Antitrust

• Representation of hospitals and other health care providers regarding affiliations and collaborations, including IPAs, ACOs, JVs and mergers/acquisitions.
• Representation of technology companies in patent disputes involving allegations of antitrust violations.
• Counseling product manufacturers regarding distribution and pricing strategies, including minimum resale price policies and minimum advertised price policies.
• Representation of one of the nation's largest banks as lead defense counsel in an antitrust and civil RICO class action alleging a conspiracy among lenders to fix the prime rate.
• Representation of an international plumbing supply company in defending antitrust claims brought by a major internet-based company.
• Advised an international med-tech company in the acquisition of a cardiac surgery device manufacturer pursuant to a managed sale auction, while simultaneously selling the manufacturer’s heart and lung machine division to a third party to obtain U.S. antitrust clearance.
• Representation of clients in connection with numerous federal antitrust investigations, including mergers and acquisitions, price fixing, bid rigging, allocation of territories and commercial bribery.

In The News Items

• Antitrust: Finding the Balance

  GC Mid-Atlantic magazine 1/1/2007 Scott B. Murray

Presentations

• The Merger of Antitrust Laws and Fashion

  Antitrust Issues and Best Practices Relevant to the Various Participants of the Fashion Industry, including Manufacturers, Wholesalers and Retailers NY City Bar's Fashion Law Committee 11/28/2012 Scott B. Murray

• ABA Section of Litigation Annual Conference

  How Will the Federal Rules Change: Subpoenas, E-Discovery and More--A Dialogue with the Advisory Committee (Jeffrey Greenbaum) and Corporate Internal Investigations—A Case Study Involving Special Committees, Auditors, and Antitrust on Protecting Privileged Information (Scott Murray) ABA Section of Litigation 4/19/2012 Jeffrey J. Greenbaum, Scott B. Murray

• 2008 New Jersey Business Law Symposium

  Antitrust Issues New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education 4/29/2008 Scott B. Murray

• New Developments in Anti-Trust Law: Update 2006

  New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) and New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association (NJCCA) 11/16/2006 Scott B. Murray

• GC Mid-Atlantic Antitrust Forum

  American Lawyer Media 10/24/2006 Scott B. Murray

• Antitrust Issues Seminar

  National Garage Door & Operating Devices Credit Group 5/13/2004 Scott B. Murray

Publications

• Bid-Rigging Remains Focus of DOJ Antitrust Criminal Enforcement: Businesses Need to Ensure Their Compliance

  The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel 1/2/2013 Scott B. Murray

• Buyers and Sellers Beware – Federal and State Antitrust Authorities Heighten Scrutiny of Healthcare Provider M&A

  The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel 4/1/2012 Scott B. Murray

• Third Circuit Reverses Course on Jurisdiction for Sherman Act Claims against Foreign Defendants

  New Jersey Law Journal 9/12/2011 Scott B. Murray, David L. Cook

• FTC and DOJ Issue Proposed Statement of Antitrust Policy Regarding Accountable Care Organizations Seeking to Participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program

  The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel 6/1/2011 Scott B. Murray

• Antitrust Considerations in Forming Accountable Care Organizations and Bundled Payment Arrangements under The Healthcare Reform Act

  The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel 10/1/2010 Scott B. Murray

• Class Certification Now an 'Olympic High Hurdle Event' in the Third Circuit

  Law Journal Newsletters – Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy 10/1/2009 Jeffrey Hugh Newman

• Hydrogen Peroxide: The Third Circuit's "Acid Test" for Class Certification

  The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel 4/1/2009 Jeffrey J. Greenbaum

• Building Trust with Government Agencies during Antitrust Investigations to Achieve the Best Results for Your Clients

  Working with Government Agencies in Antitrust Law 12/1/2008 Scott B. Murray