Lawyer Profile
Rachel S. Brass
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Recognized Since:2013
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Recognized in:Antitrust LawLitigation - Antitrust
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Website:
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Location:555 Mission Street, Suite 3000San Francisco, CA 94105-0921
For more information, please visit www.gibsondunn.com/lawyer/brass-rachel-s/.
Lawyer Bio
Education:
- Washington University in St. Louis, BA
Bar Admissions:
- California
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:
- Litigation - Antitrust, San Francisco (2020)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:
- Antitrust Law
- Litigation - Antitrust
Additional Information:
Representative Antitrust Matters
- Auto Parts Investigations. Ms. Brass represents makers of auto parts in ongoing investigations and litigation. Ms. Brass also represented an executive in the DOJ’s wire harness investigation.
- LCD Antitrust Litigation and Investigations. Ms. Brass is defending Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd. in direct and indirect purchaser class actions, opt-out actions, and governmental investigations in at least eight jurisdictions arising out of allegations of an international price fixing cartel in the TFT-LCD flat panel display industry.
- CRT Antitrust Litigation and Investigations. Ms. Brass is defending Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd. in direct and indirect purchaser class actions, opt-out actions, and governmental investigations arising out of allegations of an international price fixing cartel in the cathode ray tube industry.
- Hawaii/Guam Ocean Shipping Antitrust Litigation and Investigations. Ms. Brass successfully defended Matson Navigation in putative class actions alleging antitrust violations in the ocean shipping industry. The district court granted a motion to dismiss in favor of our client and the Ninth Circuit affirmed that decision on appeal.
Part 2
- Gerlinger v. Amazon.com. Ms. Brass defended Amazon.com in a putative class action that challenged the agreement by which Amazon.com hosted the web site of Borders.com. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of our client and the Ninth Circuit affirmed that judgment on appeal.
- Seagate-Maxtor Merger. Ms. Brass represented Seagate Technology before the Federal Trade Commission, the European Commission, and, with local counsel, before other competition authorities in connection with the acquisition of Maxtor. We successfully obtained antitrust clearance in all relevant jurisdictions, notwithstanding significant market concentration in certain segments.
- Dynamic Random Access Memory Litigation and Investigations. Ms. Brass represented Micron Technology, the second largest manufacturer of dynamic random access memory (DRAM), in a number of matters related to allegations of a worldwide price fixing cartel. This includes representing Micron in various criminal and civil investigations involving the same allegations. Gibson Dunn also represents Micron in numerous class actions in federal and state courts on behalf of direct and indirect purchasers, and litigation and investigations by 41 State Attorneys General.
Part 3
- Cadence Design Systems-Versity Merger. Ms. Brass represented Cadence Design Systems before the Federal Trade Commission and, with local counsel, before other competition authorities, in connection with the acquisition of Verisity, Inc. We successfully obtained antitrust clearance in all relevant jurisdictions, notwithstanding a combined share of more than 60% in certain segments.
- Precision Associates, Inc. v. Panalpina World Transport (Holding) Ltd. Ms. Brass represents "K" Line Logistics, Ltd., in the Precision Associates putative antitrust class action in the Eastern District of New York as well as the related Department of Justice grand jury investigation. The plaintiffs alleged price fixing and other antitrust violations against "K" Line and other freight forwarders.
- Ongoing Antitrust Compliance and Compliance Training. Ms. Brass is currently representing clients in ongoing antitrust compliance matters, as well as proposed mergers, joint ventures, joint buying, and other domestic and international competition law counseling matters.
Firm Details
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
http://www.gibsondunn.com
Headquarters
333 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3197
(213) 229.7000
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