Jeffrey I. Shinder

Mr. Shinder is widely recognized as one of the premiere antitrust litigators and payments industry specialists in the United States.  Mr. Shinder has led numerous high-profile antitrust cases that have resulted in billions of dollars of damages for his clients and achieved industry-wide reforms.  Mr. Shinder also has defended several high-profile clients in high-stakes antitrust litigation.  He has appeared numerous times before the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, State Attorneys General, and European competition authorities.  Mr. Shinder served as Special Counsel to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission from 2001 to 2003.

Mr. Shinder has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading antitrust attorneys, including in Super Lawyers (2007-2023), Law & Politics (2007-2020), Best Lawyers in America (2012-2023), The New York Area’s Best Lawyers (2012-2022), Who’s Who of Competition Lawyers (2014 and 2016), and the International Who’s Who in 2014.  Mr. Shinder was recognized by American Lawyer as the “Litigator of the Week” in 2014 for his ethical decision to withdraw from the environmental litigation against Chevron in Ecuador.

While Mr. Shinder is widely known for his experience in payments, he also has extensive experience counseling clients and litigating cases in financial services, auto-parts, technology, semi-conductors, sports, media, and retail, among other industries.

Mr. Shinder’s antitrust and complex commercial litigation experience includes:

  • In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation, No. 05-md-1720(MKB)(VMS) (E.D.N.Y.) (“MDL 1720”), where Mr. Shinder is lead counsel representing over 60 merchants, including Amazon, Starbucks, Gap, Amtrak, and 7-Eleven, challenging Visa’s and Mastercard’s rules that fix interchange fees and restrict competition among card-issuing banks and networks.
  • Dinosaur v. FactSet Research Systems, Inc., where Mr. Shinder is defending FactSet against an antitrust class action that is challenging the licensing practices of the CGS business unit that FactSet acquired from Standard & Poors.
  • LKQ, Inc. v. OPS, where Mr. Shinder is representing LKQ in its breach of contract suit against OPS for using its B2B platform to improperly share LKQ’s confidential data with LKQ’s competitors.
  • MDL 1720, where Mr. Shinder led a group of over 60 merchants, including Walmart and Amazon, to successfully overturn a class action settlement that would have, among other things, released merchant claims against Visa and Mastercard in perpetuity. In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litig., 827 F.3d 223 (2d Cir. 2016).
  • The Durbin Amendment (Section 1075 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Pub. L. No. 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376, 2068-74 (July 21, 2010)), where Mr. Shinder was lead counsel for the Merchants Payments Coalition before the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System with respect to the Board’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding Regulation II, Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing, 75 Fed. Reg. 81,722 (proposed Dec. 28, 2010).
  • Discover Financial Services v. Visa U.S.A. Inc., 04-cv-7844(BSJ)(DFE) (S.D.N.Y.), where Mr. Shinder was co-lead counsel and helped secure a $2.75 billion settlement for Discover in its damages lawsuit against Visa and Mastercard regarding their exclusionary rules that barred their member banks from doing business with Discover.
  • In re Visa Check/MasterMoney Antitrust Litigation, No. 96-cv-5238(JG) (E.D.N.Y), where Mr. Shinder was on the trial team that secured a landmark settlement of $3.05 billion and a rescission of Visa’s and Mastercard’s Honor All Cards rules that tied acceptance of debit cards to credit cards. In re Visa Check/MasterMoney Antitrust Litig., 297 F. Supp. 2d 503 (E.D.N.Y. 2003), aff’d sub nom. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Visa U.S.A. Inc., 396 F.3d 96 (2d Cir. 2005).
  • Coalition of Immokele Workers v. Del Monte Fresh Production, Inc., where Mr. Shinder was lead counsel for the Coalition of Immokele Workers and the Fair Foods Standards Council, human rights organizations dedicated to improving the working conditions of farm workers in the United States, against a breach of contract claim brought by Del Monte Fresh Productions, Inc.  Mr. Shinder represented the organizations in defending the integrity of the fair food program – which has improved conditions for tens of thousands of farm workers in Florida.  The lawsuit was successfully resolved with the Fair Food Program intact.
  • Insurance Coverage Litigation concerning American Airlines v. Sabre, where Mr. Shinder was a testifying expert on antitrust law and antitrust litigation in an insurance coverage claim concerning the American Airlines v. Sabre federal and state court litigation.
  • FTC v. Rambus, where Mr. Shinder was appointed as a Special Counsel for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to assist in this landmark standard setting case.

