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Provided by Paul R Taylor
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Paul is a veteran trial lawyer, having tried over 40 cases to verdict or decision.
He has been widely recognized for his trial skills. Following the verdict in a two-month jury case, the trial judge in open court described him as “one of the toughest cross-examiners” she had ever seen.
As former federal antitrust prosecutor and while in private practice, Mr. Taylor has handled a wide variety of antitrust matters. Examples include the following:
• Washington v. StarKist Co. (defense of price fixing claim)
• Washington v. Tyson Foods/House of Raeford Farms (defense of price fixing claim)
• In re Anadarko Basin Antitrust Litigation (lead defense counsel in multistate antitrust class action)
• State of Michigan v. Chesapeake Energy (defense of criminal bid rigging charges in natural gas industry)
• Northstar v. Chesapeake Energy (defense of §1 price fixing claims)
• United States v. Portac, Inc. (successful federal antitrust prosecution)
• Surgical Implant Grand Jury Investigation (defense of seller of artificial joint implants in criminal antitrust investigation)
• Agricultural Chemical Grand Jury Investigation (defense of agricultural chemical seller in criminal antitrust investigation)
• Perishable Produce Grand Jury Investigation (defense of farming operation in criminal antitrust investigation; investigation closed
based on Capper Volstead defense)
• Paving Grand Jury Investigation (defense of paving company in criminal antitrust investigation)
• Seafood Grand Jury Investigation (defense of CEO of seafood company in grand jury investigation)
• International Fur Price-Fixing Class Action (defense of fur brokers)
• Hairston v. NCAA (obtained dismissal of antitrust class action against the National Collegiate Athletic Association)
• Blewett v. Abbott Laboratories (lead counsel for United States pharmaceutical industry; obtained dismissal of antitrust class action
against pharmaceutical manufacturers)
• Bristol Bay Salmon Antitrust Litigation (obtained dismissal of defendant trade association in antitrust class action)
• In Re Soft Drink Antitrust Litigation (defense of soft drink bottler in multiple price-fixing class actions)
• Safeco Field Beer Pricing Litigation (obtained dismissal of beer distributor in class action alleging unfair pricing)
• Cost Management Services v. Washington Natural Gas (successful antitrust case on behalf of plaintiff against regulated utility)
Additionally, as a federal antitrust prosecutor, Mr. Taylor conducted over 20 grand jury investigations in a wide range of industries including interstate movers, pipe fabricators, timber purchasers, waste haulers, electrical contractors, and road builders.
HONORS AND BAR ACTIVITIES
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Former Chair, Washington State Bar Section on Consumer Protection and Antitrust Law
• Washington CEO Magazine League of Justice Award (named one of two best antitrust lawyers in Washington)
• Named Among Best Lawyers in Washington by Washington Law and Politics Magazine – 1999 to present
• Listed in Best Lawyers in America
• Listed in Chambers USA –Antitrust, Seattle, Band 1
• Special Counsel for Washington State Commission on Judicial Conduct, investigating and trying judges accused of misconduct
Co-author:
• ABA Criminal Antitrust Litigation Manual, Second Edition
• ABA Antitrust Grand Jury Manual
• Antitrust Counseling and Litigation Techniques (Matthew Bender)
• ABA Antitrust Sentencing Guidelines Handbook
Frequent speaker at CLEs.