William J. Blechman

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	Born in Miami Beach, Florida, William J. Blechman earned his B.A., with honors, from Harvard College, and his J.D., with honors, from the University of Miami School of Law where he served as an editor on the Law Review. Following law school, Mr. Blechman clerked for the Honorable Jose A. Gonzalez, Jr., United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida. Mr. Blechman is a member of the Bar of the States of Florida, Tennessee and the District of Columbia. He is also admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, and several U.S. Courts of Appeals and District Courts. Mr. Blechman's practice concentrates on antitrust law, with an emphasis on the specific client interests of large public and private companies, entrepreneurial individuals and public agencies rather than class actions or mass actions. Over the years, he has been involved in the civil prosecution of many international antitrust cartels, including conspiracies involving citric acid, rubber processing chemicals, parcel tankers, vitamins, ferroalloys, monosodium glutamate, cabotage, chocolate confectionary products, epdm, nucleotides, graphite electrodes, hydrogen peroxide, persalts, styrene butadiene rubber, polychloroprene and sorbates to name some of them. As part of his work, Mr. Blechman assists multinational corporations in formulating and implementing measured and principled strategies to maximize recoveries in connection with global cartel claims. Mr. Blechman’s cartel practice spans the U.S. and Europe and involves him in proceedings incident to enforcement actions by the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission. Mr. Blechman helped write the ABA Antitrust Section’s Response to the European Commission’s “Green Paper: Damages Actions For Breach of EC Antitrust Rules.” Mr. Blechman has prosecuted or defended antitrust cases involving domestic conspiracy or monopolization claims in such industries as electronic payments and financial services, telecommunications, corrugated paper, airlines, shipping, construction and pharmaceuticals. Besides his conventional antitrust practice, Mr. Blechman has been retained by the Attorneys General of several States to provide advice or to prosecute bid rigging conspiracies involving such industries as dairy, road building, and transportation. Representative Antitrust Cases: General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Company and Chrysler Corporation v. Elkem Metals Co. etc. (W.D. Pa.); Unilever United States, Inc. v. Daicel Ltd. (N.D. Cal.); The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company v. Bayer AG (N.D. Oh.); Kroger Co., Safeway, Inc., Walgreen Co. etc. v. Visa USA, MasterCard International etc. (E.D.N.Y.); Spirit Airlines, Inc. v. Northwest Airlines, Inc. (E.D. Mich.); Leiner Health Products Co., NBTY Inc. etc. v. F. Hoffmann-LaRoche Ltd. etc. (D.D.C.); Republic Engineered Steels v. SGL Carbon AG etc. (E.D. Pa.); ConAgra Foods Co., Del Monte Corp. etc. v. International Paper Co. etc. (W.D. Pa.); Reckitt Benckiser Inc. v. Solvay S.A. etc. (E.D. Pa.); State of Michigan ex rel. Frank Kelly v. Hoekstra Bus Co. etc. (W.D. Mich.); Ad-Vantage Telephone Directory Consultants, Inc. v. GTE Directories Corporation (M.D. Fla.). While antitrust work dominates his practice, Mr. Blechman also has experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in other complex commercial litigation. Further, he has a niche representing clients in connection with claims brought under the False Claims Act. Such cases place a premium on coordination with various State and Federal law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction over the subject matter of the particular claim. Mr. Blechman has represented claimants in False Claims Act cases in such industries as military, defense, health care, education and labor. Mr. Blechman has tried cases for plaintiffs and defendants in State and Federal Court, he has taught pretrial procedure and practice at the University of Miami School of Law, he has lectured and published papers on antitrust law, he has taught seminars on various other topics in the law, and his writings have been published in law reviews, legal textbooks, business newspapers and other periodicals. Mr. Blechman is recognized by his peers in "Best Lawyers in America," "Chambers USA", and "Super Lawyers." He is a member of the American Bar Association and the ABA's Antitrust Section. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation Complex Commercial Litigation Multi-District Litigation False Claims Act Litigation Bar & Court Admissions: Florida, 1983 District of Columbia, 1984 U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1985 (and other Districts thereafter) U.S . Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1986 (and other Circuits thereafter) United States Supreme Court, 1990 Tennessee, 1992 Education: Harvard College, B.A., with honors, 1979 University of Miami, J.D., with honors, 1983 Professional Activities: Vice-chair, Cartel and Criminal Practice Committee, Antitrust Section of ABA, 2010+ Co-Chair, Trial Practice Committee, Antitrust Section of ABA, 2004-2007 Dade County and American (Member, Section on: Antitrust) Bar Associations The Florida Bar (Member: Antitrust Law Committee) Publications: Co-Author: "Opting-Out of a Representative Lawsuit: A Principled Decision," International Cartel Workshop, ABA Antitrust Section, Feb. 2010 Contributor, American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law 2008 Transition Report on Justice Department for Obama Administration Author: "Why Twombly Does Not (and Should Not) Apply To Hard-Core Cartels," Antitrust Source, October 2007 Contributor, ABA Antitrust Section Response to European Commission's "Green Paper: Damages Actions for Breach of EC Antitrust Rules," 2004 Author: "Blowing The Whistle On Health Care Fraud," Business & Health Magazine, November 1997 Author: "Whistleblowers Profit, Companies Pay," Miami Review, A7, 1994 Author: "Private Injunctive Relief Under RICO," 2 Civil RICO Rep. (BNA) Part 2, September 24, 1986 Author: "Agent Orange and the Government Contract Defense: Are Military Manufacturers Immune From Products Liability?" 36 University of Miami Law Review 489, 1982, reprinted in Yearbook of Procurement Articles 181, 1983 Author:"The Government Contract Defense," in L. Frumer & M. Friedman, Products Liability," Matthew Bender, 1983 Co-Author: "Basis of Observed Resistance of L1210 Leukemia in Mice to Combinations of Six Antimetabolites," 41 Cancer Research 4529, 1981 Teaching: Adjunct Instructor, University of Miami School of Law, 1997-1999 Honours: Highest rank in "Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers" "Best Lawyers In America" "Super Lawyers" in Florida Florida Bar Certification: Antitrust, The Florida Bar Speeches: Opting Out of a Rule 23(b)(3) Class Action, ABA Antitrust Section, October 16, 2003. Preparation of Mock Trial, ABA Antitrust Section, Spring Meetings, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007. 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