Bio
Robin van der Meulen is a Partner in Scott+Scott’s New York office. She has 15 years of experience litigating a wide variety of antitrust matters, including price-fixing, monopolization, benchmark and commodities manipulation, pay-for-delay agreements, and other anticompetitive practices. Ms. van der Meulen has served as lead or co-lead counsel for end-payor plaintiffs in several pay-for-delay antitrust class actions and recently recovered $30 million for end-payor plaintiffs in the Novartis and Par Antitrust Litigation, a pay-for-delay case relating to the hypertension drug Exforge. In addition, She recently led a no-poach case alleging that companies in the aerospace industry conspired to restrict competition in the recruitment and hiring of engineers and other skilled workers.
Lawdragon recognizes Ms. van der Meulen as one of the 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers. The Legal 500 recommends her for excellence in the field of Antitrust Civil Litigation and Class Actions, describing her as “persistent, persuasive, and well-respected by peers and opponents alike.” She has also been selected to Benchmark’s “40 & Under Hot List” as one of “the best and brightest law firm partners” and someone who is “ready to take the reins.” Chambers highlights that “Robin has great presence. She is deliberative, prudent and smart, always on top of things.”
Ms. van der Meulen also devotes substantial time as a leader in the antitrust bar. She is the immediate past Chair of the Antitrust Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. Robin is also co-chair of the Insurance and Financial Services Committee of the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association (ABA). And she was previously a vice chair of the Antitrust Section’s Health Care & Pharmaceutical Committee of the ABA.
Prior to joining Scott+Scott, she was a Partner in a nationally recognized antitrust practice group and before that an associate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, where she practiced antitrust and commercial litigation. She also served as a judicial intern in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York for Judge Elizabeth S. Stong. While in college, Robin was a member of Columbia University’s Division I Track and Field team, specializing in hurdles and sprints.
Associations:
Member of the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association
Member of the Antitrust Law Section of the New York State Bar Association
Highlights
- Lawdragon: 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers (2025)
- The Legal 500 “Next Generation Partner” (2021-2024)
- Chambers USA: “Up and Coming” (2021-2023)
- Chambers USA: Band 3, Antitrust: Mainly Plaintiff, New York (2025)
- Benchmark Litigation “Future Star” (2021-2025)
- Benchmark’s “40 & Under Hot List” (2021)
- Euromoney’s Women in Business Law Awards: Antitrust and Competition Lawyer of the Year Finalist (2021)
- The Best Lawyers in America®: Antitrust Law (2022-2026)
- Former Chair of the Antitrust Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (2024)
- Chair, Insurance and Financial Services Committee, Antitrust Section of the ABA (2023-2025)
Admissions
- State of New York
- United States Court of Appeals: Second Circuit
- United States District Court: Southern District of New York
- United States District Court: Eastern District of New York
- United States District Court: Northern District of New York
Representative Cases
- Borozny, et al. v. RTX, Pratt & Whitney Division, et al., No. 3:21-cv-01657 (D. Conn.)
- In re Novartis and Par Antitrust Litigation (Exforge), No. 1:18-cv-04361 (S.D.N.Y.)
- In re Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litigation, No. 2:16-md-02724 (E.D. Pa.)
- Alaska Electrical Pension Fund v. Bank of America (ISDAFix), 1:14-cv-07126 (S.D.N.Y)
Education
- Brooklyn Law School (J.D.)
- Columbia College, Columbia University (B.A.)