Mr. Shinder has written and lectured extensively on various antitrust issues.  Mr. Shinder was a contributing author to the Fourth Edition of The Antitrust Advisor, a major antitrust treatise, published by McGraw-Hill, Inc.  Mr. Shinder also drafts the annual update of the state antitrust law section of Legal Aspects of Selling and Buying, a leading antitrust treatise, which was cited in the Supreme Court’s Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc. opinion.

Mr. Shinder has been an antitrust guest lecturer at New York University Law School and Fordham Law School.  He has lectured on antitrust issues related to e-commerce and business-to-business (“B2B”) joint ventures.  He has also lectured on the interface between antitrust law and intellectual property, as well as on issues related to merger enforcement in the U.S. as compared to the E.U.

Mr. Shinder was the lead host for the antitrust podcast Antitrust Matters, and the episodes he moderated include the following:

  • Inside the 2023 Draft Merger Guidelines: A Conversation with Michael Kadesk, October 3, 2023.
  • Antitrust Matters Episode 13: Epic v. Apple Ninth Cir. Appeal: Reactions to and Analysis of the Decision, July 10, 2023.
  • Antitrust Matters Episode 12: First Do No Harm. Does the Business of Hospitals Follow this Creed?, March 28, 2023.
  • Antitrust Matters Episode 11: The EU’s and UK’s Differing New Antitrust Regimes, January 18, 2023.
  • Antitrust Matters Episode 10: Private Equity & Antitrust – A New Approach, December 22, 2022.
  • Antitrust Matters Episode 9: Epic v. Apple Ninth Cir. Appeal: Reactions to and Analysis of the Oral Argument, November 22, 2022.
  • Antitrust Matters Episode 8: Antitrust Matters in Electronic Payments, October 20, 2022.
  • Antitrust Matters Episode 7: Discussion with the AAI’s Diana Moss, July 5, 2022
  • Antitrust Matters Episode 6: The NCAA, May 23, 2022
  • Antitrust Matters Episode 5: The Intersection of Blockchain and Antitrust, May 9, 2022.
  • Antitrust Matters Episode 4: The Whistleblower, April 1, 2022.
  • Antitrust Matters Episode 3: A Legacy of Antitrust, Part 2, March 18, 2022.
  • Antitrust Matters Episode 2: A Legacy of Antitrust, Part 1, March 4, 2022.
  • Introducing Antitrust Matters, A Constantine Cannon Podcast, January 28, 2022.

Mr. Shinder’s publications include:

