Best Law Firms in the United States for Litigation - Antitrust

Over the past two decades, Girard Sharp lawyers have earned a distinguished reputation in the representation of plaintiffs in class actions and other complex litigation. Our practice is built on deep resources, comprehensive knowledge of civil procedure, and an unwavering commitment to our clients and to the courts.

Our lawyers have obtained multimillion-dollar recoveries for victims of unfair and deceptive practices in antitrust, financial fraud, and consumer protection matters against some of the country’s largest corporations. We take a collaborative approach, acting with absolute integrity to achieve fair and expedient results. We are respected for our efficient handling of complex cases, making us a natural choice for referrals. Our collegial style and willingness to go the extra mile help smooth the way to timely and fair outcomes.

Esteemed by our peers as thought leaders in class action practice, we are frequent speakers at conferences and other professional events. We are also frequently called upon to serve in leadership roles in organizations dedicated to serving the legal system.

Jones Walker LLP is among the largest 145 law firms in the United States. With offices in Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, and Texas, we serve local, regional, national, and international business interests. The firm is committed to providing a comprehensive range of legal services to major multinational public and private corporations, Fortune® 500 companies, money center banks, worldwide insurers, and emerging companies doing business in the United States and abroad.

Since 2012, The BTI Consulting Group has named Jones Walker to its Client Service A-Team, which identifies the top client service firms in the nation. The firm has previously been named to both the A-Team and BTI's Client Service 30, a list of top 30 firms in the country for dedication to client service. Clients have recognized Jones Walker for consistent excellence in areas such as client focus, anticipating the client's needs, and understanding the client's business.

The Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP specializes in antitrust law and complex civil and class action litigation and business disputes in federal and state courts throughout the United States, and in cases across the globe. The firm was founded in 2012 by Joseph Saveri. Since that time, Mr. Saveri and his growing staff of experienced attorneys have been fighting on behalf of individuals and businesses against anticompetitive business practices, serving as lead and co-counsel on a variety of cases involving price-fixing, illegal reverse-payment agreements, agreements regarding hiring and recruiting, and antitrust cases involving sports leagues and other industries.

The firm has quickly developed a track record of success in prosecuting cases and performing the highest quality legal work. Among other honors, it has been highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in 2013-present in the “mass tort litigation/class actions–plaintiffs” and “litigation–antitrust” categories featured in their annual joint Best Law Firms publication. In 2021, it was ranked by Chambers and Partners as Band 1 (highest level) in its “Antitrust: Mainly Plaintiff—California” category and also highly ranked in the “Antitrust: Mainly Plaintiff-Nationwide" category. In 2019-present it was recognized by The Legal 500 as a top firm in its "United States Antitrust Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Plaintiff" category. It was ranked by the California Daily Journal in 2021, 2018, and 2016 as one of the "Top Boutiques in California," and it was selected as an Honoree for the American Antitrust Institute's 2017 Antitrust Enforcement Awards for "Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice." To date, the firm's attorneys have generated over $4 billion in settlements and successful resolution for their clients.

With 30 years of civil litigation experience, the firm’s attorneys have handled cases involving numerous industries, including banking and financial services, insurance, energy, pharmaceuticals, agricultural products, computer hardware, computer software, manufacturing inputs, travel and transportation, paper products, cosmetics, and consumer electronics.

Mr. Saveri has established himself as one of the country’s top litigators in the antitrust field. He has investigated, prosecuted, and successfully resolved numerous antitrust class actions and other complex cases. He has served both as a court-appointed leader of such efforts and as a valued member of the teams operating under the leadership of others. As lead or co-lead counsel in many of these cases, he has taken a personal leadership role in organizing litigation, setting strategy, establishing and directing teams of lawyers, and assigning specific tasks to teams of attorneys in a way that ensures the efficient use of resources and maximizes the talents of the litigation team. Throughout these cases, he has displayed the energy, vision, and commitment that leadership requires, combined with the ability to listen, share, and work cooperatively so that the litigation team operates equitably, efficiently, and without friction. He serves or has served as lead counsel in many cases, including most notably the In re Capacitors Antitrust Litigation, In re Titanium Dioxide Antitrust Litigation, In re High-Tech Employees Antitrust Litigation, and California Cipro litigation.

