Rimon attorneys have extensive experience representing and advising clients in many industries on all aspects of competition, antitrust, unfair competition, and consumer protection law, in the United States and globally.  We review business models and strategies to advise and help our clients be compliant with the competition and antitrust law and regulations of the countries in which they operate, help them to build internal policies and produce manuals on best practices for competition and antitrust law compliance, and advise on ethical and legal business and advertising practices.  We also have seasoned litigators who represent clients in litigation, arbitration and/or administrative hearings concerning antitrust, competition, unfair competition, consumer protection and related claims

Selected Experience

• Representation of clients in administrative investigations carried out by the Colombian Competition Authority for the alleged use of restrictive practices of competition.
• Representation of a publishing company in relation to a First Amendment defense to unfair competition.
• Advising clients in Colombia on whether it is necessary to obtain government authorization in order to carry out certain business activities, and preparation of such documentation when required.
• Representation of ticketing company in action against a rival ticketing company involving unfair competition claims.
• Obtained an early dismissal for a national retailer in a consumer class action alleging deceptive pricing, false advertising and unfair competition under California Business & Professions Code Section 17200 and 17500 and California Civil Code Section 1750 (CLRA).
• Representation of sugar and palm growers in litigation related to the application of the competition law of the CAN in Colombia (Decision 608).
• Representation of a client in litigation concerning unfair competition and right of publicity liability for use of a computer-altered image of celebrity in magazine feature.
• Representation of a wireless telecommunications provider in numerous consumer class actions involving claims of false advertising and unfair competition under California Business & Professions Code Section 17200, and improper collection of federal exercise taxes and sales taxes.
• Serving as lead counsel to a medical device company in unfair competition litigation.

Rimon Attorneys With Expertise in Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law Include:

• 

  Sebastián Acevedo

  Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property

• 

  Dylan Andrés Arias

  Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law, International Trade and Customs Law

• 

  Robert (Bob) Cocchia

  Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Employee Mobility, Trade Secrets, and Restrictive Covenants

• 

  Elia El Kouh

  Environmental, Social and Governance, Europe, International, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Regulatory, Compliance & Corporate Governance, International Trade and Customs Law

• 

  Laura Garcia

  Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law, Intellectual Property, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity

• 

  Gabriel Gregg

  Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

• 

  Alejandro Ibarra

  Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law, Intellectual Property, Latin America

• 

  Gabriel Ibarra Pardo

  Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law, Construction, Intellectual Property, International Trade and Customs Law, Latin America

• 

  Shelley Ivan

  Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property Litigation

• 

  Michael S. Lazaroff

  Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law, International, Intellectual Property Litigation

• 

  Mark S. Lee

  Intellectual Property Litigation, Entertainment, Sports and Media

• 

  Ana Lucia Parra Vera

  Competition, Antitrust, and Consumer Law, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Latin America