  • The FTC’s Revival of its Facebook Complaint Shows That it’s Serious (with Yo Shiina), Antitrust Today, August 27, 2021.
  • Developments in Merchant Surcharging:  Hold the Champagne (with Kristian Soltes), Antitrust Today, July 29, 2021.
  • NCAA’s Loss In O’Bannon Trial May Be Only A Partial Victory For Competition (with David Scupp), Antitrust Today, August 13, 2014.
  • The Department of Justice’s Last Stand in the Airline Industry – Did It Blink?, Roll Call, December 2, 2013.
  • Visa, Returning to Old Ways, Squelches Competition in Debit, American Banker, June 26, 2012.
  • Latest Anti-Durbin Argument is Desperate and Absurd, American Banker, June 20, 2011.
  • Will Apple iCloud Bring An Antitrust Litigation Storm? (with Ankur Kapoor), Forbes, June 10, 2011.
  • The Google-Apple Antitrust Dilemma, Forbes, July 1, 2010.
  • Antitrust meets the mobile world (with Evan Schultz), Fortune at CNNMoney.com, May 26, 2010.
  • Feedback: Interchange Amendment is Pro-, Not Anti-, Consumer, American Banker, May 24, 2010.
  • Hospitality Merchants at Legal Crossroads (with Matthew L. Cantor and Adam Nyhan), Lodging Hospitality, May 10, 2010.
  • Safeguard your standards, Managing Intellectual Property, May 2010.
  • In praise of class actions, National Law Journal, April 5, 2010.
  • Court Gives Dominant Firms More Flexibility on Pricing, New York Law Journal, May 5, 2009.
  • Viewpoint: Interchange Facing an Unsteady Future, American Banker, April 8, 2009.
  • Slow Death of Section 2 of the Sherman Act, Competition Law360, March 9, 2009.
  • Taking Long-Term Antitrust Potential Seriously, American Banker, November 26, 2008.
  • The Return of Section 5 of The FTC Act?, Competition Law360, IP Law360 and Technology Law360, March 13, 2008.
  • Viewpoint: The FTC’s Quixotic Pursuit of the Whole Foods/Wild Oats Merger, published by www.globalcompetitionpolicy.org, November 7, 2007.
  • In Re Visa Check/MasterMoney Antitrust Litigation: A Study of Market Failure in a Two-Sided Market, Columbia Business Law Review 2005.
  • When Market Definition Trumps Competitive Effects Analysis: First Data/Concord Versus In Re Visa Check, Antitrust Magazine, Fall 2004.
  • Rigging the System?  Permitting Anticompetitive Settlements, The Health Lawyer, June 2004.
  • The Great Canadian Debit Debate, Credit Card Management, May 2004.
  • Wal-Mart Decision Illustrates Merchants’ New Debit Power, American Banker, February 6, 2004.
  • A Real Battle with RealNetworks, the Microsoft Settlement Fails Its First Test, New York Law Journal, January 20, 2004.
  • Consolidation Raises Antitrust Issues, Multichannel News, June 17, 2002.
  • Restoring The Balance between Intellectual Property Rights and The Antitrust Laws – The Xerox Case and Its Aftermath, Mealey’s Litigation Report: Intellectual Property, May 6, 2002.
  • Hammering It Out, Los Angeles Daily Journal, February 22, 2002.
  • The Microsoft Settlement, Another Better Course, National Law Journal, January 7, 2002.
  • Smart Antitrust Compliance Programs, Corporate Board, January/February 2002.
  • Merger Hindsight, Los Angeles Daily Journal, November 28, 2001.
  • Time-of-Suit Challenges to Mergers and the New Hart-Scott Rodino Act Reporting Requirements, Altman Weil’s In-house Practice & Management Journal, August 2001.
  • United and American Airlines’ Restructuring of the Airline Industry: Will the Bush Administration Act?, Andrews Antitrust Litigation Reporter, June 2001.

Mr. Shinder’s publications in the payments space include:

Mr. Shinder was quoted in the following articles:

