Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Sampson is a partner at Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro where he has worked since 1994. He joined the firm to focus on antitrust and consumer class actions, and currently serves as co-lead counsel in the Disposable Contact Lens Litigation and the Visa/MasterCard debit card case. He also helped develop antitrust claims in the Tobacco Litigation.

Prior to joining Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, Mr. Sampson served as chief of the Antitrust Bureau for the New York Attorney General's Office. Mr. Sampson oversaw a 22 person staff and managed case selection and investigation for all civil and criminal prosecutions. He also served as attorney general liaison to the federal-state Executive Working Group-Antitrust. His position as chief involved a heavy trial practice, primarily in federal courts and often in conjunction with several states.

During his 10 years with the Antitrust Bureau, Mr. Sampson's notable cases included winning a $7.8 million jury verdict in a highway bid rigging trial, serving as lead counsel for New York and obtaining a $30 million settlement in insurance antitrust litigation, and negotiating a $15 million return to consumers in a resale price maintenance settlement with Nintendo.

Mr. Sampson earned his bachelor's degree in economics from Cornell University and graduated from New York University School of Law in 1977. A member of both the Washington and New York state bars, he sits on the Executive Committee of the Antitrust and Consumer Protection of the Washington State Bar Association and frequently speaks on antitrust issues. Mr. Sampson is admitted before the U.S. Supreme Court and numerous federal courts of appeal.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation & Appeals
• Securities Law

West Practice Categories

Litigation & Appeals, Securities Law

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1978
• Washington, 1994

Education

• New York University School of Law, New York, New York
  J.D.
• Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
  B.A.

Address

1301 Fifth Avenue
Suite 2900
Seattle, WA 98101

Phones

(206) 268-9345

Faxes

(206) 623-0594

Emails

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Websites

http://www.hagens-berman.com