Elai Katz

January 25, 2007 | New York Law Journal

William T. Lifland, senior counsel at Cahill Gordon & Reindel, and Elai Katz, partner at the firm, analyze the Second Circuit's ruling on an alleged monopolist's appointment of an exclusive distributorship for its lumber products, a district court decision that plaintiffs presented sufficient evidence at trial to support a finding that generic anti-anxiety drugs constituted a separate relevant market to the exclusion of brand name versions of the same drugs and other developments.

By William T. Lifland and Elai Katz

6 minute read

July 28, 2005 | New York Law Journal

William T. Lifland, senior counsel to Cahill Gordon & Reindel, and Elai Katz, a partner at the firm, report on recent developments, including the EC market testing a new compliance scheme and a decision shielding a hospital for damages in a suit brought by a physician.

By William T. Lifland and Elai Katz

10 minute read

January 24, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Elai Katz, a partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel, reports on a district court decision dismissing antitrust claims by short-sellers because they are incompatible with securities regulations and discusses a decision by the Federal Trade Commission not to challenge a proposed merger in the nascent online advertising industry.

By Elai Katz

10 minute read

September 22, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In his Antitrust column, Cahill Gordon & Reindel partner Elai Katz discusses the Department of Justice's lawsuit seeking to block AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile, as well as international suits involving Puerto Rican ice cream distribution and Australian supermarket acquisitions.

By Elai Katz

12 minute read

March 17, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In his Antitrust column, Elai Katz, a partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel, reports on recent developments, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit's decision not to enforce an arbitration provision that barred class actions on the ground that it effectively deprived plaintiffs of the statutory protections of the antitrust laws and a district court's denial of the Federal Trade Commission's motion to preliminarily enjoin the merger of two clinical laboratory testing firms.

By Elai Katz

11 minute read

March 26, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Elai Katz, a partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel, writes that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that allegations of a price squeeze could not state a claim for monopolization without an independent antitrust duty to deal, adding to a line of cases limiting the range of conduct that can form the basis of a Sherman Act �2 claim. Also, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit decided that a ski resort did not violate antitrust laws by shutting down a competing ski rental business that had been operating on property acquired from the resort.

By Elai Katz

11 minute read

November 16, 2006 | Law.com

Cahill Gordon & Reindel attorneys William T. Lifland and Elai Katz provide an overview of recent antitrust developments of interest. Among the cases highlighted are an 11th Circuit ruling that a losing bidder for steel producing assets had standing to bring antitrust claims against the successful purchaser. Lifland and Katz also discuss several cases involving acquisitions, including European Commission decisions finding that Spain and Italy had violated the European Union's Merger Regulation.

By William T. Lifland and Elai Katz

8 minute read

May 25, 2006 | New York Law Journal

William T. Lifland, senior counsel at Cahill Gordon & Reindel, and Elai Katz, a partner at the firm, review recent antitrust developments of interest, including the Fourth Circuit's holding that purchasers of computers with preinstalled software lack standing to bring federal antitrust damage claims against the software provider and the DOJ's decision to oppose the FTC's petition for Supreme Court review of an appellate court ruling vacating an FTC order.

By William T. Lifland and Elai Katz

9 minute read

June 23, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In his Antitrust column, Elai Katz of Cahill Gordon & Reindel discusses developments regarding the tumultuous NFL labor negotiations, mergers of tax software companies, banks, and separate transactions involving chicken processors.

By Elai Katz

12 minute read

April 27, 2006 | New York Law Journal

William T. Lifland, senior counsel at Cahill Gordon & Reindel, and Elai Katz, a partner at the firm, review recent antitrust developments of interest including the Third Circuit ruling that federal courts may not enjoin the government from indicting an alleged conspirator who was granted conditional amnesty and the DOJ closing its investigation of the merger of two leading appliance manufacturers and charging communications technology firms with unlawful premerger coordination.

By William T. Lifland and Elai Katz

8 minute read