Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Zelle expands antitrust practice with opening of Washington, D.C. office, (Jan 19, 2016)

Zelle LLP has expanded its antitrust and financial services litigation capabilities with the addition of a team of 5 attorneys based in Washington, D.C., the firm announced today. Joining the firm will be James Robertson Martin, who will co-chair Zelle’s antitrust and unfair competition practice, Jennifer Duncan Hackett, Woody N. Peterson, Nick Cheolas, and Allison Vissichelli. They were all formerly with Dickstein Shapiro in Washington, D.C.

Martin, former partner and head of business development for the antitrust and financial services groups at Dickstein Shapiro, has experience in all aspects of complex antitrust, commercial, and financial services litigation on a national and international scale. He represents institutions and businesses affected by misconduct by commercial and investment banks, such as those involved in the LIBOR litigation.

Hackett’s practice involves a wide range of litigation, including representation of opt-out plaintiffs and defendants in antitrust cases. She was an instrumental member of the trial team in ZF Meritor LLC, et al. v. Eaton Corporation, which obtained a liability verdict for plaintiffs in a bifurcated antitrust trial involving monopolization and exclusive dealing issues. The case was ultimately resolved for $500 million, one of the largest antitrust settlements in recent years. She is a member of the National Association of Women Lawyers and was a member of Dickstein Shapiro’s Women’s Leadership Initiative.

Peterson has litigated complex cases in areas including antitrust, securities, employment law, intellectual property law, and appellate matters. He was appointed by President Obama to serve as a member of the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission.

Within the last year, Zelle’s growth has accelerated with new offices opening in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC, an expanded Boston office, and the launch of Zelle International in London.

Zelle LLP is an international litigation and dispute resolution law firm with offices located in Boston, Dallas, London, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Beijing, China. Zelle attorneys represent clients in insurance-related disputes, antitrust/competition, and other complex business litigation in venues across the United States and around the world.

Attorneys: James Robinson Martin, Jennifer Duncan Hackett, Woody N. Peterson, Nick Cheolas, and Allison Vissichelli (Zelle LLP).

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