Antitrust Claims and Complex Business Disputes
Our lead attorney, William Markham, is a graduate of Harvard Law School and has practiced law in California for the past thirty-eight years. He personally performs or directly oversees each of our matters. We accept only a few at a time and only in our core practice areas, which are as follows:
- Antitrust claims that arise under federal and California law; and
- Complex business disputes, including on occasion complex real estate disputes.
In these kinds of matters, we provide strategic guidance, assert and try claims, and conduct appeals. We have repeatedly obtained practical, game-changing, and business-saving results for our clients in their most difficult business controversies.
Meaningful Antitrust Relief
In the modern era, antitrust claims are difficult to litigate and best done by practitioners who have an expert grasp of the controlling legal authorities and growing divergence between state and federal antitrust laws. We understand these laws, as well as the practical difficulties of antitrust litigation.
We have often explained to clients why they should not pursue antitrust claims.
Our focus has been to advise and litigate claims for businesses that seek to compete on an even playing field, or, what is the same thing, in markets that are free of undue trade restraints or exclusionary practices deployed by dominant firms to prevent or suppress competition on the merits. In such matters, we have repeatedly obtained meaningful conduct remedies by pre-litigation negotiations or litigation.
We have also helped many clients to anticipate and avert antitrust liability.
Work with Other Law Firms/One-Time Referrals
On occasion, we affiliate with other law firms, providing expert guidance to them or their clients only in our core practice areas. We also accept one-time referrals from other law firms, handling only the specific matter entrusted to us without interfering with their pre-existing client relationships.
