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January 09, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Antitrust Yearly Wrap-Up: 'Unbuckle' for 2017?

Antitrust Trade and Practice columnists Shepard Goldfein and James Keyte write: The past year was a tumultuous one, and to some degree antitrust developments necessarily lag behind events and may take years to manifest changes. Hence, in the coming year, observers curious about antitrust developments should take note of who the Trump administration appoints to the leadership positions within the DOJ and FTC and the antitrust experience of the new junior Justice of the Supreme Court.
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November 30, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Lawyer Tied to Ex-Willkie Partner's Fraud Case Speaks Out

After court documents pointed to New York attorney Gary B. Friedman as a "possible co-conspirator" with Keila Ravelo, a former Big Law partner charged in a fraud scheme, Friedman is speaking out, stating he is not a suspect in any crime and he expects to testify at Ravelo's upcoming criminal trial.
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July 01, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Circuit Upsets $7.5B Pact Between Merchants, Credit Cards

A $7.25 billion settlement between millions of merchants and the Visa and MasterCard credit card networks over fees and anti-steering rules that bar retailers from charging different prices based on the means of payment was thrown out Thursday by a federal appeals court.
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November 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Lawyer Indicted for Fraud Against Firms, Client

A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted Keila Ravelo, a former Willkie Farr & Gallagher partner, for tax evasion and her alleged role in a scheme that used phony litigation support vendors to fraudulently obtain $7.8 million from two law firms where she was a partner, and from a former client, MasterCard.
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September 03, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Opposing Counsel Join in Bid to Preserve $5.7B Credit Card Pact

Opposing counsel in a class action against Visa and MasterCard each claim the $5.7 billion settlement was not tainted by inappropriate communications between two lawyers who they say played limited roles on opposite sides of the litigation.
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August 24, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Appealing Class Certification Orders Under Rule 23(f)

Mark D. Harris and John E. Roberts of Proskauer Rose discuss the practical and strategic issues that ought to be considered when filing a Rule 23(f) petition, and suggest approaches to improve the likelihood of securing or defeating interlocutory review.
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August 05, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Counsel's 'Egregious' Conduct Upsets Credit Card Settlement

In a stunning decision Tuesday, Eastern District Judge Nicholas Garaufis assailed "the improper and disappointing conduct" of Gary Friedman, plaintiffs counsel in credit card litigation between retailers and American Express, for talking behind the scenes with Keila Ravelo, who represented MasterCard in a separate but similar lawsuit brought by the same retailers.
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July 30, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Retailers Move to Upset Credit Card Pact

Dozens of retailers in a class action against American Express are urging the court to reject a proposed settlement because co-lead plaintiff counsel "has betrayed the class he purports to represent by secretly collaborating" with a former partner at Willkie Farr who represented an adversary, MasterCard.
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May 18, 2015 | New York Law Journal

AmEx Agrees to Pay States' Legal Fees if Appeal Fails

American Express has agreed to pay 17 states $3.65 million in legal fees if the company fails in its appeal of a judge's decision that the company's anti-steering rules breached antitrust laws.
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May 05, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Injunction Issued Against AmEx Anti-Steering Rules

American Express cannot impede merchants from expressing preferences or offering incentives for consumers to use certain cards, a judge decided after already determining the company violated antitrust laws with its anti-steering rules.
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