Rio Pierce

Rio focuses his practice on enforcing antitrust laws and ensuring fair and free markets for the benefit of consumers.

CURRENT ROLE

• Partner, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP

RECENT SUCCESS

• In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litig., No. 16-CV-08637 (N.D. Ill.), part of team at Hagens Berman for indirect purchaser class; recovery to date of $106 million
• In re Pork Antitrust Litig., No. 18-CV-01776 (D. Minn.), part of team at Hagens Berman serving as co-lead counsel for indirect purchaser class; recovery to date of $109.4 million; Litigation ongoing
• Qualcomm Antitrust Litig., No. 5:17-md-02773 (N.D. Cal.), part of team at Hagens Berman acting as counsel for indirect purchaser class that resulted in certified class of hundreds of millions of consumers
• In re Optical Disk Drive Antitrust Litig., No. 10-md-02143 (N.D. Cal.), team at Hagens Berman acting as lead counsel for indirect purchaser class; recovery of $205 million

EXPERIENCE

• Prior to joining Hagens Berman, worked as an associate for two years at Munger, Tolles & Olson, where he gained significant experience in class action and complex commercial litigation. Mr. Pierce also did extensive pro bono work on immigration matters
• Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Judge Jerome Farris, 2013-2014
• Associate, Munger Tolles & Olson, 2014-2016