Kellie Lerner focuses her practice on representing businesses and governmental entities in complex antitrust actions. Ms. Lerner has litigated a wide variety of antitrust claims, including price-fixing, unlawful boycotting, monopolization and monopoly leveraging cases.
Ms. Lerner served as a member of the trial team in In re Abbott Laboratories Norvir Antitrust Litigation, in which she represented consumers and Third Party Payors in a lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories for quadrupling the price of Norvir, a life-saving HIV medication. The case settled on the virtual eve of trial for $10 million.
Ms Lerner is currently litigating In re Photochromic Lens Antitrust Litigation, In re Polyurethane Foam Antitrust Litigation, In re NCAA Student Athlete Name & Likeness Licensing Litigation and In re Municipal Derivatives Antitrust Litigation. She is also very active in investigating and initiating antitrust class actions.
Ms. Lerner is a frequent speaker and writer on emerging antitrust issues affecting businesses. Her publications include: "Class Actions: Practical Considerations of Motions to Deny Certification," New York Law Journal, August 15, 2011 (co-author), "NFL: Single Entity or Sherman Act Violator?," New York Law Journal, March 8, 2010 (co-author), "American Needle v. NFL: The Supreme Court Tackles Whether Pro Football Should Be Exempt From Antitrust Laws," Andrews Litigation Reporter, December 2009 (author), and "Trinko and Beyond," NYLitigator, Winter 2007 (co-author).
In March 2011, Ms. Lerner was named to Law360's "Rising Star" list of five competition lawyers under 40 to watch. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Commercial & Federal Litigation Section - Antitrust Committee, the Women in Antitrust Committee, the American Bar Association Civil Redress Task Force, and the National Association of Women Lawyers.
Noteworthy
Labaton Sucharow Announces that Kellie Lerner and Stephen W. Tountas Have Been Elected Partners of the Firm
Rising Star: Labaton Sucharow's Kellie Lerner
NFL: Single Entity or Sherman Act Violator?
American Needle v. NFL: The Supreme Court Tackles Whether Pro Football Should Be Exempt From Antitrust Laws
The Department of Justice's Report on Single-Firm Conduct Under the Sherman Act
Trinko and Beyond
Labaton Sucharow Fights to Ground Soaring Surcharges in the Air Cargo Industry
Ongoing Cases
In re Imprelis Herbicide Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation
In re Photochromic Lens Antitrust Litigation
In re Municipal Derivatives Antitrust Litigation
Settled Cases
In re Puerto Rican Cabotage Antitrust Litigation
In re Flat Glass II Antitrust Litigation