Berman, Jonathan

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

Representative Cases

• Cabot defends carbon black antitrust litigation
• Chevron prevails against natural gas price-fixing claims
• CIGNA Behavioral Health wins dismissal of two antitrust class actions brought by mental health providers
• CIGNA resolves two lawsuits by chiropractors with antitrust and boycott claims
• Clear Channel ends antitrust litigation concerning concert promotion services
• Danbury Hospital antitrust litigation ends with finding consent decree not violated
• Danbury Hospital resolves antitrust suit filed by ob/gyn group
• Ethiopian client wins U.S. asylum , (2009)
• Ethiopian client wins U.S. political asylum , (2006)
• Ethiopian client wins U.S. political asylum , (2007)
• Giant Industries defeats FTC attempt to block merger with Western Refining , (2007)
• Indian tribes win interlocutory appeal before Alaska Supreme Court in case involving adoption violations , (2009)
• Kmart Corporation Financial Institutions' Committee is appointed , (2009)
• Not-for-profit health care systems defend putative class actions challenging hospitals' tax-exempt status
• Sherwin-Williams resolves antitrust class action litigation involving automotive paint refinishing
• Yemeni client receives U.S. political asylum

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
• Harvard University

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

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.jonesday.com