Serving as court-appointed co-lead counsel, Robins Kaplan reached a $5.6 billion antitrust class action settlement on behalf of a class of more than 10 million U.S. merchants who accepted Visa and Mastercard credit and debit cards for the purchase of goods and services. Plaintiffs alleged that Visa and Mastercard, as well as major card-issuing banks such as JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank, Wells Fargo, and Capital One, violated antitrust laws and charged merchants who accept credit and debit cards supra-competitive fees on card transactions. The settlement, which was granted final approval in December of 2019 and affirmed on appeal in March of 2023, represents the largest settlement of a private antitrust action in the 130-year history of the Sherman Act. In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1720 (E.D.N.Y.)

As lead counsel for Tena Companies—an industry leader in mortgage quality control—reached a confidential settlement resolving a commercial contract dispute against Ellie Mae (n/k/a Intercontinental Exchange Mortgage Technologies, “ICE MT”) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Tena alleged that ICE MT violated a contractual non-compete provision relating to federal and state mortgage regulatory reporting software, which the parties had partnered to developed as part of a joint venture. After ICE MT lost its motion to dismiss, the Court ordered the parties to mediate. The parties resolved the case confidentially. TENA Companies, Inc. v. Ellie Mae, Inc. (n/k/a ICE MT), No. 21-cv-1814 (D. Minn.)

Serving on the plaintiffs’ steering committee, represents a class of consumers in a lawsuit against an airbag manufacturer and auto manufacturers involving allegedly defective airbag safety systems. ZF-TRW Airbag Control Units Products Liability Litig., MDL No. 2905 (C.D. Cal.)

Represents direct action plaintiffs alleging manipulation of the LIBOR benchmark in the billion-dollar multi-district litigation in the Southern District of New York against numerous bank defendants surrounding the BBA LIBOR-rigging scandal. In re LIBOR-Based Financial Instruments Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 2262 (S.D.N.Y.)

Represented a class of consumers and reseller car dealers against Fiat Chrysler and Bosch alleging RICO claims for diesel emissions violations, which settled for $546 million in cash and repairs. In re: Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep EcoDiesel Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2777 (N.D. Cal.)

Represented three institutional investors in a closely-held company to recover $40 million in a complex tax shelter and accounting malpractice case, arising from a failed tax shelter instituted as part of a stock sale.

Represented financial institutions in a class action lawsuit against Equifax over its unprecedented security failure, one of the largest data breaches in history that impacted an estimated 143 million Americans. In re Equifax, MDL No. 2800 (N.D. Ga.) 

Represented investors in a class action suit against the largest private equity firms over alleged conspiracy to suppress prices in large, leveraged buyouts. Defendants Goldman Sachs, Bain Capital, KKR, Blackstone, Silver Lake, Carlyle, and TPG agreed to settle the claims for $590.5 million. Kirk Dahl, et al. v. Bain Capital Partners, LLC et al., Court Case No. 07-cv-12388 (D. Mass.)

Represented plaintiff Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh to recover a confidential amount for toxic, residential mortgage-backed securities. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh v. JP Morgan Chase & Co, et al., No. GD-09-016892 (Allegheny Ct., Penn.)

Recovered millions in a FINRA arbitration for a sovereign nation whose financial broker recommended investments in unsuitable, non-traded real estate investment trusts. 

Represented investors in claim against broker and broker-dealer for theft and failure to supervise in FINRA arbitration.

Represented company in the financial services industry in a patent infringement suit over a method and system for transferring money. 

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