Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Sidley Austin expands practice, Amit Mehta confirmed as federal judge, (Dec 19, 2014)

Sidley Austin LLP announced December 12, 2014, that it has expanded its Consumer Class Actions litigation team with the addition of a six-lawyer group in Los Angeles and Chicago. Michael Mallow and Mark Campbell—previously the joint chairs of a Consumer Class Actions and Regulatory Defense practice at their prior firm—will be joining Sidley Austin’s Los Angeles office, along with three other attorneys. Livia Kiser will practice in the firm’s Chicago office.

“With the addition of these partners, counsel and associates, we are strengthening our existing team of highly knowledgeable and skilled class action defense lawyers,” stated co-global leader of the firm’s Financial Services/Consumer Class Actions practice, Mark Blocker. “We are eager to begin collaborating with our new colleagues to continue providing our clients with the highest quality counsel.”

Sidley Austin is an international law firm with over 1,800 lawyers in 18 offices across Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Latin America, Mongolia, the Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The firm provides legal services to global businesses and financial institutions.

The U.S. Senate confirmed Amit Priyavadan Mehta as U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, December 15, 2014. Mehta is currently a partner at Zuckerman Spaeder LLP. He has represented clients in criminal and civil enforcement cases involving antitrust laws, and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.

“Amit is an exceptional lawyer, a trusted advisor to his clients, and a valued colleague and friend to all of us at Zuckerman Spaeder. We could not be prouder of his nomination to the federal bench,” stated Zuckerman Spaeder chairman Graeme W. Bush. “The judiciary will benefit greatly from his considerable talents and unwavering integrity.”

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP is a national litigation law firm with over 90 attorneys in four offices across Baltimore, New York, Tampa, and Washington, D.C. The firm’s Antitrust practice has extensive experience handling a broad range of antitrust suits arising in a number of industries, including financial services, gaming, health care, securities, and technology.

Attorneys: Michael Mallow, Mark Campbell, and Livia Kiser (Sidley Austin LLP). Amit P. Mehta and Graeme W. Bush (Zuckerman Spaeder LLP).

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