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CONSTANTINE CANNON LLP is a nationally recognized law firm specializing in antitrust litigation and counseling.
We also serve our clients in matters of commercial litigation; employment and employee benefits; intellectual property and technology; government relations; government agency advocacy; trusts and estates; environmental litigation and counseling; corporate compliance, monitoring and investigation; and electronic discovery consulting.
Constantine Cannon has offices in New York City and Washington, DC.
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November 24, 2009
In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust Litigation:
- Lead Counsel's response to the objection regarding Lead Counsel's proposal to make interest payments to later paid class members:
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November 20, 2009
In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust Litigation:
- Lead Counsel's letter providing additional information regarding its proposal to make interest payments to later paid Class Members:
click here.
- Objection to Lead Counsel's Proposal to Make Interest Payments to Later Paid Class Members:
click here.
- Order Denying Wells Fargo's Request to File Untimely Claims and Granting In Part Wells Fargo's Request to Access Certain Claims Information:
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Fall, 2009
Two Constantine Cannon partners selected by Best Lawyers in America (2010): Chairman W. Stephen Cannon in the specialty of Antitrust Law and Douglas E. Rosenthal in the specialties of Antitrust Law and International Trade and Finance Law.
November 10, 2009
In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust Litigation:
- Lead Counsel's proposal for making interest payments to later paid Class Members:
click here.
- Wells Fargo's Reply in Support of its Motion to File Untimely Claims & Access Merchants' Claims Data:
click here.
November 09, 2009
In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust Litigation:
- Merchant Advisory on Order Approving Distribution of Residual Settlement Funds:
click here.
- Notificación a los Comerciantes Acerca de la Distribución de los Fondos Restantes del Acuerdo: pulsar aquí.
- Order Approving Distribution of Residual Settlement Funds:
click here.
November 04, 2009
In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust Litigation:
- Report and Recommendation of Special Master for Interest Payments for Class Members:
click here.
November 02, 2009
In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust Litigation:
- Lead Counsel's Response to Wells Fargo's Motion to File Untimely Claims & Access Merchants' Claims Data:
click here.
October 28, 2009
Constantine Cannon announces the election of two new partners: Ankur Kapoor and Axel Bernabe. Click here to view the announcement.
October 15, 2009
BusinessWeek publishes article, Let's End the Debit Card Fee-for-All - The Fed needs to start exercising oversight over debit-card fees, authored by Lloyd Constantine, Counsel of Constantine Cannon and founding Chairman. To view the article click here.
October 15, 2009
In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust Litigation:
- Lead Counsel's Break-Up Fee Application: click here
October 13, 2009
Constantine Cannon partner Seth Greenstein testified on October 13, 2009 before the California Energy Commission, on behalf of the Consumer Electronics Association, in opposition to a proposal to regulate energy consumption of digital televisions.
To view the Los Angeles Times article click here.
October 12, 2009
In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust Litigation:
- Merchant Advisory on Proposed Distribution of More Than $1 Billion of Residual Settlement Funds: click here.
- Notificación a los Comerciantes Acerca de la Distribución Propuesta de más de Mil Millones de dólares de los Fondos Restantes del Acuerdo: click here.
- Order to Show Cause and Related Motion Papers of Wells Fargo Retail Finance II, LLC:
click here.
October 9, 2009
In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust Litigation:
- Lead Counsel's letter seeking authorization to distribute more than $1 billion of residual settlement funds:
click here.
October 7, 2009
Constantine Cannon attorneys Matthew Cantor, Axel Bernabe and Marlene Koury defeat defendants' bid for summary judgment in an antitrust case involving CareCore National, a health insurance network gatekeeper. The ruling clears the way for the firm's client, a radiology practice in Manhattan, to take its case against CareCore to trial. Click here for more information (subscription required).
Fall, 2009
Constantine Cannon partner Roy M. Adams has been selected by Law & Politics as a New York Super Lawyer for 2009.
