Berlin, Eric P.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Eric Berlin has extensive trial and courtroom experience, particularly in litigation involving competition issues and matters involving the Sherman Act, the Robinson-Patman Act, the False Claims Act, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He also has experience with class actions, business torts, contract disputes, intellectual property, and product liability.

Eric recently represented Abbott Laboratories in pharmaceutical pricing litigation. His other representations include a trial victory in a breach of contract case for ABC-NACO, an international arbitration victory for Bayer, a trial and Seventh Circuit victory in an antitrust case for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, and a summary judgment and Sixth Circuit victory in another antitrust case for R.J. Reynolds.

Eric has been named a "key partner" in the Global Competition Review's survey of the world's leading competition law practices and economists. He recently spoke on antitrust matters at The Chicago Bar Association and at a conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Eric is on the board of directors of the Better Government Association in Chicago and the associates board for the Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation. He also is active in Dartmouth College alumni affairs and serves as vice president for the class of 1989.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice
• Antitrust & Competition Law
• Commercial Disputes
• Antitrust Litigation
• Distribution & Robinson-Patman
• Litigation/Health Care
• Pharmaceuticals
• Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation

Representative Cases

• Abbott Labs and other pharmaceutical manufacturers successfully defend against Texas state court action alleging Medicare fraud , (2009)
• Abbott Labs defends against Ven-A-Care's accusation of alleged Medicare fraud , (2010)
• ABC Rail prevails in breach of contract action
• Bayer CropScience arbitrates against claims of contract indemnification and fraud relating to sale of company
• Dignity Partners resolves securities fraud class action
• IBM obtains dismissal in breach of contract and fraud action involving Y2K allegations
• Lehman Brothers obtains dismissal of New Jersey securities class action
• Merrill Lynch, Cowen & Company and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette defend securities fraud class action
• 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)
• Wausau Benefits wins dismissal of breach of contract and fraud litigation

West Practice Categories

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

Bar Admissions

• Illinois

Education

• Dartmouth College
• U of Wisconsin - Madison (Main

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