Constantine Cannon LLP - An Antitrust and Commercial Litigation Firm

January 26, 2012
Lloyd Constantine, the Counsel of Constantine Cannon LLP, participated in a panel of the New York State Bar Association Antitrust Section Annual Meeting that raised questions about how the litigants in the landmark VisaCheck/MasterMoney Antitrust Litigation would have to adjust their use of expert economic evidence to support and oppose a motion for class certification, if such motion were made today under the standards set forth in the Second Circuit's IPO decision, the Third Circuit's Hydrogen Peroxide decision, and the Supreme Court's Dukes decision.

January 17, 2012
Constantine Cannon client Nomura Asset Capital Corporation, an affiliate of Japanese investment bank Nomura Securities International, Inc., defeats a motion for summary judgment seeking to dismiss its legal malpractice action defendant Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, LLP. Partner Amianna Stovall and Counsel Joel A. Chernov represent Nomura. Click here to read the decision.

December 2011
U.S. Antitrust Guidelines for Licensing Intellectual Property: Overview & Comparison with Korean Guidelines, an article by associate Kerin Coughlin is published by The Innovation, Competition and Regulation Law Center in its recent book, Regulatory Framework for Licensing of Intellectual Property Rights.

December 15, 2011
Law360 publishes Building A Smartphone Patent Pool, an article by associate David Golden. Click here to read the article.

November 11, 2011
Constantine Cannon partner Matt Cantor Bloomberg interview, Credit Card Interchange Fee System Harms All Consumers. To view the interview click here.

November 9, 2011
Law360 publishes The End of the Amateur Athlete, an article by associate David Scupp. Click here to read the article.

November 8, 2011
On November 17, Constantine Cannon partner Gordon Schnell will speak at a conference hosted by Thomas Jefferson Law School's Center for Sports Law and Policy on the antitrust implications of the BCS college football bowl system. To read more click here .

October 26, 2011
Final Distribution Made in Landmark Visa/MasterCard Antitrust Settlement - American Antitrust Institute, Consumers Union, and U.S. PIRG will receive cy pres donation of $1.75 million remaining from the historic settlement in the In re Visa Check/MasterMoney Antitrust Litigation; total settlement was valued by the court at $25 - $87 billion. Click here to read the press release.

October 17, 2011
Law360 publishes Cautioning Bilateral Monopoly Markets In Health Care, an article by partner Axel Bernabe and associate Taline Sahakian. Click here to read the article.

Fall 2011
Jeff Shinder, Managing Partner of Constantine Cannon's New York office, and partners Gary Malone, Gordon Schnell and Stan Alpert, were selected by Super Lawyers magazine as New York Super Lawyers for 2011. Click to read the announcements for: Jeff Shinder, Gary Malone, Gordon Schnell and Stan Alpert.

September 20, 2011
Gordon Schnell and Rick Dumas-Eymard cast a critical eye on leniency programs and reflect on the need for alternative cartel detection tools in an article published by Competition Policy International's Antitrust Chronicle. Click here to read the article.

September 20, 2011
Law360 publishes NBA V. NBPA: Tactical Strike Or Tactical Blunder?, an article by associates David Scupp and Dan Vitelli. Click here to read the article.

September 15, 2011
Seth Greenstein was a panelist at the Chicago-Kent Supreme Court IP Review Conference: Costco V. Omega - Copyright first-sale doctrine based on where goods are made and sold. Chicago, Illinois.

September 13, 2011
Robert Schwartz was a panelist in a forum at the BroadbandBreakfast.com, Video Streaming on Digital Devices: Will Broadband Clash with Copyright? Washington, D.C.

September 3, 2011
Constantine Cannon is pleased to announce that two of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.). W. Stephen Cannon was selected for his work in antitrust. Douglas E. Rosenthal was selected for his work in antitrust as well as international trade and finance law.

August 23, 2011
NYLJ published an article relating to Constantine Cannon's sustainability practice, by partner Stan Alpert, about the latest Supreme Court decision covering greenhouse gases and climate change. Click here to read the article.

August 11, 2011
Constantine Cannon Partner Ankur Kapoor quoted in The Deal on healthcare provider mergers being driven by the debt-ceiling deal and the Affordable Care Act. Click here to read the article.

