Antitrust + Competition

Scott+Scott investigates and pursues damages where our clients have been subjected to price-fixing, bid rigging, and market or client allocation worldwide. We have recovered billions of dollars for our clients operating in various sectors, including the financial, foreign exchange, logistics, agricultural, and fast-moving consumer goods markets. In recent years, the firm has been heavily involved in cases concerning technology (including AI and digital advertising) as well as agricultural markets—areas under regulatory scrutiny.

Scott+Scott does not simply wait to pursue cases after a government authority announces wrongdoing and fines. Instead, it invests upfront in economists, investigators, and industry experts to identify antitrust and competition law violations and to calculate our clients’ losses. 

The firm counsels clients both individually, as part of a group of similar clients, or as representatives in class actions. 

For business, multinational, and institutional clients, we also offer global antitrust counseling and monitoring. We use the firm’s resources across key jurisdictions—from the United States to Europe and the United Kingdom—to provide comprehensive global recovery strategies.

Our programs detect, investigate, and stop anticompetitive conduct.
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RECOGNITIONS

Scott+Scott has consistently been recognized for its achievements in antitrust law by numerous organizations including:

Lawdragon:

  • 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers 2025
  • 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 2025
  • 500 Leading Global Litigators 2025

Legal 500:

  • Ranked among top tier firms in Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Plaintiff
  • Karin Garvey was recognized as a Legal 500 Leading Partner
  • Robin van der Meulen has been named a Next Generation Partner

Chambers:

  • Ranked in 2025 U.S. Guide: Antitrust: Mainly Plaintiff, New York

The American Antitrust Institute (AAI)

  • 2020 – Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice: Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP, In re GSE Bonds Antitrust Litigation
  • 2018 – Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice: Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP, Alaska Electrical Pension Fund v. Bank of America, et al. (ISDAfix Antitrust Litigation)
  • 2014 – Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice: Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law, Dahl v. Bain Capital Partners, LLC, et al.

Record Recoveries—The 2021 Antitrust Annual Report:

  • The #1 Largest Antitrust Recovery, and 4 of the Top 25 Antitrust Recoveries in the past decade. Our Foreign Exchange Benchmark Rates Antitrust Litigation delivered $2,310,275,000 in recoveries to investors.
  • #1 overall in the past decade with the largest average settlement dollar amount per settlement of $84,825,543.
  • #2 overall in the past decade in Lead Counsel in Class Recovery in aggregate class settlements in total dollar value.

Recent Successes:

  • In re: Foreign Exch. Benchmark Rates Antitrust Litig., No. 13-cv-07789 (S.D.N.Y.): Challenging price-fixing of foreign exchange rates and obtaining over $2.3 billion in settlements.
  • Dahl, et al. v. Bain Capital Partners, LLC, et al., No. 07-cv-12388 (D. Mass.): Challenging bid rigging and market allocation of leveraged buyouts by private equity firms and obtaining over $590.5 million in settlements.
  • In re Cattle and Beef Antitrust Litig., No. 22-md-03031 (D. Minn.): Co-lead counsel acting for cattle ranchers to recover loss caused by meat packers’ conspiracy to suppress the price of beef cattle. Secured a $83.5 million settlement with beef producer JBS.
  • Alaska Elec. Pension Fund v. Bank of Am. Corp., No. 14-cv-07126 (S.D.N.Y.): Challenging price-fixing of the ISDAfix benchmark interest rate and obtaining over $504.5 million in settlements.
  • In re GSE Bonds Antitrust Litig., No. 19-cv-01704 (S.D.N.Y.): Challenging manipulation in the market for GSE bonds and recovering $386 million settlement.
  • In re European Gov’t Bonds Antitrust Litig., No. 19-cv-02601 (S.D.N.Y.) (“EGB I”) and Ohio Carpenters’ Pension Fund, et al. v. Deutsche Bank, et al., No. 1:22-cv-10462-VM (S.D.N.Y.) (“EGB II”): Co-lead counsel challenging a conspiracy amongst OTC dealers to fix the price for European Government Bonds and achieving $120 million in settlements.

Current Representative Matters:

  • In re RealPage, Inc., Rental Software Antitrust Litigation, No. 3:23-md-03071 (M.D. Tenn.): Acting as co-lead counsel for renters alleging price-fixing amongst developer of AI/algorithmic pricing software and property managers in the multifamily rental housing markets; defeated Defendants’ motion to dismiss in December 2023 and have achieved multiple in principle settlements to-date.
  • In re Shale Oil Antitrust Litigation, No. 24-md-3119 (D.N.M.): Appointed as co-lead counsel after the firm investigated and filed the first complaint alleging a cartel among U.S. shale producers.
  • Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System v. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, et al., No. 1:23-cv-05095 (S.D.N.Y.): Alleging price-fixing conspiracy among dealers of United Kingdom government bonds (Gilt Bonds) and achieving preliminary approval of partial settlements amounting to $12 million to date.
  • In re Frozen Potato Products Antitrust Litigation, No. 1:24-cv-11801 (N.D. Ill.): Acting as co-lead counsel for direct purchasers of frozen potato products alleging that the largest processors in the United States have conspired to artificially inflate prices causing a more than 40% cost increase for purchasers since 2021.
  • Klein, et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc., No. 3:20-cv-08570-LHK (N.D. Cal.): Co-lead counsel acting for advertisers alleging that Facebook monopolized the social advertising market and charged supracompetitive prices).
  • Sky Federal Credit Union v. Fair Isaac Corporation, No. 1:20-cv-02114 (N.D. Ill.): Lead counsel representing credit unions and banks against Fair Isaac Corporation and the three major credit bureaus alleging that Fair Isaac maintains an unlawful monopoly for its “FICO Score” in the business-to-business credit score market.
  • Powell Prescription Ctr., et al. v. Surescripts, LLC, et al, No. 1:19-cv-06627 (N.D. Ill.): Co-lead counsel for pharmacists harmed by e-prescriptions routed through Surescripts’ electronic network and securing $10 million in partial settlements to date.
  • In re PVC Pipe Antitrust Litig., No. 1:24-cv-07639 (N.D. Ill.): Challenging cartel and information exchange conduct in the PVC pipe market as co-lead counsel for indirect purchasers, and securing $3 million ice-breaker settlement, pending court approval.
  • Othart Dairy Farms, LLC, et al v. Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., et al, No. 2:22-cv-00251-SMD-DLM (D.N.M.): Alleging DFA and Select Milk conspired to reduce the price paid to dairy farmers for raw milk.

“Opt-Out” Litigation:

Scott+Scott has also represented clients in direct, opt-out antitrust and commodities litigation in the United States, Europe and the UK. In the United States, representative clients include Parker Hannifin Corporation, PolyOne Corporation, Eastman Kodak Company, Mag Instrument Inc., Fujifilm Manufacturing U.S.A Inc., and Two Roads Shared Trust.

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