In addition, in over 25 years of practice fellow partner Steven Williams has successfully handled all aspects of litigation and trial in state and federal courts and in private arbitration. Over the last decade he has been named lead or co-lead counsel in more antitrust cases than perhaps any other attorney in the United States, recovering more than $2 billion for his clients and receiving groundbreaking rulings in federal and state courts that have expanded the right of claimants to bring antitrust claims.

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McDermott Will & Schulte is a leading law firm with 388 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 68 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 1983. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' purely peer review process emphasizes the lawyers credibility and reputation for their practice amongst their peers in their practice area and region. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that McDermott Will & Schulte has on their team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Commercial Finance Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy, Financial Services Regulation Law, Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law and Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law.

McDermott Will & Schulte is also ranked by Best Law Firms in 56 practice areas. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. McDermott Will & Schulte has 189 rankings in 56 practices. Echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.

Nakashima Ching LLC is a law firm with two attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers across five practice areas. The firm’s recognition by Best Lawyers dates back to 2012. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based on a peer review process, reflecting professional regard among other attorneys within the same practice areas and geographic region. This recognition highlights the firm’s experience and standing within the legal community. Attorneys at Nakashima Ching LLC have been recognized in practice areas that include Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Antitrust, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate, and Bet-the-Company Litigation.

Nakashima Ching LLC is also ranked by Best Law Firms in five practice areas. The Best Law Firms rankings are based on a long-standing and transparent research process that has been consistently applied since its introduction in 2010. These rankings further reflect the firm’s breadth of practice and professional evaluations within the legal industry.

Located in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, Nakashima Ching LLC provides a broad range of legal services focused on the needs of businesses, real estate owners, and corporations. Serving clients throughout Hawaiʻi, the firm’s attorneys work closely with clients to address complex legal issues and support informed decision-making.

If you are a business professional, individual, or company seeking legal guidance in commercial litigation, real estate matters, or other areas of business law, Nakashima Ching LLC welcomes the opportunity to assist you. Please contact us to discuss your legal needs.

At Taft, we work as one team, driven and committed to helping you succeed. Our attorneys understand that innovative, value-creating solutions help our clients reach their goals. Our collaborative approach, advanced technological resources, and depth of services can transform what you expect from your legal team.

With more than 1,100 attorneys, Taft has offices in Chicago, Illinois; Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, and Delaware, Ohio; Aspen, Denver, and Colorado Springs, Colorado; Detroit and Southfield, Michigan; Minneapolis, Minnesota.; Indianapolis, Indiana; Covington, Kentucky; Phoenix, Arizona; Stuart and West Palm Beach, Florida; and Washington, D.C.

Taft attorneys serve individuals and businesses worldwide in both mature and emerging industries.

The firm practices across a wide range of industries in virtually every area of law, including:

• Business
• Bankruptcy and Restructuring
• Employment and Labor Relations
• Energy
• Environmental
  
• Health Care
• Intellectual Property
  
• Lending and Finance
• Litigation
• Private Client
• Real Estate
• Tax

Since 1885, Taft has maintained a constant focus: to provide clients, both large and small, with legal advice and services that meet the highest possible standards.

Affiliated Businesses

As an additional service to our clients, Taft attorneys often partner with members of our affiliated businesses to provide comprehensive service to our clients. Our affiliated businesses include:

• Ginovus
• Taft Advisors LLC
• Taft Business Consulting
• Taft Infrastructure Advisors

Through these businesses, clients can access business consulting across a variety of disciplines, from general planning and forecasting to government relations and public policy.

Awards and Honors

Taft has received numerous awards and honors:

• 108 Taft attorneys and 45 practice areas are listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

• Eight Taft attorneys are listed in Chambers High Net Worth (HNW), and the firm is named a leading law firm in the HNW guide in Private Wealth Law for Indiana, Minnesota, and Ohio.

• Taft is ranked among the Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms." Taft received 20 national Tier 1 rankings, and Tier 1 rankings by metropolitan area in 154 practice areas.

• 363 Taft attorneys were honored with inclusion in the most recent edition of The Best Lawyers in America, with an additional 136 attorneys honored in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.

• 112 Taft attorneys were named to the most recent list of Super Lawyers by Super Lawyers magazine.

