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David Johnson represents clients in high-stakes antitrust trials, antitrust litigation, and government antitrust investigations.
David draws on his experience on multiple winning trial teams defeating the government and private plaintiffs to defend clients in antitrust challenges. He has litigated cases to successful completion in district and appellate courts, including securing a defense victory in a US$500 million jury trial, defeating both the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission in antitrust trials challenging business mergers, and winning cases on motions to dismiss and summary judgment.
David has extensive experience in antitrust cases involving:
David’s experience spans many industries, including sports, media and entertainment, digital platforms, transportation, and agricultural products.
David interned for Judge G. Steven Agee of the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and clerked for Judge James C. Cacheris of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
David’s experience includes representing:
Antitrust Conduct Litigation
Antitrust, Merger Investigations, and Litigation
Latham’s antitrust and appellate lawyers together successfully overturned a preliminary injunction in the Fourth Circuit for NASCAR.
A Latham team led by Chris Yates and Larry Buterman secured a unanimous jury verdict for the U.S. Soccer Federation in New York federal court, successfully defeating claims brought by North American Soccer League.
Leading French competition publication selects two Latham articles as winners at the 2024 Antitrust Writing Awards.