"Spectacular on every level. Knowledgeable, tough, and hardworking."
The Legal 500 US 2024
Finalist, Lawyer of the Year – Under 40
Global Competition Review Awards 2023
Profile
Anna Rathbun represents companies in high-stakes antitrust litigation and investigations.
Anna combines extensive trial experience with her ability to craft holistic litigation strategy to help clients achieve optimal results in a wide variety of criminal and civil antitrust matters, including:
Government investigations by the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), state attorneys general, and global antitrust regulators
Class actions
Business-to-business litigation
Merger challenges
She leads clients through a dynamic regulatory landscape and positions clients for success in the face of uncertainty. Anna works closely with antitrust colleagues across the firm’s global platform, particularly in Brussels and London, to align on strategic considerations for parallel proceedings.
Anna maintains an active pro bono practice, including leading the Latham trial team that, after a week-long evidentiary hearing, secured federal habeas relief for an inmate on Alabama’s death row, for which the team received the 2022 Robert M. Dell Prize for Extraordinary Pro Bono Service.
Before law school, Anna served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Experience
Anna's experience includes representing:
Mergers
EverWatch in defeating the DOJ’s motion for a preliminary injunction challenging its acquisition by Booz Allen Hamilton
GRAIL in securing dismissal of an FTC complaint during an administrative trial in which the FTC challenged GRAIL’s acquisition by Illumina
A building products manufacturer in defending against private merger litigation at a jury trial
Sports
The Atlantic Coast Conference in connection with lawsuits related to student athlete name, image and likeness rights, and compensation and benefits
The US Soccer Federation in connection with:
A three-day evidentiary hearing to defend against claims that Hope Solo brought under the Ted Stevens Act, resulting in Solo’s agreement to dismiss her claims with prejudice
Antitrust claims related to league sanctioning
The National Women’s Soccer League in litigation challenging the age requirement
Other Litigation
A revenue management product provider in lawsuits alleging algorithmic price fixing
A building products manufacturer in obtaining a successful jury verdict in a trade secrets litigation
A client in obtaining the first global resolution of criminal and civil claims — including antitrust and False Claims Act claims — brought by the US government on favorable terms
An auto parts manufacturer in successfully managing discovery and pretrial motions practice for a large multidistrict litigation, ultimately leading to a very favorable settlement for the client
Complex Class Actions
In re Automotive Parts Antitrust Litigation
In re Air Cargo Antitrust Litigation
In re Transpacific Passenger Antitrust Litigation
In re Packaged Seafood Products Antitrust Litigation
In re Generic Pharmaceuticals Antitrust Litigation
Borozny v. Raytheon Technologies
Qualifications
Bar Qualification
California
District of Columbia
Education
JD, University of Michigan Law School, 2010 cum laude
A Latham team led by Brendan McShane, Sadik Huseny, and Anna Rathbun were honored as winners of The American Lawyer’s Litigators of the Week for achieving a precedent-setting dismissal for Cendyn in an antitrust proposed class action.
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