August 2, 2011
Law360 publishes Antitrust Investigations: Is Facebook Next?, an article by partner Ankur Kapoor and associate Jason J. Enzler. Click here to read the article.

July 21, 2011
Constantine Cannon partner Ankur Kapoor was quoted in the New York Times on the antitrust issues in the Express Scripts/Medco Health Solutions merger. Click here to read the article.

July 15, 2011
Law360 publishes Check The Forecast Before Using Cloud-Based Storage, an article by partner Alysia Solow and associate Alan Schwartz on the implications of cloud computing and protecting privileged and confidential client information. Click here to read the article.

July 13, 2011
Constantine Cannon partner, Matthew Cantor, is quoted in The Wall Street Journal on antitrust reform. Click here to read the article.

July 5, 2011
Constantine Cannon partner, Matthew Cantor, has his views on potential next steps in NFL labor dispute featured in USA TODAY. Hit this link to go to the article."

June 28, 2011
Jeff Shinder, Managing Partner of Constantine Cannon's New York office was quoted in MarketWatch concerning the debit-card swipe-fee rules. Click here to read the article.

June 28, 2011
Managing Partner of the New York office Jeff Shinder was mentioned in How Wal-Mart Trumped JPMorgan on Debit Cards, an article published by Bloomberg. Click here to read the article.

June 24, 2011
BNA's Antitrust & Trade Regulation Report publishes Affordable Care Act Signals New Direction for Antitrust Enforcement in Healthcare, an article authored by Constantine Cannon partners, Douglas E. Rosenthal and Axel Bernabe, and associate, Daniel Vitelli, addressing the Medicare Shared Savings Program and associated antitrust considerations. Click here to read the article.

June 24, 2011
Law360 publishes The Impact of Dukes on Antitrust Class Actions, an article by partner Ankur Kapoor. Click here to read the article.

June 20, 2011
American Banker publishes Latest Anti-Durbin Argument is Desperate and Absurd, authored by Jeff Shinder, Managing Partner of Constantine Cannon's New York office. Click here to read the article.

June 14, 2011
Law360 publishes U.S. v. Microsoft 10 Years Later, an article by associate Mitchell Stoltz on the lasting effects of the U.S. v. Microsoft decision on software antitrust cases. Click here to read the article.

June 10, 2011
Forbes.com publishes article Will Apple iCloud Bring An Antitrust Litigation Storm?, authored by New York office Managing Partner Jeffrey Shinder and partner Ankur Kapoor. Click here to read the article.

June 10, 2011
Kerin Coughlin of Constantine Cannon's New York office was a panelist at a program given by the Innovation, Competition and Regulation Law Center in Seoul, Korea entitled "Comparison & Analysis of IPR Licensing Guidelines of Several Competition Authorities in an International Context." While in Seoul, Kerin also taught a seminar at the Korea University Law Institute on US antitrust litigation and procedure.

June 8, 2011
Jeff Shinder, Managing Partner of Constantine Cannon's New York office was quoted in MarketWatch concerning the Senate vote to delay the regulation of debit interchange. Click here to view the article.

June 3, 2011
Seth Greenstein, a partner in Constantine Cannon's DC office, was quoted in BNA's Patent, Trademark and Copyright Journal concerning the U.S. Supreme Court decision on standards for proving inducement of patent infringement, Global- Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB, SA. Click here to read the article.

June 1, 2011
Partner Seth Greenstein was a panelist at the DC Bar program: Copy Owners v. Copyright Owners: Is the First-Sale Doctrine Dead in the Digital Era? Washington, D.C.

May 16, 2011
Constantine Cannon's Gordon Schnell and Rick Dumas-Eymard have submitted comments to the European Commission in connection with its public consultation on developing a collective redress system for competition and other claims. Click here to read their contribution.

May 16, 2011
Matthew Cantor, Constantine Cannon partner, is quoted regarding the Antitrust Division's potential enforcement action against Nasdaq over its attempt to acquire the NYSE. Click here to review articles from The Wall Street Journal, from Barron's and from CNN Money.

