Benjamin L. Ellison (Ben)

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Minneapolis + 1.612.217.8863

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Ben Ellison focuses his practice on antitrust litigation and investigations, bringing value to clients through his thorough, creative, and effective strategy and advocacy.

In addition to his antitrust work, Ben's experience spans a wide variety of other practice areas, including employment and noncompete matters, government and internal investigations, election law, securities fraud, and Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) litigation. He has worked with clients in the banking, medical device, manufacturing, mining, agriculture, and energy sectors, as well as political parties and campaigns.

Ben has represented clients in a variety of trial and appellate courts across the country. He also frequently advises clients on litigation strategy in Minnesota state courts. In 2020, he was involved in four cases before the Minnesota Supreme Court. Ben previously served a temporary stint as a Special Assistant City Attorney for the City of Minneapolis, prosecuting misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor crimes. During that time, Ben tried multiple jury and bench trials.

Experience

  • National Beef Packing Company defends against antitrust suitJones Day is representing National Beef Packing Company, LLC in putative antitrust class action litigation (and dozens of individual direct purchaser actions) brought against four U.S. meatpackers by purported classes of cattle producers, direct purchasers, and indirect purchasers who allege that the meatpackers illegally conspired to reduce the price paid for fed cattle, while simultaneously increasing the price of beef.
  • National political campaign obtains appellate stay of discovery in TCPA litigationJones Day represented a national political campaign in obtaining an emergency stay of discovery pending appeal in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) lawsuit.
  • U.S. Steel defeats trespass litigation relating to Minnesota iron mining operationsJones Day successfully defended United States Steel Corporation against a lawsuit brought by a mineral rights owner alleging trespass and nuisance claims relating to U.S. Steel's mining operations along the Iron Range in northern Minnesota.
  • Manufacturing company obtains settlement in accounting discrepancy disputeJones Day represented a manufacturing company in a dispute against the former owner of a small manufacturing company that it acquired.
  • Trust benefiting former ProtaTek shareholders resolves breach of contract claims against PharmgateJones Day client Liquidating Trust of Shareholders of ProtaTek International resolved a breach of contract action against Pharmgate LLC, the purchaser of ProtaTek.
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