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
- Anticipated U.S. Antitrust Suit Against Facebook Delayed by Changing Administrations - (Posted On Friday, December 04, 2020)
- U.S., 11 States Sue to End Google’s Reign as “Monopoly Gatekeeper for the Internet” - (Posted On Wednesday, October 21, 2020)
- Apple Allowed to Continue to Ban Epic’s Fortnite From Store, But May Not Retaliate Against Epic Affiliates - (Posted On Tuesday, October 20, 2020)
- Emboldened by New Resources and Expanded Authority, Feds Continue 10-Year Look Back at Chinese Investment - (Posted On Thursday, October 15, 2020)
- Raising New Questions re Antitrust Oversight, Epic Games Sues Apple and Google App Stores for Blocking ‘Fortnite’ - (Posted On Friday, August 14, 2020)
- Seventh Circuit Breathes New Life into Refusal-to-Deal Claims - (Posted On Tuesday, June 16, 2020)
- End of an Era: The U.S. is No Longer the Authority Figure for Multinational Mergers - (Posted On Tuesday, May 19, 2020)
- Court Substituted Gut Instinct For Robust Anti-competition Analysis - (Posted On Thursday, March 19, 2020)
- FTC Taking a 10-Year Antitrust Look-Back at Big Tech - (Posted On Tuesday, March 03, 2020)
- Remedies the Same for General Patent and Standard-Essential Patent Disputes, Agencies State - (Posted On Tuesday, January 28, 2020)
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.