Hollis Salzman is Managing Chair of the Firm's Antitrust Practice Group. She is also involved in the Firm's securities litigation practice group where she represents institutional investors in portfolio monitoring and securities litigation. Some of Ms. Salzman's clients include Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority ("MARTA") and the City of Macon, Georgia. Most recently, The Legal 500 recognized Ms. Salzman on its list of recommended lawyers in the Antitrust Class Action field. Ms. Salzman is actively engaged in the prosecution of major antitrust class actions pending throughout the United States. She is presently Co-Lead Counsel in many antitrust cases, including: In re Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation, In re Puerto Rican Cabotage Antitrust Litigation, In re Food Service Equipment Hardware Antitrust Litigation and In re Florida Cement & Concrete Antitrust Litigation. She serves as Co-Lead Counsel in many antitrust class actions which resulted in extraordinary settlements for class members. In November 2011, Benchmark Plaintiff named Ms. Salzman a National Litigation Star for antitrust, and her achievements were twice recognized by the National Law Journal. Highlights include the following recoveries: In re Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation ($430 million in partial settlements from certain defendants); In re Marine Hose Antitrust Litigation ($31.7 million in settlements from certain defendants); In re Puerto Rican Cabotage Antitrust Litigation ($52 million in settlements from defendants); In re Abbott Labs Norvir Antitrust Litigation ($10 million settlement); In re Buspirone Antitrust Litigation ($90 million settlement); In re Lorazepam & Clorazepate Antitrust Litigation ($135.4 million settlement), Continental Seasonings Inc. v. Pfizer, Inc., et al./In re Maltol Antitrust Litigation ($18.45 million settlement). Additionally, she was principally responsible for administering a $65 million settlement with certain brand-name prescription drug manufacturers where their conduct allegedly caused retail pharmacy customers to overpay for their prescription drugs. Ms. Salzman is the co-author of the following articles: "Practical Considerations of Motions to Deny Certification," New York Law Journal, August 15, 2011; "NFL: Single Entity or Sherman Act Violator?," New York Law Journal, March 8, 2010; "Iqbal And The Twombly Pleading Standard," CompLaw 360, June 15, 2009; "Analysis of Abbott Laboratories Antitrust Litigation," Pharmaceutical Law & Industry Report, June 20, 2008; and "The State of State Antitrust Enforcement," NYSBA NYLitigator, Winter 2003, Vol. 8, No. 1. She is also a frequent speaker at conferences on the subjects of antitrust law and class actions. Ms. Salzman is the Chair of the New York State Bar Association's Class Action Section - Antitrust Committee and the Co-Chair of its Commercial & Federal Litigation Section - Antitrust Committee. She is also a member of the following organizations: the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law's Civil Redress Task Force; the Association of the Bar of the City of New York Antitrust Committee, the Women's Antitrust Bar Association and the National Association of Women Lawyers. Ms. Salzman provides pro bono representation to indigent and working-poor women in matrimonial and family law matters. Noteworthy 2011 Benchmark Plaintiff NFL: Single Entity or Sherman Act Violator? Iqbal and the Twombly Pleading Standard The National Law Journal's 2008 Plaintiffs' Hot List Antitrust Looms Large in the Supreme Court's Past Term Analysis of Abbott Laboratories Antitrust Litigation NYSBA 2006 Antitrust Law Section Ongoing Cases In re Polyurethane Foam Antitrust Litigation In re Commodity Exchange, Inc., Silver Futures and Options Trading Litigation In re Food Service Equipment Hardware Antitrust Litigation In re Florida Cement and Concrete Products Antitrust Litigation In re Blood Reagents Antitrust Litigation In re Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation Settled Cases In re Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation - Partial Settlement In re Puerto Rican Cabotage Antitrust Litigation In re Marine Hose Antitrust Litigation In re Abbott Laboratories Norvir Antitrust Litigation In re Lorazepam and Clorazepate Antitrust Litigation |