JonathanBerman

Jonathan Berman has almost 30 years of experience litigating and trying antitrust cases, class actions, and other complex litigation matters. He focuses on the interplay between civil litigation and the laws administered by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Jonathan also has advised clients, on dozens of matters, regarding FDA law and practice.

Jonathan's antitrust docket has included cases involving: allegations of product-hopping, pay-for-delay, and price-fixing; government challenges to mergers; exclusive contracts; and a variety of rule-of-reason and monopolization theories. He frequently litigates on behalf of clients in the health care sector. Jonathan has represented, in major litigation, pharmaceutical companies, a drug wholesaler, an insurer, and hospitals.

Other litigation matters have included representing Prince Jefri Bolkiah, a member of the Royal Family of Brunei, in a series of complex litigations against the Brunei government, former advisors, and insurers. In addition, Jonathan argued one of the first litigated motions involving using "predictive coding" of electronic documents.

Jonathan's pro bono activities have included obtaining asylum for dozens of immigrants fleeing political and religious oppression. He has served on the Steering Committee of Operation Crackdown, an organization that empowered neighborhood groups to abate drug nuisance properties. Jonathan currently heads up the Washington Office's Housing Right to Counsel Project, which defends tenants in eviction actions.