Mr. Rubin was formerly an antitrust partner at Patton Boggs LLP in Washington, D.C. For the past 15 years, he focused his legal practice exclusively on antitrust and competition law and policy.
As a litigator, Mr. Rubin has led trial teams in major antitrust cases in courts throughout the country. As a thought-leader in competition law, he has published in influential academic journals and has spoken to numerous professional groups, including the Directorate General for Competition of the European Commission, the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association, the University of Wisconsin, and the American Antitrust Institute. Mr. Rubin has also made several appearances before Congressional committees.
Notable Cases Include:
NCRA v. Equifax Price-Fixing and Unlawful Merger
Credit Bureau Services v. Experian et al Collusion and Monopolization
FreeConference.com v. AT&T
Hart InterCivic v. ESS/Diebold, Unlawful Merger
Amicus curiae in U.S. Supreme Court antitrust cases Verizon v. Trinko (monopolization), Independent Ink (tying), and Weyerhaeuser (predatory buying)
Standfacts Credit v. Experian (monopolization), U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Amicus briefs (liability and damages), Federal Trade Commission Rambus (patent hold-up)
BP Propane Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation (monopolization)
“Broadcast Flag,” various mergers, and statutory claims, Federal Communications Commission
Amicus curiae in Princo v. International Trade Comm’n, Federal Circuit (patent pools and standard setting)
More Legal and Business Bylines From Jonathan Rubin
- Kahn's FTC Reportedly Reviving Price Discrimination Law to Investigate What Big Retailers Pay for Cola - (Posted On Friday, March 17, 2023)
- “You’re on Your Own, Kid” – Swifties’ Antitrust Class Action Against Ticketmaster Sent to Arbitration - (Posted On Wednesday, March 08, 2023)
- FTC Drops Challenge to Meta’s Acquisition of Virtual Reality Fitness Company After Court Denies Preliminary Injunction - (Posted On Tuesday, February 21, 2023)
- Southwest Airlines' December Debacle Fuels Anti-Merger Campaign Against the Industry - (Posted On Wednesday, January 18, 2023)
- Proposed FTC Rule Would Ban Noncompete Clauses in Employment Contracts - (Posted On Friday, January 13, 2023)
- FTC Orders Mastercard to Stop Using eWallet Tokenization to Avoid Pro-Competitive Routing Rules - (Posted On Friday, January 13, 2023)
- An Unstoppable Force Meets an Immovable Object: Microsoft to Fight FTC Over Activision Deal - (Posted On Monday, December 12, 2022)
- Suspected of Running a Rental Housing Cartel, RealPage Faces Litigation and a Federal Investigation - (Posted On Tuesday, December 06, 2022)
- Exporting U.S. Antitrust Law: Are We Really Ready for NOPEC? - (Posted On Tuesday, December 06, 2022)
- Equifax / Experian Corner Worker Verification Space, Would-Be Rivals Seek Probe - (Posted On Saturday, December 03, 2022)
Jonathan Rubin of Mogin Rubin is recognized as a National Law Review Go-To Thought Leader for his contributions covering big name antitrust actions involving household names companies including Facebook, Google and Epic Games. Mr. Rubins’s involvement in leading litigation teams in major antitrust and competition law cases and experience providing guidance to the Directorate General for Competition of the European Commission and various Congressional committees provides an invaluable perspective.
The National Law Review recognizes MoginRubin with a 2022 Go-To Thought Leadership award for their expertise in the field of antitrust law. Throughout the year, Mogin Rubin attorneys have provided extensive insight into large corporate mergers and antitrust cases, including the Kroger/Albertsons merger, the T-Mobile/Sprint merger, the Spirit/Frontier merger, and notable anti-competitive mergers in the defense industry. Authors include (but are not limited to): Dan Mogin, Jonathan Rubin, Timothy Z. LaComb, Kristy F. Greenberg, and Jennifer M. Oliver.