  • Danske Bank CEO resigns; Visa, Mastercard offer to settle with retailers, American Banker, Sept. 19, 2018. 
  •  A $6.2 Billion Pact May Be Only a Prelude to Difficult Haggling Ahead for Merchants And the Card Networks, by Jim Daly, Digital Transactions, Sept. 18, 2018.
  • Visa and Mastercard offer $6.2bn for ‘swipe fees’ settlement, by Robert Armstrong in New York and Federica Cocco in London, Financial Times, Sept. 19, 2018.
  • DOJ About-Face In High Court AmEx Case Has Attys Puzzled, Law360, Aug. 9, 2017.
  • Socialists Use American Environmentalists To Shake Down US Companies, by Kevin Glass, the Federalist, August 10, 2016.
  • Second Circuit rules for Chevron, agrees $9.5 billion judgment against oil giant was product of fraud, racketeering, by Jessica Karmasek,Legal News Line, August 9, 2016.
  • Circuit Upsets $7.5B Pact Between Merchants, Credit Cards, by Mark Hamblett, New York Law Journal, July 1, 2016.
  • Visa, MasterCard $5.7B Antitrust Class Deal Nixed, by Perry Cooper, Bloomberg, June 30, 2016.
  • Nixed $7B Visa, MasterCard Antitrust Deal Nixed By 2nd Circ., by Mr. Shinder Zalesin, Law360, June 30, 2016.
  • MasterCard And Visa vs U.S. Retailers: Antitrust Settlement Thrown Out, by Bradleigh Ann Walker, Inquisitr, June 30, 2016.
  • Appeals Court Nixes $7.25B Credit Card Swipe Fee Settlement, by Larry Neumeister, AP, June 30, 2016.
  • Visa, MasterCard Drop as Appeal Upends $5.7 Billion Accord, by Christie Smythe, Jennifer Surane, Bob Van Voris, Bloomberg, June 30, 2016.
  • Battle Over Cards Heats Up as Court Rejects Visa, MasterCard Deal With Retailers, by Robin Sidel, Wall Street Journal, June 30, 2016.
  • Visa, MasterCard $7.25 billion settlement with retailers is thrown out, by Jonathan Stempel, Reuters, June 30, 2016.
  • AmEx Judge Rejects Merchant Settlement Over Card Fee Rules, by Christie Smythe, BloombergBusiness, Aug. 4, 2015.
  • Counsel’s “Egregious” Conduct Upsets Credit Card Settlement, by Christine Simmons, New York Law Journal, Aug. 5, 2015.
  • Judge Rejects Proposed Settlement Between AmEx and Merchants, by Robin Sidel, Wall Street Journal, Aug. 4, 2015.
  • Judge Rejects Settlement in American Express Case, by Rachel Abrams, New York Times, Aug. 4, 2015.
  • AmEx loses card case, which could mean deals for shoppers, by Ben Poken, Today, May 1, 2015.
  • DOJ Downplays Retailers’ Concerns with AmEx Steering Fixes, Law360, April 20, 2015.
  • According to a ruling by a Federal judge the American Express Co. violated the United States anti-trust law, MicroCap Observer, February 20, 2015.
  • Judge rules against American Express in antitrust case, by Daphne Howland, RetailDIVE, February 20, 2015.
  • American Express Policies Harm Merchants and Competition, Court Rules, by Evan Roberts, Capital OTC, February 20, 2015.
  • Federal Court Finds American Express Guilty in Antitrust Lawsuit, by Clarence Martin, Highlight Press, February 20, 2015.
  • AmEx Shows Small Market Shares Carry Antitrust Risks, by Melissa Lipman, Law360, February 19, 2015.
  • American Express Violated Antitrust Laws, U.S. Judge Rules, by Hilary Stout, New York Times, February 19, 2015.
  • AUO seeks simultaneous LCD follow-on trials, by Pallavi Guniganti, Global Competition Review, January 7, 2015.
  • Law Firms See Dollar Signs in Mobile Payments Scrum, by Patience Haggin, Recorder, October 31, 2014.
  • More recruits Join Interchange Battle, by Missy Baxter, Credit Union Times, October 3, 2014.
  • Durbin Joins Wal-Mart, 7-Eleven in Interchange Battle, by Missy Baxter, Credit Union Times, September 26, 2014.
  • Wal-Mart, 7-Eleven Back Supreme Court Swipe Fee Challenge, by Jonathan Randles, Law360, September 24, 2014.
  • American Express Deal with Merchants Raises ‘Concern’ for Judge, by Richard Vanderford, MLex, September 17, 2014.
  • NCAA’s Strongest Argument Might Be Cap Limit, by Michael Marot, abcNEWS, August 18, 2014.
  • NCAA tries to make its case in post-Ed O’Bannon trial brief, by Jon Solomon, CSSPorts.com, July 8, 2014.
  • High Court Libor Case May Mean Headaches for Defense Bar, by Melissa Lipman, Law360, July 1, 2014.
  • Sterling’s $1B Antitrust Suit Against NBA Won’t Fly, by Karlee Weinmann, Law360, June 2, 2014.
  • Donald Sterling ‘tyrannical’ in court, NBA will learn, by Mr. Shinder Zillgitt, USA Today, April 30, 2014.
  • Are ugly comments enough to remove a business owner? by Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, April 30, 2014.
