USA – ARIZONA Trends and Developments Contributed by: Dan Goldfine, John Desmond, Patrick Masterson and Alexis Taitel Dickinson Wright PLLC Dickinson Wright PLLC has more than 500 lawyers in 23 offices throughout North America. Across its 40 practice areas, the firm maintains an unwavering fo - cus on providing outstanding client service and high- quality legal advice. The firm’s cross-disciplinary team has decades of experience representing national and international clients in antitrust, franchise and distri - bution, and white-collar defence matters. Its team of seasoned trial attorneys, litigators, and counsellors have successfully represented clients in both federal and state courts and in international arbitrations. The
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firm excels in providing cost-effective, practical, top- quality legal advice, and it takes pride in vigilantly protecting its clients’ interests in an ever-evolving regulatory environment. Dickinson Wright’s antitrust lawyers have successfully litigated civil class actions alleging price fixing, monopolisation, and predatory pricing. Its antitrust transaction and counselling prac - tice provides advice on domestic and international mergers, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and col - laborative activity among competitors.
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Dan Goldfine is a member of Dickinson Wright PLLC’s Phoenix office, and is a business-focused litigator who defends class action and other complex litigation for his clients in courts in more than 40 states, including matters
number of matters before the Nevada Supreme Court and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Patrick Masterson is an associate in Dickinson Wright PLLC’s litigation division. Patrick received his MBA from the University of Detroit Mercy and his Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School, where
involving antitrust, insurance coverage, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, consumer fraud and consumer protection laws. His background as a business owner and trial attorney with the US Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, provides him with a unique perspective that he uses to bring creative courtroom solutions to his clients. Before joining the Antitrust Division, he clerked for Gerald W. Heaney, 8th Circuit US Court of Appeals.
he graduated first in his class. Patrick focuses his practice in a variety of areas in the commercial litigation setting, including antitrust, trade secrets, and automotive litigation. He is an active member of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Section and a Young Lawyer’s Representative for the Section’s Unfair Competition Committee.
John Desmond is a member of Dickinson Wright PLLC’s Nevada offices, and he is the Division Director of the firm’s litigation practice group. He focuses his practice in the areas of commercial litigation and appellate
Alexis Taitel is an associate in Dickinson Wright PLLC’s Nevada offices, and was a law clerk for two federal judges in the US District Court for the District of Nevada after graduating magna cum laude from
work. He regularly represents and counsels clients in commercial and business litigation matters involving contract disputes, buy/sell agreements, and disputes over intellectual property. He has also represented physician groups in regards to compliance and contractual matters. His representation of clients includes a significant
the University of Nevada Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law. Her practice focuses on commercial and business litigation and appellate work for clients throughout Nevada, and is growing to include antitrust litigation. She is an active member of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Section.
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