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Antitrust - USA - Nationwide

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Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Williams & Connolly LLP is recognized for strong capabilities in DOJ investigations and enforcement actions. The firm also handles follow-on litigation and represents household name clients in the tech, pharmaceuticals and financial services sectors.

Work Highlights

  • Williams & Connolly represented Aetna in multidistrict litigation pending in the Northern District of Illinois. This set of cases involved alleged antitrust violations arising out of so-called algorithmic collusion, where plaintiffs allege the defendants used certain repricing tools and services offered by co-defendant Multiplan, Inc.

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Notable Practitioners

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John E. Schmidtlein
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John E. Schmidtlein
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Band 2
John Schmidtlein is noted for his abilities as a litigator, defending a range of anticompetitive behavior allegations, recently including coordinated bidding and price-fixing.

John is exceptional in everything he does. I cannot say enough good things about him.

John is a titan of the antitrust defense Bar. He is a great strategic thinker and gets into the weeds and understand complexities. He really cares about getting a good outcome for his clients and is a phenomenal first-chair trial lawyer.

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Antitrust: Cartel

John E. Schmidtlein
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John E. Schmidtlein
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