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

Representative Cases

• Funeral Consumers Alliance v. Service Corporation International, No. H-05-03394 (S.D. Tx.) and Pioneer Valley Casket Company v. Service Corporation International, No. H-05-3399 (S.D. Tx.) , (2009)
• FSPA v. Diebold, Incorporated
• Hoffman-LaRoche v. Empagran, 542 U.S. 155 (2004)
• In re Carbon Black Antitrust Litig., MDL Docket No. 1543, 2005 WL 102966, 2005 WL 2323184 (D. Mass.)
• In re Marine Hose Antitrust Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1888 (S.D. Fla.)
• In re Methionine Antitrust Litig., MDL Docket No. 1311, 2001 WL 1018708, 2001 WL 679115, 204 F.R.D. 161, 2003 WL 22048232 (N.D. Cal.)
• In re Packaged Ice Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1952 (E.D. Mich.)
• In re Pressure Sensitive Labelstock Antitrust Litig., MDL Docket No. 1556 (M.D. Pa., filed 2003)
• In re Vitamins Antitrust Litig., MDL Docket No. 1285 (D.D.C.)
• Louisiana Wholesale Drug Co. Inc. v. sanofi-aventis, et al., Case No. 07-7343 (S.D.N.Y.) , (2008)
• National Recycling, Inc., v. Waste Management, Inc., et al., No. 03-12174-NMG (D. Mass.)
• Acquisitions and Takeover Litigation
• Distributorship Dispute in Indonesia
• Methionine Cartel Investigation
• Methylglucamine Criminal Investigations
• Northridge Earthquake Litigation
• Vitamins Cartel Investigation

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

Education

• Case Western Reserve Univ

Published Works

• 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
Columbus, OH 43216-5017

Phones

1.614.281.3835 / 1.202.879.7652 (Washington) (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.614.461.4198 / 1.202.626.1700 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com