Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Eric Berlin specializes in antitrust litigation with particular attention to defense of Robinson-Patman Act cases and Sherman Act cases. He also has wide litigation experience in general commercial matters, including class actions, business torts, contract disputes, and product liability. Eric was named as a "key partner" in the Global Competition Review's survey of the world's leading competition law practices and economists.

Eric is on the board of directors of the Better Government Association in Chicago.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice
• Commercial Disputes
• Antitrust & Competition Law
• Antitrust Litigation
• Antitrust Intellectual Property
• Distribution & Robinson-Patman

Representative Cases

• Bruss v. Lehman Brothers, Inc., (Sup. Ct. N.J., Appellate Division)
• Bruss v. Lehman Brothers (Sup. Ct. N.J.)
• Danis v. USN Communications, Inc., (N.D. Ill.)
• Hertzberg v. Dignity Partners (N.D. Cal., 9th Cir.)
• Leslie H. Dial Enters., Inc. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 3:02-4046-22 (D.S.C., filed Dec. 4, 2002)
• Limagrain Genetics Corp. v. Bayer CropScience
• Medical Alliances, L.L.C. v. Wausau Benefits, Inc.
• Punko v. ABC Rail
• R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Premium Tobacco Stores, No. 99 C 1174, 2005 WL 293512 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 15, 2004), aff'd, 462 F.3d 690 (7th Cir. 2006), cert. denied, No. 06-848, 2007 U.S. LEXIS 2142 (Feb. 20, 2007)
• Smith Wholesale Co. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 65-6053, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 4254 (6th Cir. Feb. 27, 2007)
• Yu v. IBM, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois Chancery Division, No. 99 CH 02873

West Practice Categories

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Bankruptcy Litigation, Business & Commercial Law, Class Actions, Collections & Repossessions, Commercial Leasing, Complex Litigation, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Copyrights, Debtor/Creditor, Deceptive Trade Practices, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Franchising, Intellectual Property Law, International Antitrust, International Intellectual Property, International Trade Litigation, International Transactions, Joint Ventures, Lemon Law, Litigation & Appeals, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, Patents, RICO Act, Secured Transactions, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, Trade Regulation, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Transactions, Unfair Competition, Uniform Commercial Code, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Warranties

Bar Admissions

• Illinois

Education

• U of Wisconsin - Madison (Main

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