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Robert D. Wick

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    Rob Wick represents clients in high stakes antitrust cases and class actions. He has been named “Litigator of the Week” several times by the American Lawyer and Global Competition Review for his successes in defeating multi-billion dollar antitrust claims. Rob has also had notable successes in consumer class actions, qui tam actions, and state attorney general actions.

    Rob has served as lead counsel in over 100 class actions and other complex disputes. He is currently representing clients in a variety of antitrust and other matters relating to financial, technology, and commodity markets.

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    • Obtained dismissal of MDL antitrust class actions alleging auction manipulation and group boycotts in the U.S. Treasuries market. See In re Treasury Securities Auction Antitrust Litigation (S.D.N.Y. 2022).
    • Defeated class certification and obtained summary judgment for defendants in multi-billion dollar MDL antitrust class action relating to the aluminum market. See In re Aluminum Antitrust Litigation (S.D.N.Y. 2021).  
    • Obtained dismissal of antitrust class action alleging group boycott in the corporate bonds market. See Litovich v. Bank of America, et al. (S.D.N.Y. 2021). 
    • Obtained summary judgment against $582 million claim asserted by buyer of mortgage loans. See MRS v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (2d Cir. 2022).
    • Defeated class certification and obtained summary judgment for defendants in nationwide mortgage class action. See Ellis v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (9th Cir. 2018).
    • Obtained dismissal of antitrust class actions relating to the Zinc market. See In Re Zinc Antitrust Litigation, 2016 WL 93 864 (S.D.N.Y. 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).
    • Obtained dismissal of False Claims Act suit relating to mortgage servicing. See United States v. JPMorgan Chase, 878 F.3d 309 (D.C. Cir. 2017).
    • Persuaded the Supreme Court to grant review and reverse the Second Circuit in a precedent-setting ERISA case. See Conkright v. Frommert, 130 S. Ct. 1640 (2010).
    • Represented a technology company in a confidential arbitration in which the company obtained a $50 million arbitration award.

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  • Credentials
    Education
    • Harvard Law School, J.D., 1992
        • magna cum laude
    • Dartmouth College, A.B., 1988
        • summa cum laude
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    Judicial Clerkship
    • Hon. Stephen Reinhardt, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1992 - 1993
    Accolades
    • Chambers USA, Antitrust Litigation (2021-2022)
    • 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)
    • Washington DC Super Lawyer, Antitrust Litigation and Class Action Litigation

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