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John Roberti
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John Roberti has 30 years of experience advising clients on a variety of complex antitrust issues, including high-profile litigation and investigations, and is an alumnus of the Federal Trade Commission. He represents plaintiffs, defendants and third parties in all manners of antitrust claims, including before the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice. He also advises corporate clients on building and evaluating antitrust compliance programs.
John is regularly recognized as a leading antitrust lawyer in Chambers USA , The Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal Competition, Super Lawyers, and by Benchmark Litigation as a Litigation Star. He has also been recognized by Lawdragon in the publication’s 2023 and 2024 lists of 500 Leading Litigators in America. The Legal 500 describes John as a “class action heavyweight” and notes that he “provides extremely practical hands-on competition law advice. Rare in the industry!” Client and peer commentary describes John as a “sharp guy with an impressive track record in the area” and notes that he’s “always finding the perfect balance between pragmatic solutions while sticking to ethics and high-value standards.” John “not only understands the technical complexities of the field, but his experience allows him to apply practical skills in forecasting, at the inception of the case, the probable outcome and developing a game plan to achieve or better it.” It has been further noted that “his work is very creative, he’s a good thinker and he’s good with clients” and that he “provides practical, to-the-point, business-savvy advice. He knows what he’s talking about, takes risk appetite into account and is simply a great person to work with.”
John is the current Finance Officer for the American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section. John founded and previously served as host of the Antitrust Section’s Podcast, Our Curious Amalgam from 2019-2022. John also is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and serves on non-profit boards supporting people with special needs, including CHAT (formerly Center for Speech and Language Disorders), where he serves as the Board Chair, and Sports Plus, Inc.
Education:
• New York University School of Law (J.D., 1994)
• Brown University (B.A., 1991)
Activities and Affiliations:
• Finance Officer, American Bar Association (Antitrust Law Section Leader)
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Board Chair, CHAT (formerly Center for Speech and Language Disorders)
• Board Member, Sports Plus, Inc.
Bar Admissions:
• District of Columbia
• New York State
• State of Maryland
Publications
“FTC Proposes Enhanced Information in HSR Filing Requirements,” July 6, 2023.
“Differing Proof Requirements for Global Class Actions: Using Economic Analysis to Guide Future Policymakers,” Antitrust Magazine, with Nicholas Powers and Kelse Moen, July 2021 (Winner, Best Article, Antitrust Writing Awards, Concurrences).
“Monopsony Power and COVID-19: Should We Appoint Exempt Monopsonists to Deal with the Crisis?” Competition Policy International, with Kelse Moen, May 2020.
“When Is the Social Good an Antitrust Bad?” Law.com, with Puja Patel, March 6, 2020.
“The Death of Antitrust Leniency?: Reviving a key self-reporting and prosecutorial mechanism,” Washington Legal Foundation, with Providence Napoleon, Eun Joo Hwang, and Shireen Meer, 2019.
“INSIGHT: 1-800 Contacts FTC Ruling Offers Warnings for In-House Counsel on Online Advertising,” Bloomberglaw.com, with Puja Patel, March 6, 2019.
“The Role and Relevance of Exemptions and Immunities in U.S. Antitrust Law,” The United States Department of Justice Roundtable on Exemptions and Immunities from Antitrust Law, March 14, 2018.
Seminars and Appearances
Speaker, Past, Present and Future Regulation of PBMs, ABA Antitrust in Healthcare Conference, June 4, 2024.
Speaker, Mass Arbitration Meets Antitrust—and More, ABA Antitrust Law Section Spring Meeting, April 10, 2024.
Speaker, Hot Topics in Class Action Ethics, ABA Class Action Institute, October 20, 2023.
Speaker, Class Actions and Disability Rights: Ethics and Practice, ABA Class Action Institute, October 19, 2023.
Speaker, “Learning about and Supporting Neurodivergent Individuals in the Workforce,” C&G “Hard-to-Get” CLE webinar hosted in partnership with the Association of Corporate Counsel, Westchester- Southern Connecticut Chapter, September 21, 2023.
Speaker, “Trying a Section 2 Case: Best Practices,” ABA Antitrust Law Section Spring Meeting, March 30, 2023.
Moderator, “Send Over Your Standard NDA: A Compendium of Problems,” Association of Corporate Counsel, Westchester-Southern Connecticut Chapter, March 2, 2023.
Speaker, "Ethics Rodeo! Time to Round Up Ethics Credits," ABA Class Action Institute, November 10, 2022.
Moderator, “Workplace Authenticity: Sharing Our Diverse Stories to Cultivate Greater Understanding and Allyship,” ABA Antitrust Law Section, September 16, 2022.
Speaker, “How to Stay Out of Hot Water: Ethics for the Corporate Lawyer,” Association of Corporate Counsel, Westchester-Southern Connecticut Chapter, July 21, 2022.
Speaker, "Don't Get Bucked by the Mechanical Bull: Holding onto Adversarial Ethics While Riding Innovations in Class Action Procedure," ABA Class Action Institute, April 13, 2022.
Moderator and Session Chair, “How Ethical Are You?,” ABA Antitrust Section Spring Meeting, April 6, 2022
Speaker, “What legislative changes, if any, are needed to modernize U.S. M&A antitrust policy?” GCR
Moderator, “Class Actions: An Emerging Global Divergence?” Fordham Competition Law Institute Annual Conference panel October 2, 2021.
Speaker “Self-preferencing: Anticompetitive Conduct or Efficient Business Practice?” Brazilian Institute for Competition Studies Annual Conference, November 11, 2020.
Speaker, “Building the Best Firewall. Ethical Issues in Settlement Negotiations and Approval of Class Action Settlements” ABA Class Actions National (Virtual) Institute 2020- Episode 1, Section 1, October 14, 2020.