October 6, 2009
Notificatión a los Comerciantes Sobre el Acuerdo de VISA Para Efectuar Pagos Anticipados Con Descuento
:
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October 5, 2009
- Order Approving Agreement to Prepay Future Payments at a Discount Between Lead Counsel and Visa:
click here.
- Merchant Advisory on Approval of Visa Agreement to Prepay Future Payments at a Discount:
click here.
October 1, 2009
In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust Litigation:
October, 2009
Lloyd Constantine, Counsel of Constantine Cannon and founding Chairman attended book signings for release of his new book, Priceless: The Case That Brought Down the Visa/MasterCard Bank Cartel. To learn more go to Lloyd's website at http://lloydconstantine.com/index.htm. To read the Press Release click here.
September 14, 2009
In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust Litigation:
- Independent Expert Report on Visa Prepayment Proposal:
click here.
September 14, 2009
In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust Litigation:
- Independent Expert Report on Visa Prepayment Proposal:
click here.
September 1, 2009
In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust Litigation:
- Merchant Advisory on the Visa Agreement to Prepay Future Payments at a Discount:
click here.
- Notificatión a los Comerciantes Sobre el Acuerdo de VISA Para Efectuar Pagos Anticipados Con Descuento
:
click here.
- Declaration of Robert L. Begleiter
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- Order to Show Cause:
click here.
August 31, 2009
In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust Litigation:
- Merchant Advisory on the Visa Agreement to Prepay Future Payments at a Discount:
click here.
- Visa Agreement To Prepay Future Payments At A Discount:
click here.
- Notificatión a los Comerciantes Sobre el Acuerdo de VISA Para Efectuar Pagos Anticipados Con Descuento
:
click here.
- Request For Court Approval Of The Agreement With Visa To Prepay Future Payments At A Discount:
click here.
August 31, 2009
Stan Alpert, of Counsel, Constantine Cannon co-chaired a New York City Bar CLE Seminar on The Business of Being Green -- How Emerging Laws Make Sustainability an Imperative, Sept. 29, 2009.
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August 27, 2009
In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust Litigation:
- Merchant Advisory on Approval of MasterCard Agreement to Prepay Future Payments at a Discount:
click here.
- Notification a los Comerciantes Sobre la Aprobacion del Acuerdo de MasterCard Para Efectuar Pagos Anticipados Con Descuento: click here.
- Order Approving Securitization of MasterCard Settlement Account Payments:
click here.
August, 2009
Constantine Cannon partner Douglas E. Rosenthal has been selected for inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialties of Antitrust Law and International Trade and Finance Law.
July 24, 2009
The New York Law Journal's lead article of July 21, 2009 reports on Joel Chernov's representation of Stephen R. Connoni in his wrongful termination suit againt Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP.
To read the article click here.
Summer, 2009
Antitrust publishes article, What is the Standard of Causation of Monopoly?, authored by Constantine Cannon associate Ankur Kapoor.
To read the article click here.
July 15, 2009
In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust Litigation:
- Supplemental Independent Expert Report:
click here.
July 13, 2009
In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust Litigation:
- Merchant Advisory on the MasterCard Agreement to Prepay Future Payments at a Discount:
click here.
- Notificacion a los Comerciantes Sobre el Acuerdo de MasterCard de Pago Anticipado de Cuotas Futuras Con Descuento:
click here.
- Order to Show Cause:
click here.
July 10, 2009
New York Law Journal publishes article, U.S. Supreme Court Toughens Burdens of Proof Under CERCLA, authored by Stan Alpert, Of Counsel, Constantine Cannon.
To read the article click here.
July 6, 2009
In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust Litigation:
- Merchant Advisory on the MasterCard Agreement to Prepay Future Payments at a Discount:
click here.
- Notificacion a los Comerciantes Sobre el Acuerdo de MasterCard de Pago Anticipado de Cuotas Futuras Con Descuento:
click here.
- MasterCard Agreement To Prepay Future Payments At A Discount:
click here.
- Request For Court Approval Of The Agreement With MasterCard To Prepay Future Payments At A Discount:
click here.