  • US Airways-American Airlines deal may mean higher prices, by Karen Jacobs and Diane Bartz, Reuters, November 13, 2013.
  • Big Airline Merger Is Cleared to Fly, by Jack Nicas and Brent Kendall, Wall Street Journal, November 12, 2013.
  • Merger of American Airlines and US Airways cleared for takeoff, by Hugo Martin, LA Times, November 12, 2013.
  • Surcharge decision bolsters $7.2 billion credit card pact, by Andrew Longstreth, Reuters, October 2013.
  • What Does the Swipe-Fee Rule Rejection Really Mean? by Angela Hanson, Convenience Store News, August 1, 2013. 
  • Visa, MasterCard domination of debit-card market could end with court decision, by Neil Roland, MLex Market Intelligence, August 1, 2013.
  • Judge: Fed ‘Inappropriately’ Inflated Debit Card Fees, by Zoe Tillman, National Law Journal, July 31, 2013.
  • Will ‘Swipe Fees’ Move To Checking Accounts After Court Win For Merchants? by Daniel Fisher, Forbes, July 31, 2013.
  • Swipe-Fee Rule Rejection to Help Merchants at Banks’ Cost, by Tom Schoenberg, Bloomberg.com, July 31, 2013.
  • Attorneys Move to Block Merchant Websites Against Swipe-Fee Deal, Convenience Store News, April 2, 2013.
  • Merchants Appeal $7.2 Billion Card-Fee Settlement, Reuters, November 27, 2012.
  • Merchants Plan to Appeal Judge’s Preliminary Approval of Swipe-Fee Settlement, Dow Jones Newswires, November 27, 2012.
  • Card Fee “Settlement” Just Start of Big Legal Battle, Reuters, October 14, 2012
  • Attorneys Tussle Over Merchant Swipe-Fee Settlement, WSJ.com, August 23, 2012.
  • Retail Group Opposes $7B Visa, MasterCard Antitrust Deal, Competition Law360, August 22, 2012.
  • Wal-Mart asks retailers to reject swipe fee deal, CNNMoney.com, July 24, 2012.
  • Wal-Mart Balks At $7 Billion Visa/MasterCard Settlement, Forbes.com, July 24, 2012. 
  • Card Swipe Settlement: Merchants Question Benefit, ABCNews.com, July 18, 2012.
  • We Won’ vs. ‘You Lost’: Reactions to Credit Card Settlement, American Banker, July 16, 2012.
  • Visa Settlement “Fundamentally Flawed” Lawyer for Convenience Stores Says, Forbes, July 16, 2012.
  • Merchant Group Rejects $6 Billion Swipe-Fee Deal, American Banker, July 16, 2012.
  • Card Pact’s Foes Arm for Battle, Wall Street Journal, July 15, 2012.
  • Wall Street Investors in Dark on Liability of Libor Probes, Bloomberg.com, July 5, 2012.
  • Banks Ask NY Judge to Throw Out Libor Antitrust Suits, Bloomberg.com, July 3, 2012.
  • Fed may loosen debit-card swipe-fee rules, MarketWatch, June 28, 2011.
  • Mentioned in the article How Wal-Mart Trumped JPMorgan on Debit Cards, Bloomberg.com, June 28, 2011.
  • Pro-bank swipe-fee measure fails in Senate, MarketWatch, June 9, 2011.
  • Microsoft antitrust decree ends, Google eyed, OrlandoSentinel.com, May 12, 2011.
  • Retailers Might Save Millions from Financial-Overhaul Bill, ApparelNews.net, July 23, 2010.
  • As an ACH Operator Fed May Have Conflict Setting Debit Rates, PaymentSource, July 1, 2010.
  • Insight: Small banks fight card fee limits despite exemption, Reuters.com, June 15, 2010.
  • Quoted in Computerworld, CNET.com and ABH News concerning a possible federal investigation into Apple’s practices, June 14, 2010.
  • Apple’s changes won’t mollify trust-busters, Reuters, June 11, 2010.
  • Antitrust probe into Apple’s iPhone ad ban likely says expert, Computerworld, June 11, 2010.
  • Do the feds have a case against Apple? CNET, June 10, 2010.
  • How Much Is Adobe’s Flash Really Worth? MarketWatch, June 4, 2010.
  • Google gets US anti-trust OK on AdMob buy, Business Standard, May 25, 2010.
  • FTC clears Google purchase of mobile ad service, The Associated Press, May 24, 2010.
  • FTC OK’s Google’s AdMob Purchase, RedOrbit.com, May 22, 2010.
  • FTC clears Google’s AdMob deal, San Francisco Chronicle, May 21, 2010. 
  • Google $750 Million Purchase of AdMob Cleared by U.S., Bloomberg.com, May 21, 2010.
  • Google wins clearance to buy mobile-advertising firm, MarketWatch, May 21, 2010.
  • Google gets U.S. antitrust OK on AdMob buy, Reuters.com, May 21, 2010.
  • U.S. Approves Google’s Deal for AdMob, New York Times, May 21, 2010.
  • FTC clears Google’s AdMob deal, Seattle Post Intelligencer, May 21, 2010.
  • Google wins clearance to buy AdMob, Investor’s Business Daily, May 21, 2010.
  • Senator Revives Credit Card Fee Reform, Reuters, May 5, 2010.
  • Visa rattles payments with CyberSource acquisition, The Green Sheet, April 23, 2010.
  • C-stores Face Legal Crossroads in Interchange Lawsuit, Convenience Store News, April 22, 2010.

