Demitrack, Thomas

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Tom Demitrack has litigated numerous antitrust cases, including price-fixing, vertical restraints, monopolization, and Robinson-Patman cases, as well as intellectual property cases raising antitrust issues. He has substantial experience, in particular, in distribution cases raising price discrimination and similar issues and in class action practice. Tom is the coordinator of the antitrust practice in Jones Day's Cleveland Office.

In recent years, he has represented clients such as Ascension Health, Bayer, Eastman, Experian, Macy's, Madison Square Garden, and R.J. Reynolds.

Tom is listed as a leading lawyer in antitrust in Northeast Ohio's Inside Business magazine and in Ohio Super Lawyers. He has spoken on antitrust issues at Ohio State Bar Association and Federal Bar Association programs and on conflicts of interest issues at continuing legal education programs. He is Jones Day's Professional Responsibilities Partner and is a member of the Firm's Professional Services Committee.

Areas of Practice

• Antitrust & Competition Law
• General Antitrust Counseling
• Antitrust Litigation
• Antitrust Intellectual Property
• Distribution & Robinson-Patman
• Metals & Mining

Representative Cases

• Alcan prevails in antitrust litigation alleging restraint of Russian aluminum imports
• Allied Waste obtains defense verdict after trial in antitrust suit by independent waste hauler
• AOL obtains U.S., EU antitrust clearance for Netscape and Sun Microsystems transactions
• Ascension Health defends antitrust class action lawsuits related to nurse compensation
• Bayer defends antitrust litigation involving sales of BR and SBR synthetic rubber products , (2009)
• Bayer defends antitrust litigation involving sales of CR synthetic rubber products
• Bayer defends antitrust litigation involving sales of EPDM synthetic rubber products
• Bayer defends urethane and urethane chemicals antitrust litigation
• Bayer wins summary judgment against pest control operators antitrust class action , (2009)
• Chevron and Unocal successfully resolve antitrust class actions regarding reformulated gasoline
• Diagnostic Imaging Associates settles radiologist's exclusive dealing claim
• Eastman Chemical resolves sorbates price-fixing litigation
• Eastman Kodak prevails in action against Goodyear for infringement of patent relating to PET manufacturing process , (2009)
• Experian wins appeal of California antitrust action filed by consumer credit report resellers , (2009)
• Federal-Mogul wins dismissal of Robinson-Patman litigation
• Fuji Medical Systems favorably settles medical x-ray film antitrust class action
• Loewen completes funeral home transactions and successfully defends against hostile takeover attempt , (2009)
• Macy's wins jury verdict in antitrust group boycott litigation involving fine china tableware
• MedStar Health obtains dismissal of antitrust challenge involving resident matching program
• Pepsi files monopolization and conspiracy suit against Coke
• R.J. Reynolds defends vending machine operator antitrust litigation , (2009)
• R.J. Reynolds successfully defends California antitrust challenge to Master Settlement Agreement
• R.J. Reynolds Tobacco defends Robinson-Patman antitrust litigation involving direct-to-consumer discounts
• R.J. Reynolds Tobacco summary judgment against discount stores' antitrust suit is affirmed by Seventh Circuit , (2009)
• R.J. Reynolds Tobacco summary judgment in Tennessee price discrimination case by cigarette wholesalers is affirmed by Sixth Circuit , (2009)
• Sandoz defends brand name prescription drugs in antitrust litigation
• Sodexo obtains Third Circuit reversal in Robinson-Patman Act case , (2009)
• Tenet Healthcare Corporation prevails in FTC and Missouri challenge of hospital merger , (2009)
• TWA and other major airlines defend against price-fixing litigation , (2009)
• Universal Electronics and Maxim purchase Zilog universal remote control and secure transaction businesses , (2009)
• University Hospitals of Cleveland obtains dismissal of antitrust challenge involving resident matching program
• White Consolidated Industries defends against claims of price discrimination in RV awnings and air conditioners
• Worldwide chemical manufacturer resolves EC investigation

West Practice Categories

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Business & Commercial Law, Complex Litigation, Copyrights, Deceptive Trade Practices, Intellectual Property Law, International Antitrust, International Intellectual Property, Litigation & Appeals, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Patents, RICO Act, Trade Regulation, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Unfair Competition

Bar Admissions

• Ohio

Education

• Ohio State University
• U of Hartford

Published Works

• Antitrust Alert: Third Circuit Provides Important Clarification on "Competing Purchasers" for Robinson-Patman Act Price Discrimination Claim, 2010
• Antitrust Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Price Squeeze Claim in Pacific Bell v. linkLine, 2009
• The Sixth and Seventh Circuits Provide Practical Robinson-Patman Guidance to Businesses, 2007
• Antitrust and the 2005 Supreme Court Term, 2005
• Antitrust Update: Acquisitions Involving Foreign Persons Under the New HSR Rules, 2002
• Recent Developments in HSR Reform, 2001
• Antitrust Enforcers "Click On" B2Bs, 2000
• Robinson-Patman: Alive and Still Kicking?, 1990

Address

North Point
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114-1190

Phones

1.216.586.7141 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.216.579.0212 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com