May 12, 2011
Jeff Shinder, Managing Partner of Constantine Cannon's New York office was quoted in the Orlando Sentinel concerning the U.S. Justice Department's ambitious case against Microsoft. Click here to view the article.

May 9-15, 2011
Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal publishes article by Gordon Schnell and David Scupp on the continuing saga of the NFL lockout: We've been here before, and football on Sundays survived. Click here to read the article.

May 4, 2011
Constantine Cannon partner Gordon Schnell was quoted by CNN.com in an article concerning the U.S. Department of Justice inquiry into the antitrust implications of the college football Bowl Championship Series system. Click here to read the article.

May 2, 2011
The National Law Journal publishes article, Keeping Health Care Affordable, authored by Constantine Cannon partners Matthew L. Cantor and Gary J. Malone. Click here to read the article.

April, 2011
Click here to see the April 2011 prediction of Constantine Cannon partner, Matthew Cantor, that enforcers would reject the NASDAQ/ICE bid for NYSE on antitrust grounds.

April, 2011
Constantine Cannon partner, Matthew L. Cantor, is quoted in The Washington Post on the state of antitrust enforcement in the health care services industry. Click here to review the article.

April, 2011
Constantine Cannon's Matthew Cantor and David Scupp are quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Minnesota Star Tribune, USA Today (March), USA Today (April), Los Angeles Times, Kansas City Star, and the Atlanta Journal Constitution on their views on antitrust litigation between NFL players and the NFL.

April, 2011
Important Legal Notice Regarding the Visa Check/MasterMoney Antitrust Litigation: The final date for class members to cash their outstanding checks is June 15, 2011. After June 15, 2011, all uncashed checks will be voided and funds left in the settlement account will be donated to charity. Click here for more information.

March 17, 2011
Competition Law 360 publishes article by Gordon Schnell and David Scupp which, in the spirit of March Madness, laments the lack of any analogous post-season tournament in college football, but argues that (contrary to the opinions of a number of politicians, attorneys, and college football apologists) the antitrust laws do not provide a means to blow up the current BCS system. Click here to read the article.

March 15, 2011
Constantine Cannon announces the election of a new partner: Jean Kim. Click here to view the announcement.

January 18, 2011
In a recently published Competition Law 360 column, Constantine Cannon associate David Scupp explains how Federal antitrust laws could be a powerful tool for NFL and NBA players in their negotiations with ownership, but only if they take the drastic step of decertifying their unions. Click here to read the article.

January 4, 2011
Stan Alpert was featured for his green business work in Howley's Green Energy. Click here to read more.

December 22, 2010
Constantine Cannon attorney Mitchell Stoltz assisted College Broadcasters, Inc. in securing favorable copyright royalty rates and rules for educational webcasters at the federal Copyright Royalty Board. Click here for the press release.

December 9, 2010
BNA Health Law Reporter publishes article, Dealing With Antitrust Fallout From Health Care Reform, authored by Constantine Cannon partner Ankur Kapoor and associate Dan Vitelli. Click here to read the article.

December 1, 2010
Constantine Cannon Attorneys Win Important Healthcare Antitrust Jury Trial Against CareCore National, LLC. The case has widespread implications for the healthcare system as health reform is implemented. Click here to read the press release.

November 11, 2010
On Tuesday, Dec. 7, Constantine Cannon associate Mitch Stoltz will moderate the D.C. Bar Legislative Committee of the Intellectual Property Section panel discussion on ìThe IP Enforcement Agenda: Why the Focus on Enforcement, and What Does It Mean for IP Practitioners?î

October 25, 2010
Partner Seth Greenstein will be a panelist on the Washington DC Chapter of the Copyright Society of the USA panel discussion concerning the Costco v. Omega Supreme Court Case. George Washington University Law School, Nov. 8, 2010.

October 22, 2010
Constantine Cannon associate Mitchell Stoltz published an article in Inside Counsel magazine on how the TiVo v. EchoStar case may effect patent holders' access to effective remedies. Click here to read the article.

Fall 2010
Jeff Shinder, Managing Partner of Constantine Cannon's New York office, partners Bob Begleiter, Gary Malone and Gordon Schnell, and Stan Alpert, of counsel, were selected by Super Lawyers magazine as New York Super Lawyers for 2010. Click to read the announcements for: Jeff Shinder, Bob Begleiter, Gary Malone, Gordon Schnell and Stan Alpert.

