Litigation

Mr. Stern is a partner in the firm's Washington, DC office, specializing in complex civil and criminal litigation. He has extensive trial experience, having served as lead counsel in over forty jury trials and numerous appeals. Mr. Stern has experience representing companies and individuals in a broad range of litigation matters, including antitrust, products liability, and consumer class action litigation. He was recently recognized for his antitrust practice in the Legal 500, which commented: "'An excellent trial lawyer', clients say, DC-based partner Jonathan Stern specializes in antitrust issues. Benefiting from particular focus on the pharmaceutical and high-technology industries, he is involved in the DRAM litigation for Micron Technology. 'Aggressive and smart, he provides well-developed strategic arguments and an excellent all-round service', observe clients."

Mr. Stern is also recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2010 for Commercial Litigation.

In addition to his litigation experience, Mr. Stern also has substantial experience in compliance counseling and internal investigations. His current work in these areas includes advising companies on a range of regulatory compliance issues. He has conducted internal investigations for clients in connection with state and federal government investigations in the areas of antitrust, product safety, and False Claims Act litigation.

Before entering private practice, Mr. Stern was Chief of the Trial Division at the District of Columbia Public Defender Service. He is currently on the faculty of the Harvard Law School Trial Advocacy Workshop and the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, and he has served on the adjunct faculties of the Georgetown University Law Center and the George Washington University Law School. Mr. Stern received his JD degree from the New York University School of Law, and following his graduation, he was awarded an E. Barrett Prettyman Fellowship at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he practiced and taught as a Fellow from 1983-1985.

Litigation Representative Matters

Mr. Stern's recent representative matters and relevant experience include:

• Represented Fortune 500 company in direct and indirect purchaser antitrust class actions alleging price-fixing in the computer memory chip industry
• Lead counsel for major pharmaceutical company in antitrust litigation alleging nationwide drug pricing fraud
• Lead counsel for major metals company in federal criminal litigation alleging price-fixing in the scrap metal industry
• Lead counsel for multistate road paving company in multijurisdictional antitrust investigation of alleged customer allocation conspiracy in the road paving industry
• Represented prepaid calling card company in FTC and class action litigation alleging false advertising and unfair trade practices
• Represented major pharmaceutical company in antitrust litigation arising from patent infringement litigation
• Trial counsel for major pharmaceutical company in product liability litigation
• Represented major cigarette manufacturer in federal civil RICO products liability action and class action products liability litigation
• Lead counsel for major national retailer in class action product liability litigation
• Lead counsel for major pharmaceutical company in Department of Justice investigation of alleged off-label promotion activities
• Lead counsel for national pharmacy chain in False Claims Act litigation
• Lead counsel for major pharmaceutical company in Department of Justice investigation of alleged anti-kickback violations
• Lead counsel for pharmacy client in internal investigation relating to compliance issues
• Litigation counsel for medical device manufacturer in HHS enforcement proceedings
• Represented and advised major pharmaceutical company on Medicare Part D litigation
• Lead counsel for major pharmaceutical company in internal investigation relating to marketing and promotion practices
• Lead counsel for pharmaceutical company in commercial litigation
• Lead counsel for electronics equipment manufacturer in internal investigation relating to product safety issues
• Lead counsel for national insurance company in consumer class action litigation
• Lead counsel for major home and garden products company in internal investigation relating to product safety