Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, ANTITRUST NEWS: AAI seeks entries for 2015 Antitrust Enforcement Awards, (Jun 3, 2015)
Organizations Mentioned:American Antitrust Institute | Fine Kaplan & Black | Robins Kaplan, LLP
The American Antitrust Institute (AAI) has invited legal practitioners and economists to submit entries for the 2015 AAI Antitrust Enforcement Awards. The awards will be presented at a gala dinner on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, following the AAI's Annual Private Enforcement Conference.
Three award categories have been identified for 2015:
Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice. This award is limited to private civil actions by a law firm, law firm team, or individual practitioner(s). Nominees are judged on: (1) the benefit realized by the client, consumers, or class; and (2) the positive development of antitrust policy.
K. Craig Wildfang of Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi LLP received the award in 2014 for his work as co-lead counsel for the plaintiff class in In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Litigation, in which he secured approval of what is believed to be the largest-ever settlement of a private antitrust case.
Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement by a Young Lawyer. This award is limited to private civil actions. Nominees should be individual practitioners under 40 years old or admitted to practice for 10 years or less. Nominees will be judged on: (1) the individual’s contribution to the case; (2) the benefit realized by the client, consumers, or class; and (3) the positive development of antitrust policy.
Matt Duncan of Fine, Kaplan and Black, R.P.C. received the award in 2014 for his work in In re Steel Antitrust Litigation. Duncan and a small group of co-lead counsel managed all aspects of the claims against eight large defendants. He helped lead this enormous litigation to outstanding results.
Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Economics. This award is limited to contributions within government or private civil or criminal antitrust litigation by an individual economist, team of economists, or economic consulting firm. Nominees are judged on: (1) the contribution to the development of antitrust-related economic methodology, analysis, and/or presentation; and (2) the positive development of antitrust policy.
UCLA’s Edward Leamer, Ph.D., received the award in 2014 for his work in In Re High-Tech Employee Antitrust Litigation. Dr. Leamer’s work helped demonstrate that, even in a post-Dukes environment, economic analysis can help determine if a class action is the appropriate vehicle for employees to seek redress for alleged harms.
Nomination Qualifications. Qualified nominations must relate to antitrust-focused litigation that was (a) initiated in or appealed in any U.S. state or federal court and (b) resulted (whether or not subject to appeal) in a final judgment, verdict, dismissal, conviction, injunction, order, or settlement between July 1, 2014, and June 30, 2015.
Submission Deadline. The award submission period ends on August 26. Entry forms and procedures for the submissions are available here on the AAI website.
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