Jason C. Raofield

Jason Raofield is a partner in the firm’s Washington, DC office and focuses on antitrust and commercial litigation.  He has handled matters in a wide variety of industries, with a particular focus on the pharmaceutical industry.

Representative Matters

• Schering-Plough v. Federal Trade Commission.  Represented Schering-Plough in landmark “pay-for-delay” case brought by the Federal Trade Commission challenging Schering’s settlement of patent cases against generic manufacturers; two-month trial resulted in a victory for Schering-Plough which was upheld by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
• In re K-Dur Antitrust Litigation.  Obtained summary judgement for Schering-Plough in class actions challenging the same patent litigation settlements at issue in Schering-Plough v. Federal Trade Commission.
• Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. v. Intel Corporation.  Represented Intel in a Section 2 monopolization case brought by its rival, AMD, alleging that Intel had monopolized the microprocessor market through alleged loyalty rebates and other conduct.
• Universal Avionics Sys. Corp. v. Rockwell Int’l Corp.  Obtained summary judgment for Rockwell-Collins, affirmed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in an attempted monopolization, tying and unfair competition case brought by a competitor alleging that Rockwell had withheld intellectual property and technical information necessary to interface equipment with Rockwell’s avionics systems.
• United States v. Kuehne.  Represented prominent attorney charged with money laundering, wire fraud and obstruction of justice. Obtained pre-trial dismissal of multiple counts, as well as a landmark decision by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, following which the Department of Justice voluntarily dismissed the remaining counts of the indictment.
• In re Schering-Plough Corporation Securities Litigation.  Represented Schering-Plough in a federal securities fraud class action alleging failure to disclose information relating to manufacturing problems and product recalls which resulted in a major FDA enforcement action.

Previous Experience

• United States Marine Corps Reserve, Staff Sergeant

Memberships and Affiliations

• American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law, Member