Sample Cases/ Deals
Reiser v. Microsoft -- defended Microsoft and obtained dismissal -- later affirmed by Ninth Circuit – in federal antitrust suit alleging that Microsoft illegally tied its file system to operating system
Mozaffarian v. Breitling -- defended Breitling in federal case alleging resale price maintenance scheme and won motion for summary judgment
In re. Fort James --Co-liaison counsel in California for defendants in indirect purchaser class action suit in California state court against manufacturers of commercial tissue products arising from price fixing allegations
In re. Little Caesar -- Defended Little Caesar in case involving alleged failure to register franchise and breach of contract.
Varian v. Applied Materials -- represented Varian in federal suit against Applied Materials in federal court alleging that Applied's pricing practices and package deals violated antitrust laws
Cramer et al v. Elements Mountain Co. et al — represented class plaintiffs in California state court in antitrust class action alleging defendant snow removal companies fixed prices for snow removal services in Truckee/ Tahoe in violation of Cartwright Act
Kysar-Carey v. Barnhart et al — represented seller of property in South Lake Tahoe in real estate litigation against seller, real estate brokers, and inspection companies alleging failure to disclose defects and personal injury claims
Silicon Valley Group/ ASML -- responded to CFIUS investigation under Exon-Florio Act and FTC antitrust investigation.
Columbia HCA/ Alexian Health Systems — responded to FTC and CA Attorney General antitrust investigations of proposed hospital merger)
Publications
Unilateral Refusals to License Intellectual Property: The Federal Circuit Rejects the Ninth Circuit’s Subjective Motivation Test, in Competition, Vol. 9, No. 1 (2000).
Anti-trafficking in Persons Resource Manual. USAID Funded, Chemonics Women Legal Rights Initiative (September 2006), Mark L. Lasser, Bashkim Caka and Arben Rakipi.
Measuring Market Power in the Input and Output Markets, in Economic Inputs, Legal Outputs: The Role of Economists in Modem Antitrust (Ed. Fred MacChesney 1998), Keith Hylton and Mark L. Lasser
PHOS and Price Fixing, Health Care Financial Management (February 1997), David A. Ettinger and Mark L. Lasser
Antitrust Merger Analysis, National Health Lawyers Association – Antitrust in the Healthcare Field (February 12‑14, 1997), David A. Ettinger and Mark L. Lasser
Antitrust Issues Relating to Hospital Alignments, National Health Lawyers Association – Antitrust in the Healthcare Field (March 12‑14, 1997), David A. Ettinger and Mark L. Lasser