Robert D. Wick

Robert Wick's practice focuses on class action, antitrust, and ERISA litigation for financial institutions and pension plans.  He has successfully represented banks and pension plans in dozens of class actions brought by consumers and plan participants.  He also represents banks and corporations in high stakes antitrust matters and in arbitrations.  Mr. Wick is a former vice chair of Covington’s litigation practice.

Representative Matters

• Served as lead counsel for financial institutions and pension plans in a wide variety of class actions alleging antitrust, unfair and deceptive practices, TILA, RICO, ERISA, “whipsaw,” and other claims.
• Representing a leading electronics manufacturer in In Re TFT-LCD Antitrust Litigation, a consolidated set of antitrust and deceptive practices class actions involving liquid crystal displays used in televisions, monitors, and other products.
• Represented a leading financial institution against multi-billion dollar antitrust claims asserted by American Express in American Express v. Visa, et al.  The case was successfully settled as to Mr. Wick's client.
• Represented a leading financial institution in In re Foreign Currency Conversion Fee Antitrust Litigation, a consolidated set of antitrust class actions that settled on favorable terms after motions practice eliminated a majority of the class.
• Represented a satellite communications company in an international arbitration in which the company prevailed and obtained a $50 million arbitration award.
• Represented the Xerox pension plan in Conkright v. Frommert, 130 S. Ct. 1640 (2010), in which the Supreme Court overturned a Second Circuit decision against the Xerox plan and made new law on the question of the deference due to pension plan administrators.
• Represented the IBM cash balance plan in a multi-billion dollar case that ended successfully with the groundbreaking decision in Cooper v. IBM Personal Pension Plan, 457 F.3d 636 (7th Cir. 2006).

Honors and Rankings

• Recognized as a Washington DC Super Lawyer in the area of antitrust litigation.
• Formerly recognized by the National Law Journal as one of its top "40 under 40" lawyers in the nation.