Key Developments in Antitrust Class Action Litigation:

Recent Developments, Key Class Action Trends, Significant Rulings, and Major Settlements Shaping the Future of Antitrust

Gain an understanding of the latest developments in antitrust class action litigation, including evolving class certification standards, key rulings on multi-district litigation, and major settlements shaping the field. 

Developed and presented by three practicing attorneys with an expertise in class action defense and antitrust and competition law, this webinar is essential for attorneys and professionals looking to deepen their understanding of antitrust class action litigation. Gain valuable insights into the latest developments, explore key class action trends, examine significant rulings, and review major settlements that are shaping the future of antitrust. Stay informed and equipped with the knowledge to navigate this complex area of law.

This webinar offers an in-depth look at the latest updates in antitrust law and key trends in class action litigation. Participants will explore significant developments in class certification, including evolving interpretations of Rule 23’s numerosity requirement and the impracticability of joinder. The session will also cover landmark rulings on pivotal issues such as the application of the per se treatment, quick-look analysis, and rule-of- reason test, as well as decisions impacting multi-district litigation, baseball’s antitrust exemption, the right-to-repair movement, and pricing algorithms.

Learning Objectives

Stay up to date on recent developments in antitrust

Gain an understanding of key class action trends, including evolving class certification standards

Explore significant rulings in class action litigation, such as:

-Per se treatment vs. quick-look analysis vs. rule of reason

-Rule 23’s numerosity requirement and the impracticability of joinder

-Key rulings on changes to multi-district Litigation

-Baseball’s antitrust exemption and its ongoing implications

-Rulings on the right-to-repair movement

-Decisions impacting pricing algorithms

Learn about major settlements that are reshaping antitrust

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Speakers

Gerald L. Maatman, Jr.
Gerald L. Maatman, Jr.Partner, Duane Morris LLP
A widely recognized workplace class action defense litigator, Jerry is a Partner at Duane Morris LLP, where he chairs the firm's Class Action Defense Group. He is a graduate of Washington & Lee University and the Northwestern University School of Law, where he has served as an adjunct professor for 34 years. The author of eight books on the law, Jerry is a sought-after legal commentator by major news organizations. He works out of the Duane Morris offices in Chicago and New York.
Jennifer A. Riley
Jennifer A. RileyPartner, Duane Morris LLP
A partner in the Duane Morris Chicago office, Jennifer is vice-chair of the firm's Class Action Defense Group. She regularly defends companies facing class actions, collective actions, pattern or practice lawsuits, and other types of representative proceedings, ranging in size from dozens to tens of thousands of claims. Jennifer also helps employers navigate thorny issues, including investigations, compliance, and terminations. She earned her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, and her B.A. from Vanderbilt University, magna cum laude.

Sean P. McConnell
Sean P. McConnellPartner, Duane Morris LLP
Sean P. McConnell, chair of Duane Morris' Antitrust division of the Trial Practice Group, has represented numerous clients in their most high-stakes and sophisticated antitrust disputes. Mr. McConnell represents U.S. and international clients on the full range of antitrust matters, from counseling and compliance to defense of bet-the-company class actions and private litigation, to government investigations, to the competitive aspects associated with mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and other collaborations. Chambers USA has identified Mr. McConnell as an “up-and-coming antitrust practitioner who is commended for his representation of clients in sophisticated class actions.” Mr. McConnell is a 2009 graduate of Villanova University School of Law, where he was a member of the Villanova Law Review, and he is a 2005 graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a degree in Finance.