Mr. Shinder’s speeches and presentations include the following:

  • Walmart Payments Forum, panel speaker on MDL 1720 and fireside chat with Mike Cook, Bentonville, Arkansas, October 17-18, 2023.
  • Antitrust and Competition Law Society, New York University Law School, Careers in Antitrust Panel, October 2, 2023.
  • Loyalty Discounts – When are They Anticompetitive?, Co-Moderator at the ABA Pricing Conduct Committee, Panel Discussion, June 8, 2021.
  • The Merchant Card Acceptance Forum 2019, panel speaker at cmspi forum, Dallas, Texas, May 9, 2019.
  • You Can Check Out Any Time You Like, But You Can Never Leave:  Are Class Actions Impossible to Settle Now? panel speaker at ABA Litigation Section, Annual Meeting, New York, New York, May 2, 2019.
  • Key risks/issues (privacy, security, fraud, AML) relating to data-rich payments in a modernized payment system, panel speaker at The Future of Payments in Canada:  New Opportunities and New Risks Client Seminar, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Toronto, Ontario, January 21, 2019.
  • Developing a Culture of Attorney Satisfaction, panel speaker at 2019 Managing Partners Conference Program, New York State Bar Association, New York Hilton Midtown, New York, New York, January 17, 2019.
  • The Retail Payments Conference 2018, panel speaker, hosted by CMSPI, Shard, London, November 7, 2018.
  • Podcast – Mr. Shinder Shinder was interviewed by the Career Development Office of NYU Law School’s LLM Program regarding his career in antitrust law and tips for new lawyers interested in antitrust careers, New York, New York, August 6, 2015.
  • Interchange Fee Discussion:  For merchants – exploring traditional card schemes vs. new players, panel speaker at PayExpo 2015, London, England, June 9, 2015.
  • Competitive Issues Surrounding Disruptive Technologies – Emerging Concerns, Lessons from History, and Enforcement, panel speaker at 2015 Annual Energy Roundtable, American Antitrust Institute, Washington, D.C., May 27, 2015.
  • Emerging Technologies and the Future of Payments, Retail Industry Leaders Association annual conference, San Antonio, Texas, October 16, 2014.
  • The MasterCard ECJ Judgment:  What does it mean for the litigation and regulatory challenges facing payment cards? Constantine Cannon workshop with Richard Pike and James Ashe-Taylor, London, England, October 9, 2014, and Brussels, Belgium, October 13, 2014.
  • Antitrust Litigation: Bridging the Divide, briefing with James Ashe-Taylor, Constantine Cannon, London, England, July 16, 2014.
  • Trade Associations 2.0: New Collaboration Models, Old Risks? panel speaker at 2014 Annual ABA Spring Meeting, JW Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C., March 26, 2014.
  • Important Update on Interchange Lawsuit, presented to MAG Webinar, July 24, 2012.
  • Legal Update on Card Acceptance, presented with Steve Cannon as part of Merchant Advisory Group Webinar, April 11, 2012.
  • Legal Update on Card Acceptance, presented to MAG Webinar, April 5, 2012.
  • Legislative Session, speaker at ATMIA Conference 2012, San Antonio, Texas, February 29-March 2, 2012.
  • Legal and Regulatory Issues Facing the ATM Industry, presented at The Power of ATMs, ATMIA US Conference, 2012 in San Antonio, Texas, March 1, 2012.
  • The Merchant Perspective, moderator of panel at ATM, Debit and Prepaid Forum, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 4, 2011.
  • Antitrust is Now More Important than Ever, presented at NYU Afternoon Speaker Series, New York, New York, October 20, 2011.
