- alleged monopolization of tortilla market in Houston
- alleged monopolization of soft drink sales in East Texas markets
- alleged monopolization of U.S. market for sale of emergency tire-leak sealant fluid
- vertical price-fixing
- alleged monopolization of hub flights; Noerr-Pennington and governmental action issues
- alleged conspiracy to fix price of computer chips
sole arbitrator of case asserting alleged monopolization of U.S. market for the development and sale of medical device
arbitration panelist in contract/antitrust dispute between competing healthcare insurers
during late 1970’s and 1980’s, frequent speaker at antitrust law seminars; over 15 presentations; topics included:
- horizontal restrictions
- vertical restrictions
- price descrimination
- tying arrangements
- vertical price fixing
- examining and cross-examining economists
- class actions
- mergers and acquisitions
- antitrust law and intellectual property
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