Representing the Southeastern Conference in certified and putative class actions across the country against the NCAA and its five major athletic conferences regarding student-athlete benefits.

Obtained decertification of an FLSA conditional collective that had been certified before we took over the case. After the decertification decision was issued, lawyers for the plaintiffs conceded that another pending nationwide case—which we also were defending—should be decertified as well.

Representing a leading ski resort company in two putative antitrust class actions alleging antitrust violations in connection with the pricing of ski passes. 

Won case-ending summary judgment for an international shipping company in a multi-plaintiff, putative joint employment case in state court in California. The plaintiffs sought overtime, meal and rest breaks, minimum wage, and other damages.

On the eve of trial, obtained a settlement for a leading nationwide insurer facing a novel antitrust challenge to its method of handling property damage claims.

Successfully represented one of the nation's largest grocery and foodservice distributors as a direct action plaintiff in antitrust litigation concerning broiler chickens.

Helped to successfully negotiate a class settlement—for 2.5% of the claimed damages—for a major utility provider and its subsidiary in a 15-year-old putative antitrust class action in Colorado federal court.

Won summary judgment for an international shipping company in a putative joint employment class action in federal court in Colorado.

Won a Montana Supreme Court victory for a health system in a putative consumer class action that challenged its policy of issuing refunds in the form of pre-paid debit cards. The victory affirmed our prior summary judgment win and defeated the plaintiff's new claims on appeal.

As lead trial counsel for a natural gas company, settled a $2 billion putative antitrust class action alleging wholesale price manipulation for a small fraction of the demand after persuading the Seventh Circuit to vacate class certification. 

Represented a nonprofit film society as a plaintiff in a circuit-dealing monopoly case against the nation's largest exhibitor of specialty films.

Serve as national coordinating counsel to a major transportation company in FLSA collective action and individual and class wage and hour claims.

Successfully opposed conditional certification of an FLSA collective action and won summary judgment against the named plaintiff.

Won a motion to dismiss a federal antitrust action for a New Mexico healthcare trade association accused of conspiring to exclude healthcare providers from market.

Obtained summary judgment for USAA against a putative class action alleging that USAA's time limitation on Med-Pay benefits violated Colorado law and that USAA failed to disclose the time limitation.

Defeated putative class claims for bad faith and consumer protection act claims related to time limits for medical payments coverage.