Anna Rathbun is counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins. She is a member of the Litigation & Trial Department and the firm’s nationally recognized Antitrust & Competition Practice. Ms. Rathbun focuses on defense of corporate clients in complex civil litigation and class actions, and in national and global antitrust cartel investigations.
Ms. Rathbun has extensive trial experience, including playing a lead role in successfully prevailing against both the Antitrust Divison of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission in merger trials. She also has experience in a wide variety of criminal and civil antitrust matters, including investigations, class actions, business-to-business litigation, and merger challenges. Ms. Rathbun regularly represents clients appearing before the DOJ, the Federal Trade Commission, state attorneys generals, and foreign antitrust enforcers relating to price-fixing allegations.
Ms. Rathbun’s practice has spanned a range of different industries including:
Sports & Entertainment
Advertising
Automotive
Air passenger and air cargo transportation
Power tools
Cable
Building products
Healthcare
Bankruptcy and IP-related antitrust claims
Experience
Ms. Rathbun’s experience includes:
Lead role representing EverWatch in defeating DOJ’s motion for a preliminary injunction challenging acquisition of EverWatch by Booz Allen Hamilton
Lead role representing GRAIL in administrative trial brought by FTC challenging acquisition of GRAIL by Illumina, resulting in dismissal of FTC’s complaint
Lead role in three-day evidentiary hearing in defense of US Soccer against claims brought by Hope Solo under the Ted Stevens Act, resulting in Solo’s agreement to dismiss her claims with prejudice
Lead role in jury trial in defense of building products manufacturer in private merger litigation
Lead role in obtaining a successful jury verdict on behalf of a building products manufacturer in a trade secrets litigation
Lead team member in representation of the US Soccer Federation in connection with antitrust claims related to league sanctioning
Assisted a client in obtaining the first global resolution of criminal and civil claims (including antitrust and False Claims Act claims) brought by the United States Government on favorable terms
Lead team member in the firm’s representation of an auto parts manufacturer in a large multidistrict litigation, successfully managing discovery and pretrial motions practice, ultimately leading to a settlement on very favorable terms
Defending National Women’s Soccer League in litigation challenging the League’s age requirement
Current and recent complex class action litigations include:
In re Automotive Parts Antitrust Litigation
In re Air Cargo Antitrust Litigation
In re Transpacific Passenger Antitrust Litigation
In re Packaged Seafood Products Antitrust Litigation
In re Generic Pharmaceuticals Antitrust Litigation
While attending the University of Michigan Law School, Ms. Rathbun served as an Articles Editor of the Michigan Law Review.
Prior to attending law school, Ms. Rathbun served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Kyrgyz Republic from 2005 to 2007.
Qualifications
Bar Qualification
California
District of Columbia
Education
JD, University of Michigan Law School, 2010 cum laude
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