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Robert Wick's practice focuses on complex litigation for financial institutions and pension plans. He has represented some of the nation's largest banks and pension plans in high stakes antitrust and class action litigation. In 2005, The National Law Journal recognized Mr. Wick as one of its top "40 Under 40" lawyers in the nation. Mr. Wick is a former Vice Chair of Covington’s litigation practice.
Representative Matters
- Represented one of the nation's leading financial institutions against multi-billion dollar antitrust claim asserted by American Express in American Express Travel Related Services Co. v. Visa U.S.A. Inc., et al. (S.D.N.Y.). The case was successfully settled and dismissed as to Mr. Wick's client in November 2007.
- Represented one of the nation's leading financial institutions in In re Foreign Currency Conversion Fee Antitrust Litigation, a multi-district antitrust class action that recently settled on favorable terms.
- Represented the IBM pension plan in Cooper v. IBM Personal Pension Plan, 457 F.3d 636 (7th Cir. 2006), in which the Seventh Circuit, in a case of first impression under ERISA, reversed a district court decision against the IBM cash balance plan and relieved the plan of $1.4 billion in additional pension obligations that it otherwise would have incurred.
- Represented a satellite communications company in an international arbitration in which the company prevailed and obtained a $50 million arbitration award.
Honors and Rankings
- Recognized as a 2007 "Washington DC Super Lawyer" in the area of antitrust litigation.
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