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Successfully arguing for the dismissal of an antitrust class action in which plaintiffs alleged that TransUnion conspired with Experian and Equifax to omit certain medical-debt data from consumer credit reports, in violation of federal and state antitrust laws.

Samsung Bioepis in In re Humira (Adalimumab) Antitrust Litigation, the first “reverse-payment” litigation involving biologics and biosimilars. Stephen played a leading role in developing the defendants’ dismissal arguments. In June 2020, the district court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss in full, and in August 2022, the Seventh Circuit unanimously affirmed. See In re Humira (Adalimumab) Antitrust Litig., 465 F. Supp. 3d 811 (N.D. Ill. 2020), aff’d sub nom. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. AbbVie Inc., 42 F.4th 709 (7th Cir. 2022).

Winning the dismissal with prejudice of antitrust claims alleging that ExxonMobil conspired with competing oil companies and foreign governments to restrict the global production of oil during the COVID-19 pandemic. See D’Augusta v. Am. Petroleum Inst., No. 22-cv-1979-JSW, 2023 WL 137474 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 9, 2023).

Defending ExxonMobil against an antitrust class action alleging that oil refiners colluded to increase California gasoline prices by reducing the supply of gasoline to the state. In September 2022, the district judge granted summary judgment in favor of ExxonMobil and its co-defendants, extinguishing claims seeking tens of billions of dollars in total damages. See Persian Gulf Inc. v. BP W. Coast Prods., LLC, 632 F. Supp. 3d 1108 (S.D. Cal. 2022).

Obtaining summary judgment on behalf of Par Sterile Products and Par Pharmaceutical Cos., in an antitrust case alleging that the defendants monopolized the market for a life-saving injectable product by entering into unlawful exclusive agreements with suppliers of the active pharmaceutical ingredient used to manufacture the product. See Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC v. Par Sterile Prods., LLC, No. 16-4544 (SDW) (LDW) (D.N.J. Oct. 1, 2021), Dkt. 265.

Writing the winning summary judgment brief on behalf of Samsung Electronics in In re Optical Disk Drives Antitrust Litigation, wiping out class plaintiffs’ multi-billion-dollar treble damages claims against the world’s leading electronics manufacturers. In November 2019, the Ninth Circuit upheld the decision. See In re Optical Disk Drive Antitrust Litig., No. 10-md-2143-RS, 2017 WL 6503743 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 18, 2017), aff’d, 785 F. App’x 406 (9th Cir. 2019).

Alaska Airlines in regulatory proceedings and in private litigation in connection with Alaska’s merger with Hawaiian Airlines.

Asiana Airlines in regulatory proceedings in connection with its merger with Korean Airlines.

Global Music Rights in a years-long antitrust battle against the Radio Music License Committee. Stephen and his colleagues ultimately negotiated an extremely favorable settlement.

Legendary boxing promoter Top Rank in a high-profile antitrust and unfair competition lawsuit against a famous boxing magnate. After defeating a hard-fought motion to dismiss, Stephen obtained a favorable settlement with significant monetary and structural relief for Top Rank.

Defending Asiana Airlines in multidistrict litigation alleging a global price-fixing conspiracy in the air cargo shipping industry.

Multiple asylum seekers and refugees seeking protection in the United States.

Benchmark Litigation

Chambers USA

Legal 500 US

Law360

The Daily Journal