Leo Caseria is a partner in the Antitrust and Competition Practice Group in the Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles offices.
Areas of Practice
Leo advises companies on antitrust issues in civil litigation, government investigations, mergers and acquisitions and proposed or contemplated business strategies. He has litigated numerous antitrust cases in federal and state courts, including cases based on alleged price-fixing, market allocation, boycott, monopolization and attempted monopolization. He also has experience in consumer protection issues relating to price gouging.
Leo has obtained orders from several courts dismissing or significantly limiting antitrust claims against clients in industries such as automotive data management systems, consumer telescopes, consumer electronics and cement and concrete. His antitrust litigation experience includes trial and appeal.
Leo is also knowledgeable regarding price gouging laws. He has led the defense of several companies targeted in price gouging investigations by state attorneys general or local district attorneys in multiple states. The products involved in the investigations Leo has handled include food, water, and consumer goods.
In addition, Leo regularly advises companies regarding the requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act, prepares numerous HSR filings and works with economists to prepare submissions and presentations to government antitrust enforcers regarding proposed transactions. Leo represents clients before the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission in connection with government antitrust investigations.
Leo serves as Co-Chair of the Books and Treatises Committee of the American Bar Association's Section of Antitrust Law. He frequently edits or contributes to the Section’s antitrust handbooks, and also authored articles for SCOTUSblog and the New York Law Journal. He has been recognized as a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers and in Legal 500.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Leo Caseria
- Higher Jurisdictional and Filing Fees Thresholds for HSR Act Premerger Notifications and Interlocking Directorates Announced - (Posted On Tuesday, January 24, 2023)
- A Blast from the Past: FTC Bringing Back Enforcement of Robinson-Patman Act - (Posted On Friday, January 13, 2023)
- FTC Seeks to Ban Noncompete Agreements in Employment Contracts - (Posted On Friday, January 06, 2023)
- New Law Substantially Increases HSR Filing Fees for Large Transactions - (Posted On Thursday, January 05, 2023)
- FTC Policy Statement on the Scope of Unfair Methods of Competition – A Broad But Vague Warning - (Posted On Tuesday, November 15, 2022)
- DOJ Sues to Block Merger Between Booz Allen Hamilton and EverWatch Based on Antitrust Concerns Relating to Single-Contract Market - (Posted On Friday, July 08, 2022)
- States Target Infant Formula Price Gouging - (Posted On Monday, June 13, 2022)
- Treasury Department Recommends Antitrust Reform in Alcohol Markets - (Posted On Tuesday, March 01, 2022)
- Back to the “Good Old Days”: FTC Announces Return to Prior Merger Approval Regime - (Posted On Monday, November 01, 2021)
- HSR Considerations For Chinese Investors In U.S. Companies - (Posted On Tuesday, October 12, 2021)