October 11, 2010
Constantine Cannon partners Axel Bernabe and Ankur Kapoor discuss the antitrust implications of accountable care organizations ("ACOs") under the Affordable Care Act of 2010. Click here to read the article.

October 7, 2010
Important Legal Notice Regarding the Visa Check/MasterMoney Antitrust Litigation. Click here to read the Press Release.

September 28, 2010
Constantine Cannon partner Todd Anderson spoke about recent developments in electronic payments, payment card fraud prevention, and data breaches at a seminar organized by the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington.

September 17, 2010
Constantine Cannon partners Robert Schwartz and Seth Greenstein submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court in Schwarzenegger v. ESA, a First Amendment case. Robert, Seth, and associate Mitchell Stoltz also submitted an amicus brief to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in TiVo v. EchoStar, concerning the enforcement of injunctions in patent cases.

September 14, 2010
Constantine Cannon partner Matthew L. Cantor spoke to the Practicing Law Institute today on lower courts' trend toward softening Twombly's "plausibility" pleading standard, particularly as demonstrated by the Second Circuit's recent decision in Starr v. Sony BMG Music Entertainment, 592 F.3d 314 (2d. Cir. 2010), which evidences a fairer and more realistic approach to pleading requirements.

September 10, 2010
Constantine Cannon partner Ankur Kapoor is quoted in Forbes concerning the Cipro antitrust case.

August 23-29, 2010
A recently-published article in Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal authored by Constantine Cannon partner Gordon Schnell and associate David Scupp discusses the legal controversy surrounding college football's BCS, which has been alleged to violate U.S. antitrust laws. Click here to read the article.

August 4, 2010
Constantine Cannon is pleased to announce that two of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Æ 2011 (Copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.). W. Stephen Cannon was selected for his work in antitrust. Douglas E. Rosenthal was selected for his work in antitrust as well as international trade and finance law.

August 3, 2010
Constantine Cannon client Jericho Specialty Imaging, a medical diagnostics firm, defeats a motion to dismiss its antitrust case by defendant CareCore National. Partner Matthew L. Cantor was quoted in Competition Law 360 regarding the victory. Click here to read the article.

July 30, 2010
Partner Matthew L. Cantor was quoted in Competition Law 360 regarding a recent California Supreme Court decision concerning antitrust's "pass-on" defense. Click here to read the article.

July 22, 2010
Lloyd Constantine, Counsel of Constantine Cannon and founding Chairman is quoted in Business Week on Comcast's NBC purchase.

July 20, 2010
Stan Alpert of Constantine Cannon was quoted in a CNN.com article concerning the investigation of the Gulf oil spill.

July 19, 2010
Stanley Alpert of Constantine Cannon was quoted in Bloomberg Businessweek in an article about the Gulf Oil Spill.

July 1, 2010
Jeffrey I. Shinder, Managing Partner of Constantine Cannon's New York office, is quoted in PaymentsSource.com concerning debit card interchange rates.

June 30, 2010
Constantine Cannon associate Kerin E. Coughlin has been named to the adjunct writing faculty at Cardozo School of Law in NYC.

June 17, 2010
Constantine Cannon Of Counsel Stanley Alpert appeared on NPR in California discussing the BP Gulf oil spill.

June 16, 2010
Constantine Cannon, lead counsel to a group of casket purchasers in the Funeral Consumers Alliance v. Service Corp. International et al. antitrust litigation, announces plaintiffs' settlement with defendant Stewart Enterprises, Inc. To read the press release, click here.

June 16, 2010
Stanley Alpert was quoted in The New York Times in an article about the ramifications of the Gulf Oil Spill.

June 15, 2010
Jeffrey I. Shinder, Managing Partner of Constantine Cannon's New York office, is quoted in Reuters.com article on interchange fees.

June 14, 2010
Jeffrey I. Shinder, Managing Partner of Constantine Cannon's New York office, is quoted in Computerworld, CNET News.com and ABH News concerning a possible federal investigation into Apple's practices.