• 78 Taft attorneys were named to the most recent list of Rising Stars by Super Lawyers magazine.

• Taft is rated a Highly Recommended Firm in Ohio and Indiana as well as a Recommended Firm in Minnesota by Benchmark Litigation, and Taft attorneys hold 22 rankings by Benchmark in one or more categories.

Main Areas of Practice:

Business: We provide legal services to public, private, and non-profit clients in a wide variety of industries, including banking, construction, distribution, finance, health care, housing, insurance, manufacturing, private equity, professional sports, real estate, retail, and utilities. Members of the group represent clients of different sizes, from emerging companies to Fortune 500 companies, on issues ranging from local matters to transactions with national and international implications.

Bankruptcy and Restructuring: We represent debtors, lenders, committees, suppliers, real estate owners and developers, equipment lessors, receivers, trustees, buyers and sellers, and other parties in connection with a wide assortment of transactions and litigation. We have extensive experience in the automotive, steel, telecommunications, basic manufacturing, retail and wholesale goods, and distressed-debt trading industries.

Employment and Labor Relations: We represent clients in a wide range of legal services to manage the complex relationship between employers and employees, including labor management relations, employment litigation, day-to-day counseling, benefit plans and ERISA compliance, workplace safety and health, immigration and citizenship, and workers’ compensation.

Energy: We provide full-service representation to a broad range of energy providers, public utilities, transmission-only utilities, independent power producers, developers, regional entities, and other energy-sector participants.

Environmental: We provide services in the areas of trial practice, Superfund defense and negotiation, enforcement defense, cost-recovery for plaintiffs and defendants, criminal environmental defense, environmental insurance and toxic tort litigation, mold and sick building litigation, lawsuits involving environmental problems discovered as a result of real property transfers or mergers and acquisitions, Brownfields redevelopment, defense of claims of occupational exposures, and administrative proceedings before state and federal agencies.

Health Care: We advise individual and institutional healthcare providers, research institutions, and pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology clients in multiple areas of law, including business and finance, employment and labor relations, malpractice litigation, insurance, regulatory and administrative law, ERISA, third-party reimbursement (Medicare, Medicaid and private payers) and hospital financing (tax-exempt bond financing).

Intellectual Property: We counsel and assist clients with patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, intellectual property, and pharmaceutical and life sciences litigation, including Hatch-Waxman litigation, biosimilars, computer software and internet-related issues.

Lending and Finance: Lenders and borrowers alike need lawyers that understand market dynamics and help simplify the complexity of transactions wherever possible. Clients trust our team to bring a practical, business-oriented approach to each transaction. Our team represents lenders and borrowers in all types of financing transactions, including asset-based lending, mezzanine finance, traditional working capital and equipment finance, acquisition finance (senior and mezzanine), capital call lines of credit, real estate finance, equipment leasing, regulatory compliance, investigations and enforcement, and consumer financial services and lending.

Litigation: We represent clients in pretrial, trial and appellate litigation in federal and state courts, before regulatory agencies and arbitration panels, and in alternative dispute resolution in a full range of matters, including antitrust, appellate, bankruptcy, construction, ERISA, education, estates, trusts and fiduciary, environmental, FCPA and international anti-corruption, First Amendment and media law, government contracts, insurance, intellectual property, pharmaceutical and life sciences, product liability and personal injury, securities, sports, and corporate compliance and white collar criminal defense.

Private Client: We counsel owners of family businesses in establishing organizational structures to satisfy current and long-term needs, to plan for the transfer of the business to the next generation (whether during the owner's lifetime or upon death), and to implement strategies. We also represent clients on personal planning, taking into account estate and income tax issues, closely-held businesses, second marriages, and planning for special needs of children and other heirs.

Real Estate: We represent clients in all services related to the acquisition, disposition, financing, leasing, management, and use of real estate, including lease, financing agreement, construction contract, and purchase and sale agreement negotiations, land use representation and litigation, and tax valuation representation and litigation.

Tax: We represent public corporations, financial institutions, domestic joint ventures, new business ventures, non-profit and tax-exempt organizations, and individuals in tax matters such as business transactions, employee benefits and executive compensation, international taxation, mergers and acquisitions, state and local tax, and tax controversy and litigation.