- Proposed Amended Securitization Order:
click here.
You can also review copies of the papers Lead Counsel filed in making this request at the Visa case website: click here.
June 8, 2009
Constantine Cannon leaps summary judgment hurdle in Section 1 health care suit. Proceeds to trial set for November 30, 2009.
» click here for more [subscription required].
May 21, 2009
Lloyd Constantine, Counsel of Constantine Cannon and founding Chairman testified at an FTC hearing on Resale Price Maintenance Under the Sherman Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act.
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click here to read the hearing agenda.
» click here to read oral statement of Lloyd Constantine.
April 13, 2009
In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust Litigation: April 13, 2009 Order Approving Disclosure of Discount Rate.
click here.
April 13, 2009
In re Visa Check/Mastermoney Antitrust Litigation: Orden del 13 de abril de 2009 de aprobación de la divulgación de la tarifa de descuento.
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March 31, 2009
Updated Merchant Advisory on Securitizing the MasterCard Settlement Account Funds;
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March 20, 2009
Constantine Cannon LLP assists the American Trucking Associations ("ATA") obtain a favorable ruling in the Ninth Circuit regarding ATA's attempt to enjoin the implementation of a comprehensive regulatory scheme by the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach that would impact motor carriers' prices, routes, and services at the largest port facility for containerized cargo in the United States. In reversing and remanding the district court's denial of a motion for a preliminary injunction, the Ninth Circuit held that the lower court legally erred and abused its discretion.
To review ATA's press release click here.
March 10, 2009
Merchant Advisory on Securitizing the Mastercard Settlement Account Funds;
click here.
March 6, 2009
Aviso a los comerciantes sobre la securitización de los fondos de la cuenta del acuerdo MasterCard;
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November 12, 2008
Constantine Cannon partner Todd Anderson spoke at the Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) program on Closing and Post-Closing Issues: Regulatory and Operational Concerns regarding divestitures and management trusts in telecommunications mergers. Washington, D.C.
November 12, 2008
Constantine Cannon partner Gordon Schnell and associate Sam Rikkers
featured in New York Law Journal on the need to amend the Donnelly Act to
allow antitrust class actions. click here.
November 5, 2008
Lloyd Constantine Puts Politics Aside to Focus on 'Real Sports' Facts.
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November, 2008
Lloyd Constantine, the founding member and chairman of Constantine Cannon, and currently its Counsel, was interviewed by the ABA for its Antitrust Oral History Project, established to capture the perspectives of the preeminent practitioners of antitrust law during tyhe last 35 years. Lloyd's interview focuses on the emergence of coordinated multistate antitrust enforcement by State Attorneys General which Lloyd led in the 1980s and early 90s, the rationale for founding Constantine & Partners (now Constantine Cannon) and some of the landmark and cutting edge cases which have been the Firm's mainstay since its inception in 1994.
To view the interview click here.
October 29, 2008
Constantine Cannon LLP secures third largest antitrust settlement in U.S. history for its client Discover Financial Services in its lawsuit against Visa and MasterCard. Led by Partners, Jeffrey I. Shinder and Matthew L. Cantor, Constantine Cannon (along with co-counsel) helped Discover secure a $2.75 billion settlement from Visa and MasterCard. The Discover settlement followed an August 20, 2008 ruling by the Court granting Discover partial summary judgment and denying most of defendants' dispositive motions. Mr. Cantor and Mr. Shinder were also among the lead attorneys in the Constantine Cannon team that acted as lead counsel in the In Re Visa Check class action, a case that resulted in the largest antitrust settlement in U.S. history.
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September 22, 2008
Legal Times publishes article, Don't Dirty the Robe - When did the justices get so touchy about science?, authored by Constantine Cannon associate Evan P. Schultz.
To read the article click here.
July 22, 2008
Constantine Cannon partner Matt Cantor is quoted in AuntMinnie.com article, Antitrust: Achilles' heel of radiology benefits management companies?.
To read the article click here.
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