Rob provides counseling on a range of regulatory issues at the federal and state level, including antitrust and unfair/deceptive trade practice issues, as well as representing clients in litigation.
Rob represents clients in complex litigation, class action and otherwise, under both state and federal competition laws, the Communications Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act. He also assists clients in avoiding litigation by guiding them through the transaction review process before the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission and through various proceedings before the Federal Communications Commission.
Rob is a supporter of the firm’s pro bono program, and has represented numerous indigent clients before the Social Security Administration and in the DC court system. He has provided corporate and other advice to the National Network to End Domestic Violence.
Prior to his career in the law, Rob was production director and an on-air personality for WRFL-FM radio in Lexington, Kentucky.
Recognitions & Awards
- Washington DC Super Lawyers: Rising Star – Antitrust Litigation (2013)
Rob provides counseling on a range of regulatory issues at the federal and state level, including antitrust and unfair/deceptive trade practice issues, as well as representing clients in litigation.
Rob represents clients in complex litigation, class action and otherwise, under both state and federal competition laws, the Communications Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act. He also assists clients in avoiding litigation by guiding them through the transaction review process before the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission and through various proceedings before the Federal Communications Commission.
Rob is a supporter of the firm’s pro bono program, and has represented numerous indigent clients before the Social Security Administration and in the DC court system. He has provided corporate and other advice to the National Network to End Domestic Violence.
Prior to his career in the law, Rob was production director and an on-air personality for WRFL-FM radio in Lexington, Kentucky.
Recognitions & Awards
- Washington DC Super Lawyers: Rising Star – Antitrust Litigation (2013)
Publications
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NCAA Win Will Impact Future Antitrust Claims against NCAA, Law360 ()
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NCAA Obtains a Vital Win on Antitrust Challenge of Athletic Aid Rules, Antitrust Advisory ()
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Ninth Circuit Clarifies Extraterritorial Reach of California Antitrust Laws, Antitrust Alert ()
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Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Unforeseeability Bars Immunity Defense for Allegedly Anticompetitive Hospital Merger, Antitrust Advisory ()
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DOJ Assistant Attorney General William Baer’s First Merger Challenge Confirms Continued Aggressive Merger Enforcement by Antitrust Division, Antitrust Alert ()
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DOJ Approves Greater New York Hospital Association’s Proposed Gainsharing Program, Antitrust Advisory ()
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FTC Announces Annual HSR Thresholds Adjustments, Antitrust Alert ()
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FTC Commissioners Disagree on Limits of Section 5 Applicability to Conduct Not Otherwise Covered by Antitrust Laws, Antitrust Advisory ()
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Third Circuit Upholds Finding of Antitrust Liability for Above-Cost Pricing Arrangement, Antitrust Advisory ()
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Another Loss for the Robinson-Patman Act, Antitrust Alert ()
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FTC Proposes Amendments to HSR Rules Targeting Certain Pharmaceutical Licensing Arrangements, Antitrust Alert ()
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Giving Robinson-Patman New Life in the 6th Circ., Law360 ()
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Sixth Circuit Uses Some Old Supreme Court Cases To Give Robinson-Patman Act New Life, Antitrust Alert ()
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No Harm, No Foul? First Circuit Departs from Trend Narrowing Chapter 93A Injury Requirement, Reverses Dismissal of Claim Arising from Failed Price-Fixing Conspiracy, Antitrust | Class Action Advisory ()
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DOJ Sues Apple and Publishing Companies for Alleged e-Book Conspiracy, Antitrust Alert ()
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Case Study: Messner V. Northshore, Law360 ()
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New Seventh Circuit Decision Endorses Heightened Scrutiny of Experts at Class Certification Stage While Potentially Lowering the Bar to the Predominance Element at Class Certification, Antitrust | Class Action Advisory ()
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FTC Announces Increased HSR Thresholds, Antitrust Alert ()
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Rockford Rerun: The FTC on Hospital Mergers, Law360 ()
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Distributor of Swimming Pool Supplies Agrees with FTC Not to Dunk Its Rivals, Antitrust Advisory ()
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Rockford Rerun: FTC Sues to Stop Hospital Merger in Rockford, Illinois, Health Care Antitrust Advisory ()
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Revisions to HSR Rules May Increase Reporting Burden for Investment Funds and Certain Multinational Businesses, Antitrust Advisory ()
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FTC/DOJ Issue Proposed Statement of Antitrust Enforcement Regarding Accountable Care Organizations, Health Care Antitrust Alert ()
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Federal Trade Commission Announces Increased Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds, Antitrust Alert ()
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Telecoms and Media 2011: United States, Getting the Deal Through ()
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Assistant Attorney General Varney’s Healthcare Antitrust Speech Emphasizes Health Insurance Industry Enforcement and Offers Supportive Remarks on Clinical Integration, Health Care Antitrust Advisory ()
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Eleventh Circuit Finds Competitor Hospital Is "Efficient Enforcer" for Tying Claim under Federal Antitrust Laws, Antitrust Advisory ()
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Failure to Prove Relevant Market Ends Tenants' Challenge to AT&T Exclusive MDU Agreements, Antitrust Advisory ()
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FTC Announces Decreased HSR Thresholds, Antitrust Alert ()
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Internet Music Price-Fixing Case against Record Companies Is Back Online, Antitrust Advisory ()
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District Court Dismisses Antitrust Complaint Alleging Mutual Protection Conspiracy Between Dominant Provider and Dominant Insurer, Health Care Antitrust Advisory ()
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Court Holds that Performance Licenses Are Not Required for Ringtones, Antitrust | Intellectual Property Advisory ()
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FTC Orders Roanoke Hospital To Divest Recently Acquired Outpatient Clinics To Restore Competition, Health Care Antitrust Alert ()
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VeriSign Still On the Hook for Antitrust Allegations, Antitrust Advisory ()
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FTC Emphasizes Human Capital Investment over Financial Investment in Recent Clinical Integration Advisory Opinion, Antitrust Advisory ()
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Fifth Circuit Reiterates That Participants in Standard Setting Must Take the Bad With the Good, Antitrust Advisory ()
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Unions' Exemption from Antitrust Laws is Not Made of Steel, Antitrust Advisory ()
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