Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs — Apple
A Latham antitrust litigation team successfully defended Apple in a lawsuit accusing our client and others of colluding to inflate fees charged to merchants for point-of-sale transactions.
Alicia Jovais represents market-leading companies in all aspects of antitrust litigation and related counseling.
Alicia draws on extensive experience and her solutions-focused approach to devise actionable strategies for clients relating to:
She helps multinational companies navigate the nuances inherent in complex antitrust litigation, and partners with clients to fully understand their commercial objectives.
Bringing a wealth of litigation experience to each matter, Alicia regularly conducts witness examinations and argues pre-trial matters in court. Her first-chair deposition experience includes deposing economic experts, fact witnesses, and corporate representatives.
Alicia maintains an active pro bono practice, with a focus on representing clients in asylum proceedings.
Before joining the firm, Alicia served as a law clerk to Judge Mary M. Schroeder of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
During law school, she was a judicial extern to Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero of the Northern District of California and a law clerk in the Civil Division of the US Attorney’s Office in San Francisco.
Alicia's experience includes representing:
A Latham antitrust litigation team successfully defended Apple in a lawsuit accusing our client and others of colluding to inflate fees charged to merchants for point-of-sale transactions.
An antitrust team secured summary judgment for Union Pacific Railroad in a multi-district litigation involving alleged collusion on freight fuel surcharges
Global elite Antitrust & Competition Practice wins three team awards and earns an additional nine finalist nods.