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
- Verdict: Epic Games Proved Google Unlawfully Maintained Monopoly Over Android App Sales and Payments - (Posted On Wednesday, December 13, 2023)
- Algorithmic Pricing Agents and Price-Fixing Facilitators: Antitrust Law's Latest Conundrum - (Posted On Monday, November 20, 2023)
- FTC's Amazon Antitrust Case: Market Definitions and Section 5 of the FTC Act - (Posted On Wednesday, September 27, 2023)
- EU Updates Guidance on Antitrust Risks Posed by ESG Collaboration - (Posted On Wednesday, June 21, 2023)
- Judge: Industry experts were biased and without credibility, the opinion of one was “absurd.” - (Posted On Thursday, June 08, 2023)
- Tempur Sealy Acquisition of Mattress Firm: A Vertical Bridge Too Far for the FTC? - (Posted On Thursday, May 25, 2023)
- Ideology or Antitrust? U.S. FTC and U.K. CMA Move to Block Microsoft / Activision Deal - (Posted On Friday, April 28, 2023)
- Khan's FTC Reportedly Reviving Price Discrimination Law to Investigate What Big Retailers Pay for Cola - (Posted On Monday, April 10, 2023)
- In Reversal of ALJ, FTC Commissioners Order Illumina to Unwind GRAIL Deal - (Posted On Thursday, April 06, 2023)
- Second Circuit Affirms $5.6B Settlement of Antitrust Claims in Merchants’ Credit Card Fee Case - (Posted On Monday, March 27, 2023)
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.