Class Action and Private Litigation Committee

Antitrust Law Section
Class Action and Private Litigation Committee

Whether pursued on an individual basis or in the class setting, private antitrust litigation has played, and continues to play, an important role in the development of modern antitrust jurisprudence. And with notable Supreme Court cases like Twombly, Comcast, and Matsushita, private antitrust litigation has had an outsized influence on federal litigation more generally.

The Class Action and Private Litigation Committee monitors and provides a forum to discuss class action and private litigation antitrust law and policy. The Committee focuses on a wide range of issues relating to antitrust class action litigation, including class certification, procedural issues, substantive claims, and damages issues. The committee hosts several panel discussions each year that offer its members the opportunity to stay up-to-date on the latest developments and hot topics in the field while earning CLE credit. In recent years, the committee has hosted panels concerning private litigations against digital platforms, the rising use of litigation finance, and developments in class action jurisprudence.

The Committee also affords its members the opportunity to participate in other activities: members are encouraged to network at our events, present on topics and cases of recent interest at Committee meetings, plan and/or participate in Committee programming, and contribute written submissions on class action-related issues for the Section’s newsletter, Competition Chronicles.

Co-Chairs

Rosa Morales Rosa Marina Morales

Rosa M. Morales is a high-stakes litigator and regulatory attorney who represents companies facing antitrust and competition disputes in government enforcement actions and private litigation, including class actions and multi-district litigation, in federal and state courts. Rosa also counsels clients on avoiding antitrust exposure by performing compliance reviews, audits, and training across various industries, including transportation, agriculture, telecommunications, and media, with a special focus on the healthcare and financial services sectors. In addition, Rosa represents clients in antitrust recovery actions, merger clearance before the federal antitrust agencies, and complex commercial, securities, and intellectual property litigation. She has been recognized for her antitrust expertise and commitment to others and the law. In 2022, Rosa was named the inaugural recipient of the prestigious Hollis Salzman Leadership Fellowship by the Antitrust Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, through which she was selected to participate in the Harvard Law School’s Women’s Leadership Initiative. Rosa has also been recognized as a “Rising Star” in Antitrust Litigation by Super Lawyers.

Meegan Hollywood

Robins Kaplan LLP, Partner

Meegan Hollywood prosecutes actions involving price-fixing, unlawful monopolization and other anticompetitive practices. She previously litigated the in Inre Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation, involving a class of direct purchasers who recovered over $1.2 billion in settlements for an alleged global conspiracy in the market for airfreight services. Ms. Hollywood currently serves on the court-appointed plaintiffs’ steering committee in In re Local TV Advertising Antitrust Litigation representing a proposed class of purchasers of broadcast television spot advertising against defendants who are alleged to have engaged in a scheme to artificially inflate prices in violation of federal antitrust law. Additionally, she currently represents a direct action plaintiff in opt-out litigation against two of the largest freight railroads in the country for allegedly conspiring to fix prices on rail shipments. She has also defended clients in complex commercial litigation and in white collar and securities fraud investigations.