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Experience:
Jonathan Lewis, a member of Mayer Brown's Antitrust & Competition practice, represents clients engaged in antitrust disputes at both federal and state levels. Jonathan has been described by Global Competition Review as an "up and coming antitrust lawyer" with "a particularly impressive background, having worked in economic consulting before law school."
Jonathan's antitrust experience includes counseling clients on issues involving distribution matters (including franchising) and other business practices, substantive merger review and pre-merger integration planning, and litigating claims of price fixing, exclusive dealing, tying, monopolization, and attempted monopolization. He has represented clients before federal and state antitrust enforcement authorities in the course of investigations concerning distribution practices and pre- and post-merger review. Jonathan has also litigated and counseled on behalf of clients involved in breach of contract, implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, tortious interference, trade secrets, and state franchise law. His litigation experience includes emergency litigation (i.e., TRO hearings), preliminary injunction hearings, and trials on the merits.
Prior to joining Mayer Brown in 1999, Jonathan was associated with MiCRA, Inc., an antitrust and regulatory economic consulting firm located in Washington, DC (1994-1996). He is a member of several American Bar Association Antitrust Section committees and is Chairman of the Illinois State Bar Association Antitrust & Unfair Competition Law Section Council.
Notable Engagements:
Reed et al. v. Advocate Health Care et al., N.D. Ill. (Judge John F. Grady), No. 06 C 3337. Co-counsel representing defendant Evanston Northwestern Healthcare against antitrust claims (price fixing) brought on behalf of a purported class of registered nurses employed by the defendant hospital systems.
iPCS Wireless, Inc. v. Sprint Corporation, et al., Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Division (Judge Thomas P. Quinn), No. 05 CH 11792. Bench trial from March 9, 2006 - July 10, 2006. Part of trial team that represented an affiliate of Sprint Corporation in a dispute regarding a breach of management agreement between the parties. Court ordered Sprint to cease operating Nextel business in client's exclusive territory.
Horizon Personal Communications, Inc., and Bright Personal Communications Services, LLC v. Sprint Corporation, et al., Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware - New Castle County, (Judge Donald F. Parsons), No. 1518-N. Bench trial from January 9-23, 2006. Part of trial team that represented two affiliates of Sprint Corporation in a dispute regarding a breach of management agreement between the parties. Court ordered Sprint to cease using Sprint trademark to promote Nextel products in client's exclusive territory.
Menasha Corp. v. News America Marketing In-Store, Inc., 238 F. Supp.2d 1024 (N.D. Ill. 2003) (Judge Harry D. Leinenweber), aff'd 354 F.3d 661 (7th Cir. 2004). Part of team that represented defendants News America Marketing In-Store, Inc. and News America Marketing In-Store Services, Inc. (collectively "NAMIS"), subsidiaries of News Corp., in a case in which Menasha alleged that NAMIS' exclusive contracts with retailers and other conduct violated Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, the Illinois Antitrust Act, and various common law duties. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of NAMIS, rejecting the plaintiffs' definition of the relevant product market. A unanimous panel of the Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's order granting our motion for summary judgment.
Education:
The University of Michigan Law School, JD, cum laude, 1999, University of Maryland, MPM, 1993, University of Maryland, BA, with honors in Economics, 1992. |
