Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Jonathan Berman practices complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on antitrust and class action matters. He has appeared in numerous courts and arbitrations. Recent matters include defending The Sherwin-Williams Company in a federal multidistrict class action litigation and in six state court class actions against price-fixing allegations and defending numerous not-for-profit hospitals in class action cases against allegations that these hospitals overcharge the uninsured. Many of Jonathan's cases have involved health care providers. Jonathan has represented, in major matters, hospitals, physician practice groups, a health insurer, manufacturers of pharmaceuticals, and a drug wholesaler.

Jonathan has served on the Steering Committee of Operation Crackdown, a project of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia. Operation Crackdown has successfully implemented legal action to force the abatement of dozens of drug nuisance properties in the District of Columbia.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice
• Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation
• International Litigation & Arbitration
• Antitrust & Competition Law
• Antitrust Litigation
• Government Regulation
• Statutory & Regulatory Litigation

Representative Cases

• City of Moundridge v. Exxon Mobil Corp., No. 04-940 (RWR) (D.D.C.)
• Holstein v. Green Spring Health Servs., No. 98 Civ. 2453 (D.N.J., filed May 26, 1998)
• In re Automotive Refinishing Paint Antitrust Litig., MDL Docket No. 1426 (E.D. Pa. 2001)
• In re Carbon Black Antitrust Litig., MDL Docket No. 1543, 2005 WL 102966, 2005 WL 2323184 (D. Mass.)
• In re Client B , (2007)
• In re Client B , (2008)
• In re Client R , (2006)
• Nobody in Particular Presents, Inc. v. Clear Channel Commc’ns, Inc., 311 F. Supp. 2d 1048 (D. Colo. 2004)
• Perez v. Danbury Hosp., No. 3:94 CV 416 (PCD) (D.D.C.), 347 F. 3d 419 (2d Cir. 2003)
• Solla v. Aetna Health Plans of N. Y., Inc., 14 F. Supp. 2d 252 (E.D.N.Y. 1998), aff’d, 182 F.3d 901 (table)(2d Cir. 1999)
• State of Alaska et al. v. Native Village of Curyung, et al.
• Women’s Health Assocs., P.C., v. Danbury Hosp., No. 3:98CV2495 (DJS) (D. Conn. 1998)
• Hospital Uninsured Pricing and Collections Practices Litigation
• Kmart Creditor Trust v. PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P., No. 03-054233-CZ in Oakland County Circuit Court, State of Michigan; Kmart Creditor Trust v. Charles C. Conaway (AAA Arbitration); Kmart Creditor Trust v. Mark S. Schwartz (AAA Arbitration)
• Western Refining Merger , (2007)

West Practice Categories

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Bankruptcy Litigation, Business & Commercial Law, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Deceptive Trade Practices, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Food & Drug Administration, Government Agencies & Programs, Housing & Urban Development, International Antitrust, International Trade Litigation, Law Enforcement Agencies, Litigation & Appeals, Medicare & Medicaid, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, RICO Act, Social Security -- Disability, Social Security -- Retirement & Survivors Benefits, State & Local Agencies, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, State, Local & Municipal Law, Tax Litigation, Trade Regulation, Unfair Competition, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Veterans' Affairs, Welfare

Bar Admissions

• California
• District of Columbia

Education

• Columbia University - New York

Address

51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001-2113

Phones

1.202.879.3669 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.202.626.1700 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com