Paula is an antitrust litigator and defends clients in multidistrict class action litigation, competitor cases, and merger challenges. She was part of the leadership of the litigation team that represented AB Electrolux in the DOJ’s challenge to the acquisition of GE’s appliances business, and the team that represented American Airlines in the Department of Justice’s attempt to block AA’s merger with US Airways. She represents Deutsche Bank in class action cases alleging conspiracy in connection with credit default swaps and interest rate swaps, and recently argued defendants’ motion for summary judgment in a tying/bundling and exclusionary claim against two Fortune 500 medical products distributors. Her recent victories include dismissal of all antitrust claims in a federal monopolization and tying case in an innovation market on behalf of 3D Systems, Inc., a 3D printing pioneer, and successful defense in the Fifth Circuit of defendants’ summary judgment in a group boycott case, including arguing the appeal on behalf of all defendants. She has represented opt-outs and defendants in settling cartel and conspiracy claims, including the LCD/Flat Panel litigation and the Packaged Ice Litigation. She has argued in a number of the federal appellate courts as well as numerous federal and state trial courts, and has tried cases in federal courts and before arbitration panels. Paula is chair of the ABA Section of Antitrust’s Federal Civil Enforcement Committee.
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In Short The Situation: Overruling its precedent, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") may not seek restitution under FTC Act Section 13(b) because the statute, which permits the FTC to obtain injunctions, does not (...)
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The U.S. Department of Justice has recommended a significantly reduced fine for an auto parts defendant accused of bid-rigging and price-fixing, based largely on the defendant’s having quickly instituted a rigorous antitrust compliance program – even though only after the government initiated (...)
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This article has been nominated for the 2016 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. One important procedural difference between merger challenges by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission is that FTC may challenge a (...)
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The U.S. Supreme Court has reaffirmed that courts must conduct a "rigorous analysis" to determine whether antitrust class action plaintiffs meet the requirements for class certification, even when that requires inquiry into the merits of the underlying claims, and individual issues of damages (...)
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This article has been nominated for the 2014 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. On March 19, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles that named plaintiffs in class actions could not, before class (...)
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This article has been nominated for the 2014 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. A new decision by a U.S. federal judge and leading antitrust scholar has reaffirmed the U.S. antitrust principle that competitive restraints adopted to foster (...)
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A new decision by a U.S. federal judge and leading antitrust scholar has reaffirmed the U.S. antitrust principle that competitive restraints adopted to foster competitor collaborations will not be summarily condemned under the per se rule, but instead evaluated under a rule of reason analysis (...)
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This week the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would not review a Third Circuit decision (Animal Science) that made it easier for antitrust plaintiffs to bring claims in U.S. courts for conduct occurring overseas under the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act (“FTAIA”). The Supreme Court’s (...)
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This article has been nominated for the 2012 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. Recent decisions by the Third Circuit and the Northern District of California make it easier for plaintiffs to bring claims under the Foreign Trade Antitrust (...)
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This article has been nominated for the 2012 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. Recent decisions by the Third Circuit and the Northern District of California make it easier for plaintiffs to bring claims under the Foreign Trade Antitrust (...)
