Catie Ventura

Antitrust Matters

• Counsel for Constellation Energy in ongoing civil litigation alleging wage-fixing in the nuclear power industry.
• Counsel for Packaging Corporation of America in ongoing civil litigation alleging price-fixing in the containerboard industry.
• Counsel for UnitedHealth Group in litigation brought by the DOJ challenging United’s $3.3 billion acquisition of Amedisys. Deal allowed to close after the parties agreed on a divestiture.
• Counsel for UnitedHealth Group in its acquisition of LHC Group. Full compliance with Second Request issued by the FTC and deal closed without a consent.
• Counsel for Belcan in no poach criminal case brought by DOJ against employee. Case dismissed on a motion for directed verdict. Also counsel for Belcan in related putative antitrust class action. Resulted in favorable settlement for Belcan.
• Counsel for Surgical Care Affiliates in first criminal no poach case filed by DOJ. DOJ voluntarily dismissed the case against SCA without any fine or penalty.
• Counsel for Golden Peanut in a putative antitrust class action brought by peanut farmers alleging violations of the Sherman Act. Resulted in favorable settlement for Golden Peanut.
• Counsel for Tenneco, Inc. in a putative antitrust class action brought by direct and indirect purchasers of exhaust systems alleging violations of the Sherman Act. Resulted in favorable settlement for Tenneco.
• Counsel for Geo Specialty Chemicals in a putative antitrust class action brought by purchasers of liquid aluminum sulfate alleging violations of the Sherman Act. Resulted in favorable settlement for Geo.
• Counsel for various companies in confidential antitrust investigations conducted by the Department of Justice, the European Commission, the Canadian Competition Bureau, the Competition Commission of South Africa, the Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) and the Competition Commission of India. Advise various companies on antitrust aspects of commercial agreements, sales strategies and HR practices.
• Advise various companies on antitrust aspects of commercial agreements, sales strategies and HR practices.

Other Matters

• In re National Prescription Opiate Litigation: Counsel for Allergan in numerous lawsuits nationwide in federal and state court brought by State AGs, counties and municipalities related to the marketing of opioids.
• Settlement counsel for various companies related to mass tort and large-scale product liability matters.

Rosemoor Hotel SRO Tenants’ Union v. Rosemoor Hotel (Illinois): Counsel for the Rosemoor Tenants’ Union in its lawsuit against the Rosemoor Hotel, a single-room-occupancy building on the Near West Side of Chicago, for retaliatory eviction after the tenants reported illegal construction. Resulted in favorable settlement for the tenants’ union.

Hernandez v. LULAC et al. (Illinois): Counsel for LULAC, a national Hispanic non-profit organization, in civil litigation based in breach of contract and fraud.