Lin W.Kahn

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Lin Kahn has more than a decade of experience defending against and prosecuting antitrust matters in private practice and public service. Lin recently spent five years at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), where she served as lead litigation and trial counsel in the agency's successful price-fixing and anticompetitive conduct lawsuit against major players in the dental industry. During her tenure at the FTC, she also led a number of merger investigations in industries such as technology, pharmaceuticals, consumer products, and health care.

Lin helps clients navigate high-stakes antitrust litigation, merger review, and government investigations. Drawing on her experiences as a first-chair trial lawyer and former government enforcer, she has led clients through claims arising from a broad range of issues, including conspiracies to eliminate nascent competition, no-poach agreements, monopolization, group boycotts, killer acquisitions, and vertical merger challenges. Lin was one of only five antitrust lawyers in the country to receive the honor of "Top Attorneys Under 40" from Law360 in 2021.

Lin is co-chair of Jones Day's Asian Lawyers Affinity Group and is active in the Firm's pro bono practice.

Experience

  • Incyte grants rights to CMS for ruxolitnib cream in China and Southeast AsiaJones Day represented Incyte Corporation in its Collaboration and License Agreement with CMS Aesthetics Limited for the development and commercialization of ruxolitinib cream, a novel cream formulation of Incyte’s selective JAK inhibitor ruxolitinib, for the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory dermatologic diseases in Greater China and certain countries in Southeast Asia. 
  • NerdWallet acquires On The Barrelhead for $120 millionJones Day advised NerdWallet, Inc. (Nasdaq: NRDS), a platform that provides financial guidance to consumers and small- and mid-sized businesses, in its acquisition of On the Barrelhead, Inc. for total consideration of $120 million, consisting of approximately $70 million in cash and $50 million in NerdWallet Class A common stock.
  • Sutter Health wins complete defense verdict in landmark antitrust class actionJones Day won a complete defense jury verdict for Sutter Health in a landmark antitrust class action seeking $1.2 billion in treble damages.
  • Adobe Systems resolves recruiting antitrust litigationJones Day client Adobe Systems Inc. reached a settlement agreement resolving a nationwide antitrust class action brought by current and former employees of Adobe, Apple, Google, Intel, Intuit, Lucasfilm or Pixar alleging conspiracy to fix and suppress employee compensation by entering into non-solicitation agreements.
  • Yazaki defends against automotive wire harness antitrust class actionsJones Day represents Yazaki North America and Yazaki Corporation in connection with numerous antitrust class action complaints alleging that Yazaki and other auto parts manufacturers violated the Sherman Act by engaging in bid-rigging and price-fixing in sales of automotive wire harnesses and related products.
  • Intuit defends against employee compensation antitrust class actionJones Day client Intuit Inc. successfully settled an antitrust class action brought on behalf of individuals employed by several technology companies alleging conspiracy to fix and suppress employee compensation by entering into non-solicitation agreements.
  • Aetna wins dismissal of antitrust litigationJones Day won dismissal of an antitrust case brought by four diagnostic testing laboratories alleging that Aetna Inc. and other healthcare payers had entered unlawful exclusive dealing arrangements with Quest Diagnostics.
  • Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital jury verdict in antitrust case affirmed on appealIn April 2012, after nearly seven weeks of testimony and just over a day of deliberations, a jury in Santa Barbara, California, returned a complete defense verdict in favor of Jones Day client Cottage Health System, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, and four local neurosurgeons.
  • Adobe Systems obtains dismissal of software antitrust class actionJones Day client Adobe Systems Inc. obtained dismissal of antitrust class action litigation claiming monopolization of the alleged markets for vector graphic illustration software.
  • Royal Bank of Scotland obtains dismissal of certain claims pending in Thornburg bankruptcy caseJones Day obtained dismissal of 22 out of 31 claims for The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc that were filed by the Chapter 11 Trustee in the chapter 11 case of Thornburg Mortgage, Inc.
  • California prisoner wins preliminary injunction against California state prison in religious discrimination actionClient and California state prisoner William Rouser initiated this civil rights lawsuit 17 years ago against the California Department of Corrections ("CDCR"), seeking access to his Wiccan bible, necessary religious supplies, and time for group worship.
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    February 2024 Alert

    DOJ's Antitrust Division and the FTC Announce New Guidance on Preservation for Collaboration Tools and Ephemeral Messaging

    December 2023 Alert

    The Hammer Falls: U.S. Antitrust Agencies Issue Final Antitrust Merger Guidelines

    Spring 2023 External Publications

    The Adaptable Antitrust Laws, Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law

    May 2023 Alert

    DOJ Loses Fourth Consecutive Criminal Antitrust Prosecution in Labor Markets

    November 2022 White Paper

    FAQ About the FTC's Controversial New "Unfair Methods of Competition" Policy

    November/December 2021 External Publications

    FTC Resurrects Unilateral Preapproval in Merger Investigation Settlements to Halt Future "Anticompetitive" M&A and Introduces Changes to Second Request Reviews, The M&A Lawyer, Volume 25, Issue 10

    November 2021 Commentary

    FTC Resurrects Unilateral Preapproval in Merger Investigation Settlements to Halt Future "Anticompetitive" M&A

    JULY 2021 Commentary

    FTC Signals Aggressive Antitrust Policy as Part of Government Pro-Enforcement Agenda

    April 2021 Alert

    Supreme Court Blocks FTC from Obtaining Monetary Remedies in Most Antitrust and Consumer Protection Cases

    APRIL 2021 Alert

    Ninth Circuit Clarifies Class Certification Standards in Antitrust Appeal

    Additional Publications

    • Spring 2023
      The Adaptable Antitrust Laws (CLA Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law, Spring 2023, Vol. 33, No. 1)
    • December 2021
      FTC Resurrects Unilateral Preapproval in Merger Investigation Settlements to Halt Future “Anticompetitive” M&A and Introduces Changes to Second Request Reviews, The M&A Lawyer, Vol. 25, Issue 10

    Speaking Engagements

    • September 27, 2023
      Artificial Intelligence: The New Frontier of Antitrust Enforcement; The Bar Association of San Francisco CLE
    • March 28, 2023
      New corridors for market regulation: expanding the law; GCR Live panel
    • June 8, 2022
      From Investigation to Litigation — Practical Skills for Handling Pharma Matters and Beyond, ABA Panel
    • September 23, 2021
      Big Tech and the Hot Seat: Coordinated Antitrust Enforcement in the Tech Sector, California Lawyers Association
    • June 23, 2021
      Big Tech and Antitrust: Understanding Coordinated Enforcement in Tech, California Lawyers Association CLE Program

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