Peter A. Barile III litigates high-stakes, complex antitrust, consumer protection, and commodities manipulation cases. He has more than twenty years of experience as an antitrust litigator, representing clients on both sides of the docket in a variety of industries and contexts, from consumers and individual investors to institutions and Fortune 500 corporations, whether as individual plaintiffs, class plaintiffs, opt-outs, targets of government investigations, or defendants. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Barile practiced both in New York and in Washington D.C. with major global law firms renowned for their historically leading antitrust practices.
Practice Focus
- Antitrust Litigation
- Commodities Litigation
- Consumer Protection Litigation
Representative Successes
- Currently leading prosecution of ongoing nationwide federal antitrust class action as co-lead Counsel for all U.S. consumers of sugar in ongoing multidistrict litigation against major U.S. sugar producers, In re Granulated Sugar Antitrust Litigation, MDL 3110 (D. Minn.)
- Achieved settlement of more than $500 million as co-lead counsel in major antitrust case on behalf of investor clients against many of the world’s largest financial institutions, ISDAfix Antitrust Litigation (S.D.N.Y.).
- Achieved settlement of more than $400 million as class counsel in major antitrust case for employee clients against major tech companies, High Tech Employees Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.)
- Won class certification of 40-million-member nationwide class of consumer clients leading to successful resolution, Online DVD Rental Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.).
- Obtained reversal on appeal in a leading case on the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act for metals trader client against multinational commodities firms, Metallgesellschaft AG v. Sumitomo Corp. of America (7th Cir.).
- Submitted amicus curiae brief for client Consumer Federation of America in United States Supreme Court in a landmark antitrust case on resale price fixing, Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. (S. Ct.).
Professional Engagement
- Bar Leadership: Chairman, Antitrust Section of Connecticut Bar Association (current); Advisory Board, Loyola Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies (current); Advisory Board, Law360 Competition (past).
- Selected Speaking Engagements: Panelist, CBA, Antitrust Basics, What Every Practitioner Needs to Know About Antitrust; Panelist, ABA, Sham Litigation: Claiming and Defeating Antitrust Immunity; Panelist, ABA, Fundamentals of Antitrust Exemptions & Immunities; Panelist, CNBC, Power Lunch, Supreme Court Prods Price Hikes.
- Selected Publications: Milton Handler, Dean of Antitrust, in Yale Biographical Dictionary of American Law (2010); Pattern Exception to Sham Litigation, ABA E&I Update (2009); Private Right of Action for Pre-Merger Gun Jumping Recognized, ABA Antitrust Litigator (2008); Supreme Court Confirms Viability of Predatory Bidding Claims, ABA Business Law Today (2007); Antitrust Damages Resulting from Meritorious Patent Litigation, ABA E&I Update (2007); Antitrust’s New Big Brother, ABA Business Law Today (2006); Antitrust in Wartime, ABA Antitrust (2003); The Microsoft Case, Connecticut Law Review (Symposium Editor) (1999).
Recognition
- Super Lawyers 2014-current
- American Antitrust Institute, Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement Award (2018)
Pro Bono
Mr. Barile also has considerable pro bono experience. His work in this area has included serving as lead counsel for amicus curiae Battered Women’s Justice Project, in a case concerning the scope of the Confrontation Clause of the United States Constitution, Giles v. State of California (2008).