Majoras, John M.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

John Majoras has more than 20 years of experience in general commercial litigation, with a particular focus on antitrust matters. He also has handled business disputes concerning product liability, hostile corporate takeovers, copyright, tax, contract, and entertainment law. He recently has defended significant civil antitrust cartel challenges, including multidistrict class actions, in the pharmaceutical, credit card, paper, packaged ice, marine hose, and waste hauling industries. In addition to his trial practice, John advises clients on antitrust and FDA regulatory issues, particularly in patent and pharmaceutical matters, and coordinates Jones Day's competition law litigation practice worldwide.

John's experience includes appearing before state and federal courts, representing clients in governmental investigations, and coordinating defense of worldwide litigation involving competition law issues. As an example, he acted as lead counsel for sanofi-aventis, S.A., one of the principal defendants in worldwide investigations and litigation concerning synthetic vitamins. This wide-ranging representation included responding to investigations by the U.S. Justice Department and enforcement agencies in Europe, Canada, Australia, Mexico, and Brazil. John also led the defense of more than 200 state and federal cases and represented sanofi-aventis before the U.S. Supreme Court in the Empagran case.

John is a member of the Antitrust and Litigation Sections of the American Bar Association and is a frequent speaker at national and international antitrust and litigation conferences. He is active in pro bono matters related to unfair housing practices and is involved in attorney recruiting and trial skills training at Jones Day.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice
• Antitrust & Competition Law
• Corporate Compliance Programs
• Privacy & Data Security
• Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation
• Antitrust Intellectual Property
• Antitrust Litigation
• General Antitrust Counseling
• International Cartel Investigations
• Class Action Litigation

Representative Cases

• Alderwoods defeats class certification motions in antitrust actions by consumers and casket distributors , (2009)
• Allied Waste obtains defense verdict after trial in antitrust suit by independent waste hauler
• Arctic Glacier defends packaged ice antitrust litigation
• Aventis and other methionine producers successfully challenge class certification in antitrust litigation
• Aventis Pharmaceuticals defends against monopolization claims based on fraud on the Patent Office theory
• Aventis resolves numerous federal and state cases around the U.S. involving antitrust issues in the vitamins industry
• Cabot defends carbon black antitrust litigation
• Diebold defends against unfair competition claim involving parts and service for ATMs
• Diebold successfully defends against $2.2 billion hostile bid by United Technologies Corp. , (2009)
• Diebold wins Indonesian court ruling
• European pharmaceutical manufacturer receives antitrust amnesty in U.S. and European investigations of vitamin producers' conduct , (2009)
• European pharmaceutical manufacturer resolves EC and DOJ investigations of methylglucamine producers , (2009)
• European pharmaceutical producer receives full immunity in European Commission methionine investigation , (2009)
• Following a contentious, long-running custody dispute, the custody recommendation for a six-year old boy is accepted by the court and parents
• Lincoln Electric successfully defends products liability and fraud class action involving welding electrodes used in certain buildings damaged by Northridge earthquake
• Loewen completes funeral home transactions and successfully defends against hostile takeover attempt , (2009)
• National City defends against antitrust litigation related to bank interchange fees , (2009)
• Parker Hannifin defends against marine hose antitrust class action , (2009)
• sanofi-aventis wins U.S. Supreme Court appeal in antitrust challenge by foreign vitamin purchasers seeking damages in U.S. courts
• sanofi-aventis wins unanimous jury verdict in Arava antitrust litigation
• Tenant association obtains relief for substandard living conditions , (2009)
• UPM-Kymmene defends pressure-sensitive labelstock antitrust class action litigation

West Practice Categories

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Bankruptcy Litigation, Business & Commercial Law, Business & Trade, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Copyrights, Deceptive Trade Practices, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Intellectual Property Law, International Antitrust, International Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade Litigation, International Transactions, Litigation & Appeals, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, Patents, RICO Act, RICO Act, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, Trade Regulation, Trade Regulation, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Unfair Competition, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Ohio

Education

• Case Western Reserve Univ

Published Works

• The Jackson Report: Costs of Civil Litigation in England and Wales, 2010
• You Too Can Win Antitrust Cases: The Myths and Realities of Trying an Antitrust Case to a Jury, American Bar Association, 2009
• Antitrust Alert: Justice Department Issues Guidance on Antitrust Criminal Leniency Program, 2008
• Antitrust Alert: U.S. and EU Antitrust Authorities Impose Extraordinary Fines in Two New Enforcement Actions, 2008
• Harmonizing The Globalization Of Antitrust Laws, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Vol. 15, No. 10, 2007
• Antitrust Pleading Standards after Twombly, 2007
• Changes In Competition Enforcement On The Global Stage, 2004
• Changes in Competition Enforcement on the Global Stage, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, 2004
• The 'New' Wave in Smoking and Health Litigation -- Is Anything Really So New? Tennessee Law Review 54(4): 551-602, 1987

Address

P.O. Box 165017
325 John H. McConnell Boulevard
Suite 600
Columbus, OH 43216-5017

Phones

1.614.281.3835 (Business Phone)
1.202.879.7652 (Other Phone)

Faxes

1.614.461.4198 (Business Fax)
1.202.626.1700 (Other Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com