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Robert Wick represents corporations and financial institutions in antitrust cases and class actions. He has been named American Lawyer's "Litigator of the Week" three times for his success in defeating multi-billion dollar claims. He has served as lead counsel for financial institutions and corporations in over eighty class actions and state attorney general actions asserting a variety of antitrust, unfair and deceptive practices, RICO, ERISA, FDCPA, FCRA, TILA, False Claims Act, and common law claims.
- Representing leading financial institutions in a variety of antitrust cases and class actions involving mortgages, Treasuries, derivatives, futures, and commodities.
- Persuaded the D.C. Circuit to affirm dismissal of a False Claims Act suit relating to mortgage servicing. See United States v. JPMorgan Chase, 878 F.3d 309 (D.C. Cir. 2017).
- Obtained dismissal of antitrust class actions filed against the metals trading desk of a leading bank. See In Re Zinc Antitrust Litigation, 2016 WL 93 864 (S.D.N.Y. 2016).
- Defeated class certification and obtained summary judgment in nationwide mortgage class action. See Ellis v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (N.D. Cal. 2016).
- Defeated a $3.5 billion antitrust claim shortly before trial and successfully defended the ruling on appeal. See Motorola Mobility v. AU Optronics 773 F.3d 826 (7th Cir. 2014).
- Represented a technology company in a confidential arbitration in which the company obtained a $50 million arbitration award.
- Persuaded the Supreme Court to grant review and reverse the Second Circuit in the groundbreaking decision in Conkright v. Frommert, 130 S. Ct. 1640 (2010).
- Represented IBM in multi-billion dollar class action that ended successfully with the precedent-setting decision in Cooper v. IBM, 457 F.3d 636 (7th Cir. 2006).
April 5, 2016, Global Competition Review
Robert Wick recently spoke at “GCR Live: Cartels” and was quoted extensively in an article about the event. Without government enforcers coordinating during cartel investigations and follow-on actions, Wick says there is a risk of disproportionate punishment, “whether it’s criminal sentences or whether it’s fines that could be disproportionate.”
Covington Honored at GCR Awards 2015
April 20, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC, April 20, 2015 — Global Competition Review has selected matters led by Covington lawyers as winners of two 2015 GCR Awards. Litigation of the Year, Cartel Defense was awarded for the defendants’ win in Motorola Mobility v AU Optronics, et al. Covington partners Robert Wick and Derek Ludwin in Washington, DC, and Jeffrey Davidson in San ...
Covington’s Rob Wick Named Law360 MVP
12/24/2014
WASHINGTON, DC, December 24, 2014 - Law360 named Covington partner Rob Wick a “most valuable player” in competition law. Law360’s “MVP of the Year” awards recognize lawyers who have had successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters, and record-breaking deals in the past year. In its profile of Mr. Wick, Law360 highlighted his win on behalf of ...
December 5, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC, December 5, 2014 - For the second time this year, Am Law Litigation Daily named Covington & Burling’s Robert Wick as “Litigator of the Week.” Mr. Wick was honored for convincing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to reject Motorola's attempt to hold Samsung Electronics and several other of the world’s largest liquid crystal display ...
December 4, 2014, Am Law Litigation Daily
Covington's Robert Wick was named Litigator of the Week by American Lawyer for his representation of Samsung: "For a group of Asian liquid crystal display manufacturers sued by Motorola Mobility Inc., things were looking awfully grim back in the summer of 2012. A California federal judge had refused to toss claims that the defendants fixed prices for LCD panels ...
November 26, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC, November 26, 2014 — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit today rejected Motorola Mobility LLC's attempt to hold Samsung Electronics and several other of the world’s largest liquid crystal display manufacturers liable under U.S. antitrust law for allegedly fixing prices of mobile phone displays sold to Motorola’s foreign subsidiaries. ...
U.S. court rejects Motorola Mobility price-fixing appeal
November 26, 2014, Reuters
Robert Wick, Jeffrey Davidson, Derek Ludwin, John Playforth and David Zionts are mentioned in these articles regarding their representation of Samsung. From WSJ: "Robert Wick, a Covington & Burling lawyer who represented the LCD makers, said the court’s ruling meant Motorola would have to assert its claims under foreign law." “The court’s opinion basically ...
Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 78 Firms
November 18, 2014, Law360
Covington partners David Fagan, Doug Gibson, Paul Schmidt and Robert Wick were named Law360 MVPs in their respective practices.
January 31, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC, January 31, 2014 — Am Law Litigation Daily named Covington & Burling’s Robert Wick as “Co-Litigator of the Week” for his role in securing dismissal of various antitrust claims, valued at more than $3 billion, brought by Motorola Mobility against Samsung Electronics and several other liquid crystal display manufacturers. In a ruling issued on ...
January 24, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC, January 24, 2014 — Covington & Burling scored a major victory for several of the world’s largest liquid crystal display manufacturers by persuading a federal judge in Chicago to dismiss antitrust claims asserted by Motorola Mobility, Inc. U.S. District Judge Joan B. Gottschall of the Northern District of Illinois found that U.S. antitrust law ...
- Am Law Litigation Daily, "Co-Litigator of the Week" (1/15/2016)
- Global Competition Review, "Co-Litigator of the Week" (1/12/2016)
- Am Law Litigation Daily, “Litigator of the Week” (12/4/2014)
- Law360 “MVP” in Competition Litigation (November 2014)
- Am Law Litigation Daily, “Co-Litigator of the Week” (1/30/2014)
- Global Competition Review, "Litigator of the Week" (1/28/2014)
- Legal 500 US, Finance - Financial Services: Litigation, Antitrust - Civil Litigation/Class Actions (2017), Dispute Resolution - Securities Litigation - Defense (2017)
- Washington DC Super Lawyer, Antitrust Litigation and Class Action Litigation