From left, Jeffrey S. Klein, head of the employment litigation practice; Caroline H. Zalka, partner; David J. Lender, co-chair of the global litigation department; Jonathan D. Polkes, co-chair of the global litigation department and partners Adam B. Banks and Stacy Nettleton. (Photo by Todd France)
Q: What are some of the department’s most satisfying successes of the past year and why?
A: Not more than three days after we submitted our response for this competition, David Lender and Eric Hochstadt and their team secured one of our biggest trial wins in recent memory—a complete defense jury verdict for C&S Wholesale Grocers in an antitrust class action in Minnesota federal court. This was a rare defense win in an antitrust class trial, where the exposure was significant because of the automatic trebling of any damages. We also had some high-profile victories for Signet Jewelers in an employment discrimination case that involves cutting-edge class arbitration issues, and for Showtime in a series of consumer class actions arising out of the Mayweather/McGregor boxing match.
