Kelsey S. Bryan

Partner

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Kelsey Bryan represents clients in a broad range of commercial disputes across a variety of industries and jurisdictions. Kelsey is adept at managing high-stakes complex litigation, including devising and implementing creative and efficient strategies to further clients' goals.

Kelsey's practice includes defending clients against allegations of monopolization, price-fixing, product hopping, and Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission challenges to proposed acquisitions. Kelsey also represents clients in class actions, contract disputes, corporate and fiduciary duty disputes, and actions related to alleged statutory violations.

Kelsey was the day-to-day lead on two multidistrict litigations with billions of dollars at stake that recently ended in a complete defense win on summary judgment. Kelsey is currently defending a major pharmaceutical retailer in a case brought by the Department of Justice alleging violations of the Controlled Substances Act.

Kelsey is the chair of the Board of Directors of ALIGHT, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that connects survivors of human trafficking with legal counsel. She also leads Jones Day Los Angeles lawyers in representing survivors of trafficking to vacate their criminal records and has represented survivors in civil cases against their traffickers.

经验

  • Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announce merger creating America’s first transcontinental railroadJones Day is assisting Union Pacific Corporation with antitrust issues for its $85 billion merger with Norfolk Southern.
  • Directors of D.C. religious nonprofit win complete dismissal of claims alleging fiduciary violations and breach of contractJones Day secured dismissal of a longstanding suit against a D.C. religious nonprofit and its directors. In August 2022, the D.C. Court of Appeals reversed a $530 million judgment against the directors, vindicating their rights under the First Amendment.
  • Union Pacific Railroad defends against rail freight fuel surcharge antitrust class actionJones Day is representing Union Pacific Railroad Company in multi-district antitrust litigation involving claims of an alleged conspiracy among the major U.S. freight railroads to fix fuel surcharges.
  • PinnacleHealth System and Penn State Hershey attempt to merge Pennsylvania hospitalsJones Day represented PinnacleHealth System and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center as antitrust counsel in the hospitals' proposed merger.
  • HeidelbergCement and Lehigh Hanson acquire Italcementi for $4.1 billionJones Day secured antitrust approval from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for the $4.1 billion acquisition by HeidelbergCement AG and its U.S. subsidiary Lehigh Hanson, Inc. of Italcementi S.p.A. and its subsidiary Essroc.