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Antitrust in a Word - Antitrust laws are critical to a robust economy. They are designed to promote fair and competitive markets, protect innovation, and provide safeguards against price fixing and other unfair business practices. Over the next few weeks, we will unpack key #antitrust terms and how to identify #anticompetitive behavior. We will highlight a case that best reflects the term and how we’re helping workers, consumers, and small business achieve justice for the common good.   This week’s term is Supply Restriction. The case is In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation. #supplyrestriction Read more --> https://bit.ly/3NPzN5q

Congratulations, team! The 2024 New York Metro edition of Super Lawyers magazine has named five Cohen Milstein attorneys Rising Stars. + Christopher Bateman – Antitrust + Benjamin F. Jackson – Securities Litigation + Jared Dummitt – Antitrust + Eric Kafka – Consumer Protection + Aaron Marks – Antitrust Read about the attorneys and the recognition --> https://bit.ly/3UtHja6

Congratulations to our New York Super Lawyers:   ·        Michael Eisenkraft – Antitrust & Securities Litigation ·        Laura Posner – Securities Litigation ·        Sharon Robertson - Antitrust Read more about the attorneys and the recognition here --> https://bit.ly/3UtHja6 #antitrust #securitieslitigation

Christina Saler and Richard Lorant will be at the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems Public Safety Conference in Palm Springs, CA starting this Sunday. Stop by our booth to learn about portfolio monitoring and other services we offer public safety pension clients. Please visit the conference webpage for programming and registration information: https://lnkd.in/eR8mucBD #investorprotection #pensionfunds #cohenmilstein

Brian Corman, a partner in our Civil Rights & Employment practice, will speak on Insurance Redlining and Other Abusive Practices at the National Consumer Law Center's 2024 Consumer Rights Litigation Conference & Class Action Symposium on October 24, 2024. The program will focus on consumers’ access to insurance, including insurance companies' redlining certain communities, withdrawing from disaster stricken localities, and refusing to renew consumers. Brian will co-present with Tara Ramchandani, Relman Colfax PLLC. Learn more about NCLC and the annual CRLC --> https://bit.ly/4hlg7E4 #fairhousing #FHA

Lyzette Wallace, Discovery Counsel in our Securities Litigation & Investor Protection practice, will speak at Everlaw Summit '24 on “Doing What Needs to Be Done in Discovery without a Litigation Support Department” on October 23 at 1:30 p.m. at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco. The discussion will provide insights into how plaintiffs’ firms can manage discovery even without a dedicated litigation support department. The Everlaw Summit ’24, October 22 – 24, 2024, is an educational and networking conference on the future of ediscovery and litigation. To learn more or to register, visit --> https://lnkd.in/e9Yc5QXk

BREAKING: Last night, a Nevada federal court granted preliminary approval of a landmark $375 million settlement between a certified class of elite professional mixed martial art (#MMA) fighters and Zuffa, LLC dba Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Pending final approval, the settlement will resolve claims in Le, et al. v. Zuffa, LLC, the first of two wage suppression antitrust class actions against UFC. “First, I must commend the MMA fighters who helped expose UFC’s anticompetitive behavior by bringing this lawsuit. Becoming an elite MMA fighter is a dream come true for many athletes. However, the reality is that it’s a brutal business. Under UFC, many fighters were left broken and broke. The settlement we helped MMA fighters achieve recovers hundreds of millions of dollars in lost compensation from the UFC,” said Benjamin D. Brown, managing partner of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC and co-chair of the Antitrust practice. The settlement resolves claims that for years the UFC engaged in an #anticompetitive scheme to suppress compensation for elite MMA fighters. Specifically, the fighters claimed that, among other things, the UFC unlawfully eliminated competition from rival MMA promoters and maintained and unlawfully enhanced its #monopsony power in the market for MMA fighter services. The plaintiffs are represented by Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Berger Montague, and Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP. #antitrust #monopsony #wagesuppression Read about the settlement --> https://bit.ly/3BTbCjT

Antitrust in a Word - Antitrust laws are critical to a robust economy. They are designed to promote fair and competitive markets, protect innovation, and provide safeguards against price fixing and other unfair business practices. Over the next few weeks, we will unpack key #antitrust terms and how to identify #anticompetitive behavior. We will highlight a case that best reflects the term and how we’re helping workers, consumers, and small business achieve justice for the common good. This week’s word is Monopsony. The case is Cung Le, et al v. Zuffa, LLC, d/b/a Ultimate Fighting Championship. #MMA #monopsony #wagesuppression Read more --> https://bit.ly/3YzQ8BA

Today, Molly Bowen, a partner in our Securities Litigation & Investor Protection practice, will speak at the UVA Law Women Event at the Purcell Reading Room. Panelists include: + Molly Bowen, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC + Melinda Coolidge, Hausfeld LLP + Asia Cadet, Latham & Watkins LLP + Lise Adams, Sidley Austin LLP Learn more about UVA Law School’s programs --> https://lnkd.in/dZtq4XGS

Congratulations, Michelle! Law360 has named Michelle Yau, chair of Cohen Milstein’s Employee Benefits/ERISA practice, MVP – Benefits for 2024. Michelle is passionate about righting economic injustice and protecting the retirement plans of America’s workers. Michelle and her team are spearheading some of the most significant ERISA class action litigation in the nation. In the past year, she has won dozens of motions and achieved class settlements totaling more than $83 million. Some of her cases have also involved novel legal issues challenging the enforceability of arbitration agreements. Read more about Michelle Yau --> https://bit.ly/3UFJLdR