  • Legal/Regulatory Developments & the Debit Market, presented to International Payments Forum, May 19, 2011.
  • Morgan Stanley 2011 IT Services Summit, panel speaker, Palace Hotel, New York, New York, May 4, 2011.
  • Legal/Regulatory Issues and Electronic Payments, presented to Merchant Acquirers’ Committee 2011 Conference, MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 12, 2011.
  • Standards for Class Certification in the United States, presented to Canadian Bar Association 2010 Annual Fall Competition Law Conference, Ottawa, Canada, September 30, 2010.
  • Interchange and Other Reforms: Who Will Have an Impact?, panel speaker at Morgan Stanley 2010 Payments Summit, Westin in Times Square, New York, New York, May 5, 2010.
  • Intellectual Property and Antitrust – Current Conflicts and Future Trends, presented to Cleveland Intellectual Property Lawyers’ Association (CIPLA), Cleveland, Ohio, January 14, 2010.
  • The Continuing Challenge Posed by Visa and MasterCard, presented to The National Retail Federation’s General Counsel Forum, New York, New York, January 13, 2010.
  • Intellectual Property and Antitrust – Current Conflicts and Future Trends, panel speaker at LES USA and Canada 2009 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, October 18-21, 2009.
  • Risky Business: How the Electronic Information Explosion is Revolutionizing Discovery, panel speaker at H5 Technologies breakfast meeting, Harvard Club, New York, New York, July 23, 2008.
  • The Antitrust Treatment of Joint Ventures: Lessons from Visa and MasterCard, presented to The Antitrust Aspects of Bank Mergers Symposium, Fordham Law School, New York, New York, November 13, 2007.
  • Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly: A Discussion of the Potential Impact that the Supreme Court’s Recent Decision will have on Antitrust Cases and Beyond, panel speaker at ABA-CLE Teleconference, July 11, 2007.
  • Beyond Trinko and Twombly: The Role of Private Consumer Actions in Detecting and Providing Remedies for Antitrust Violations, presented to American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law 2007 Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C., April 18, 2007.
  • Recent Developments in International Antitrust Law & Practice, presented to American Bar Association Section of Litigation Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., April 13, 2007.
  • In Re Visa Check Distribution, presented to Airline Transport Association, September 27, 2005.
  • The Future of Debit Interchange, presented to ATM & Debit Forum 2005, September 26, 2005.
  • The Future of Visa and MasterCard, presented to Lafferty Payments Conference, London, England, May 11, 2005.
  • The Future of Debit in the Aftermath of the Merchant Litigation Against Visa and MasterCard, presented to American Bar Association Business Law Section, August 8, 2004.
  • Trademark and Antitrust Law, presented to Practicing Law Institute, Advanced Seminar on Trademark Law, May 19, 2004.
  • The Future of Debit in the Aftermath of the Merchant Litigation Against Visa and MasterCard, presented to Thomson Card Forum, May 6, 2004.
  • The Future of Debit in the Aftermath of the Merchant Litigation Against Visa and MasterCard, presented to Pulse Electronics Funds Transfer Board of Directors, April 6, 2004.
  • Antitrust and Copyright Law, presented to Random House, March 23, 2004.
  • In Re Visa Check/MasterMoney Antitrust Litigation: What it Means for the Future of Debit, presented to Electronic Funds Transfer Association, October 1, 2003.

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