- Representing Microsoft as lead trial counsel in a lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California by civil plaintiffs aiming to block the company’s $69 billion proposed acquisition of gaming company Activision Blizzard.
- Lead counsel to Microsoft in the prosecution of antitrust claims related to the price-fixing of lithium-ion batteries (N.D. Cal.).
- Representing AliveCor in a Ninth Circuit appeal seeking to overturn a summary judgment decision dismissing its monopolization claims against Apple.
- Lead counsel to Fieldale Farms in defending two putative nationwide class actions alleging price-fixing and wage-fixing in the chicken industry (N.D. Ill.; D. Md.).
- Lead counsel to the McLane Company in a case alleging the monopolization of Keurig K-cups (S.D.N.Y.).
- Defended Syniverse, a mobile telecommunications company, in a Section 2 refusal to deal case with favorable results for the client (M.D. Fl.).
- Lead counsel to multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics company in the prosecution of antitrust claims related to the price-fixing of LCD screens (N.D. Cal.).
- Lead counsel for an inventory management company in two successive lawsuits alleging various antitrust claims, including monopolization and group boycott, with favorable results for the client (N.D. Cal; W.D.N.Y.).
- Represented Mohawk in defending a nationwide class action alleging price-fixing of polyurethane foam (N.D. Ohio).
- Lead counsel to a major pharmacy and health care company in the prosecution of antitrust claims related to the price-fixing of canned tuna (S.D. Cal.).
Partner,
- Phone: +1 415 243 1058
- Email: valarie.williams@alston.com
Fortune 100 companies rely on Valarie to resolve critical multinational antitrust issues in the boardroom and the courtroom. She has innovative ideas for deciding where and when to bring lawsuits to recover compensation for past wrongs, defending against serious allegations brought by the government or civil claimants, and getting a deal through antitrust regulators in multiple jurisdictions.