McNary, Rob

Rob McNary

Counsel

rob.mcnary@lw.com
    McNary, Rob

    Rob McNary

    Counsel

    rob.mcnary@lw.com

    Profile

    Rob McNary, a former Deputy Attorney General at the California Attorney General’s Office Antitrust Section, represents clients in high-stakes antitrust and competition law matters, including investigations and litigations brought by state attorneys general.

     

    Rob regularly helps clients navigate federal and state antitrust litigation matters involving price-fixing claims, monopolization complaints, and merger challenges. He leverages considerable experience leading large teams and handling antitrust litigation and investigations to represent clients on competition matters across multiple industries, including:

    • Sports and entertainment
    • Technology
    • Agriculture

    A significant aspect of his practice involves working with expert witnesses through discovery, motions, and trial. Rob brings an exceptional perspective to his representations, drawing on an academic background in engineering economics and work as an analyst with the National Bureau of Economic Research and JP Morgan, prior to his private antitrust litigation practice.

    Rob’s experience in the California Attorney General’s Office included several high-profile California state law investigations and litigations. He is experienced evaluating and litigating California Cartwright Act and California Unfair Competition Law Cel-Tech competition matters.

    Before his public service with the California Attorney General’s office, Rob was counsel at another international law firm.

    Experience

    Rob’s public sector experience includes:

    • Investigating and litigating antitrust and competition matters, including high-stakes cases against major e-commerce and airline companies*
    • Co-leading the drafting of an influential amicus brief in a Ninth Circuit technology antitrust case*
    • Collaborating on multistate comments regarding proposed revisions to federal merger guidelines*

    Rob’s private practice experience includes representing:

    Sports and Entertainment

    • NASCAR in defending monopsony claims brought by two racing teams, including a racing team owned by basketball legend Michael Jordan, seeking over US$1 billion in damages; the case settled after eight days of trial
    • Paramount and Skydance in their potential acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery
    • WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) in ongoing litigation brought by the Professional Tennis Players Association and certain players

    Technology

    • A technology company in licensing litigation involving standards-essential wireless telecom patents, achieving dismissal of antitrust and competition claims*
    • An electronics company in civil litigation alleging collusion; coordinated with foreign counsel and achieved favorable outcomes*
    • Electronics companies in price-fixing conspiracy cases, managing litigation teams and supporting expert witnesses*

    Other Antitrust Matters

    • A municipal port in civil antitrust and labor litigation; resulting in dismissal of antitrust and labor claims*
    • A pharmaceutical distributor in civil litigation, resulting in the dismissal of antitrust claims*
    • A financial services company in patent litigation brought by a competitor*

    *Matter handled prior to joining Latham

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • California
    • New York

    Education

    • JD, University of Chicago Law School, 2007
    • BA/MS in Public Policy & Engineering-Economic Systems, Stanford University, 2001

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