Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, INDUSTRY NEWS: Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi Adds Former Labaton Sucharow Antitrust Partners, (Feb 1, 2013)
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Hollis Salzman, Kellie Lerner, and Bernard Persky, former partners at Labaton Sucharow LLP, have joined Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi’s New York antitrust practice, the law firm has announced. Salzman has joined as partner and co-chair of the law firm’s antitrust group, Lerner has joined as partner, and Persky has joined as counsel.
All three attorneys have considerable experience in the antitrust field. Salzman has litigated major consumer and antitrust class actions, including serving as lead counsel, particularly in the healthcare area. At Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, she will co-chair the firm’s Antitrust and Trade Regulation group.
Salzman received her J.D. from Nova University School of Law and her B.A. from Boston University. She has served on the Advisory Board of the American Antitrust Institute and as Chair of the New York State Bar Association's Antitrust Class Action Committee, Co-Chair of its Commercial & Federal Litigation Section Antitrust Committee, and Lead Member of the American Bar Association, Antitrust Law Section's International Civil Redress Task Force.
Lerner has represented clients in major antitrust actions, including those involving price-fixing, unlawful boycotting, monopolization and monopoly leveraging. She has focused her practice on the representation of businesses and government entities in complex antitrust matters. Lerner received her J.D. from Rutgers Law School and her B.A. from Rutgers University.
Persky has more than four decades of experience in antitrust trial practice and has been involved in numerous high-profile antitrust matters, including serving as defense counsel in a case heard before the United States Supreme Court. Persky received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and his B.A. from City College of the City University of New York. He has served on the Advisory Board of the American Antitrust Institute and on the Executive Committee of the Antitrust Section of the New York State Bar Association.
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, LLP is a national litigation firm with over 250 attorneys. The Minnesota-based law firm has locations in Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Naples, and New York.
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