June 4, 2010
Jeffrey I. Shinder, Managing Partner of Constantine Cannon's New York office, is quoted in MarketWatch on Apple Inc. and Adobe Systems Inc.'s dispute over Flash technology. Click here to read the article.

June 2, 2010
Stanley Alpert of Constantine Cannon appeared on NPR discussing the BP Gulf Oil Spill and available legal remedies, government and private.

May 26, 2010
Fortune publishes article, Antitrust meets the mobile world, co-authored by Managing Partner of Constantine Cannon's New York office Jeffrey I. Shinder. To view the article click here.

May 25, 2010
Constantine Cannon partner Matthew L. Cantor is quoted in Bloomberg and The National Law Journal on the U.S. Supreme Court's American Needle antitrust decision.

May 25, 2010
Partners Jeffrey I. Shinder and Matthew L. Cantor comment in American Banker on the proposed interchange amendment to the financial services reform legislation.

May 24, 2010
Corporate Counsel magazine article features Constantine Cannon's role in securing $2.75 billion antitrust recovery for Discover Financial Services in its lawsuit against Visa and MasterCard. To read the article, click here.

May 24, 2010
Jeffrey I. Shinder, Managing Partner of Constantine Cannon's New York office, is quoted in The Associated Press, Reuters.com, New York Times, MarketWatch, Bloomberg.com, The Financial Post.com, Seattle Post Intelligencer, Investor's Business Daily, Red Orbit, Business Standard, and San Francisco Chronicle on the Federal Trade Commission's decision to approve Google Inc.'s purchase of AdMob.

May 17, 2010
In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust Litigation:

Legal Notice Regarding the Visa Check/MasterMoney Antitrust Litigation: click here.

May 5, 2010
Jeffrey I. Shinder, Managing Partner of Constantine Cannon's New York office, is quoted in Reuters.com on significant amendments to the federal financial services reform legislation regarding payment card interchange fees. Click here to read the article.

May 5, 2010
Jeffrey I. Shinder, Managing Partner of Constantine Cannon's New York office, was a panelist at the Morgan Stanley Payments Summit speaking on payment card interchange fees and amendments to federal financial services reform that would significantly affect these fees.

April 22, 2010
Partners Jeffrey I. Shinder and Matthew L. Cantor are quoted in Convenience Stores News on the significance of the electronic payments interchange litigation for merchants. Click here to read the article.

April 20, 2010
Partner Seth Greenstein was quoted by the Seattle Times and Womens Wear Daily concerning the Supreme Court's decision to hear the Costco v. Omega case addressing whether copyright law can be used to prevent domestic resale of goods manufactured abroad. Click here to view the Seattle Times article. To find out more about this case read the Amicus Brief in Support of Petitioner Costco Wholesale Corp.

April 5, 2010
Constantine Cannon partner Todd Anderson participated on a panel (including FTC Commissioner Kovacic) sponsored by the Federalist Society on the FTC's enforcement activities in both federal courts and administrative proceedings. Mr. Anderson discussed potential equal protection and due process challenges to the current dual DOJ/FTC enforcement regime. Click here for the panel description.

March 31, 2010
NEWS ALERT -- Supreme Court Permits Otherwise Banned Class Actions to Proceed in Federal Courts. Click here to read the summary.

March 26, 2010
The GreenZine publishes article, The business of 'green': Fix it before it's broken, authored by Constantine Cannon Of Counsel Stanley N. Alpert. To view the article click here.

March 22, 2010
Constantine Cannon attorney Joseph Gibson has authored a new book entitled Persuading Congress published by TheCapitol.Net. It is an easy-to-read how-to book on lobbying written for a business audience, but it is appropriate for anyone who is trying to influence Congress. To learn more about the book, visit TheCapitol.Net's website and read the press release.

March 18, 2010
D.C. Court of Appeals Reaffirms Constantine Cannon Victory in Law Firm Partnership Dispute
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has reaffirmed its ruling in favor of Constantine Cannon in the law firmís representation of partner Douglas Rosenthal against his former law firm.

