Antitrust & Complex Litigation
LITIGATION
Graham & Dunn’s complex litigation team handles a wide range of complex commercial disputes, including antitrust, securities, intellectual property, product liability and complex contract disputes. We provide early risk assessment and pre-litigation investigation to assist clients in deciding an effective dispute resolution strategy, because we believe that early analysis of the merits and risks of each case is crucial.
We have extensive experience in defending class actions involving antitrust, securities, banking and consumer issues. We also have experience in trying such class actions, which is rare. Our team has successfully obtained defense verdicts at trial in antitrust and consumer protection class actions. While pre-trial resolution is usually the most desirable result, effective negotiation often requires the willingness to go to trial, and our team has the experience to do so.
Our litigation team includes a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a past Chair of the Washington State Bar Association’s Antitrust, Consumer Protection & Unfair Business Practices Section and the author of the WSBA Trial Manual.
ENFORCEMENT
We also frequently represent clients in dealing with antitrust and other enforcement agencies, including handling investigations, negotiating consent decrees and conducting regulatory filings such as Hart-Scott-Rodino pre-merger notifications.
We deal with antitrust regulators at both the state and federal level, including the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Washington Attorney General’s office.
ANTITRUST COUNSELING
We provide counseling regarding the entire range of antitrust issues, from pricing to mergers and acquisitions. We also assist in the development of antitrust compliance manuals and policies.
Graham & Dunn represents emerging companies in Seattle and through the Pacific Northwest who are often trying to establish themselves in a marketplace dominated by a small number of established competitors, and who need guidance in evaluating their antitrust rights vis-à-vis those larger companies. We also represent larger companies with substantial market presence, who need assistance in navigating the potential shoals of antitrust law and maintaining the proper level of compliance.
CONTACT
David C. Lundsgaard
dlundsgaard@grahamdunn.com
206.340.9691
Team Leader: David C. Lundsgaard
Team Members: W. George Bassett, Douglas C. Berry, K. Michael Fandel