The Court of Appeals denied the petition for rehearing filed by Mr. Rosenthalís former law firm, which asked the court to change its ruling affirming the jury's verdict that Mr. Rosenthal's old firm had breached its duty of good faith to Mr. Rosenthal by failing to fairly compensate him for outstanding results, including successfully representing families of terrorist victims in a groundbreaking lawsuit against Libya and his role in successfully representing Sun Microsystems in its antitrust litigation against Microsoft. The court disposed of the petition for rehearing with an amended decision that reaffirmed the jury verdict and Mr. Rosenthalís right to damages for the full two-year period of his last contract with his old firm. Click here for the amended decision.

March 18, 2010
Constantine Cannon partner Seth D. Greenstein participated on a panel entitled Royalties and Rip Offs!. Copyright Society Luncheon Event. Manhattan, New York.

March 2, 2010
Jeffrey Shinder, Managing Partner of Constantine Cannon's New York office, was quoted in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Microsoft Blog on the European Commission's investigation of antitrust issues presented by Google's search-ranking practices.

February, 2010
NEWS ALERT -- A recent report issued by the New York State Unified Court System provides several recommendations to improve the handling of e-discovery in New York State courts. Recommendations include using meet and confers, alternate dispute resolution programs and appointing referees to resolve e-discovery disputes. Click here to read a summary and the full report.

February 25, 2010
Constantine Cannon partner Matthew Cantor was quoted in Crain's New York Business on the antitrust implications of a possible takeover of St. Vincent's Hospital by Continuum Health Partners.

February 22, 2010
Constantine Cannon partner Douglas E. Rosenthal has been nominated by in-house counsel and legal colleagues as one of the world's pre-eminent antitrust attorneys for inclusion in the Guide to the World's Leading Competition & Antitrust Lawyers/Economists, a London-based legal publication. The nomination reflects the global reach of Constantine Cannon's antitrust practice and the firm's record of exemplary service. Constantine Cannon is currently handling more than a dozen international litigation and counseling matters.

January 26, 2010
Constantine Cannon partner Matthew L. Cantor was quoted in Business Week on the U.S. Justice Department's conditional approval of the Ticketmaster-Live Nation merger. Click here to read the article.

January 15, 2010
NEWS ALERT -- Justice Scheindlin's recent landmark opinion, Pension Committee of the University of Montreal Pension Plan, et al. v. Banc of America Securities, 2010 WL 184312 (S.D.N.Y. 2010), provides comprehensive guidance regarding the duty to collect, preserve and produce evidence and the sanctions a party may incur for spoliation. Click here to read a summary and the full opinion.

January 13, 2010
Constantine Cannon partner Matthew L. Cantor, comments on CNBC on the potential fallout from the American Needle v. NFL antitrust case pending before the Supreme Court.

January 5, 2010
Constantine Cannon Wins Appeal in Law Firm Partnership Dispute
Constantine Cannon has won its appeal of a lower court's decision in partner Douglas Rosenthal's lawsuit against his former law firm. Click here for more information and click here for the decision.

December 17, 2009
Constantine Cannon partner Alysia Solow was the Moderator of the panel "Cross Border E-Discovery: Managing the Risks and Challenges," sponsored by Women in E-Discovery.

December 8, 2009
Retailers receive $1.1 billion in payments from landmark debit card lawsuit settlement

On December 8, 2009, Constantine Cannon announced the payment of approximately $1.1 billion to U.S. retailers as part of the final large scale distribution of settlements funds in the 2003 class action lawsuit against Visa and MasterCard over their signature debit cards. These disbursements, which accelerated payments that were originally to be made through 2012, will bring relief to retailers during a difficult holiday season. The checks were sent to over 630,000 merchants, the vast majority of which are small businesses. The checks were also sent to cash-strapped charities, schools and state governments.

Given the size of the distribution and its importance to retailers, the payments made big news around the world. The firm's successful effort to negotiate an accelerated payment schedule and distribute the funds was noted in media outlets that include a television segment on CNBC (click here) as well as reports in the Associated Press (click here), The Seattle Times (click here) and The Am Law Litigation Daily (click here).

December 8, 2009
In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust Litigation:

U.S. RETAILERS RECEIVE $1.1 BILLION PAYMENT IN LANDMARK VISA/MASTERCARD ANTITRUST CASE: click here.