George G. Gordon
George is a partner in the Litigation Department and a member
of the Antitrust Practice Group. His antitrust practice concentrates
on intellectual property-antitrust litigation and counseling,
merger analysis and general antitrust litigation. Representative
matters have included litigation involving alleged monopolization
in the pharmaceutical industry, the extra-territorial application
of the U.S. antitrust laws, alleged price fixing in the airline,
baby food and graphite electrode industries, alleged group boycotts
in the casino and health care industries and price discrimination
in magazine distribution as well as counseling on acquisitions
and distribution practices in the specialty chemical, pharmaceutical
and magazine distribution industries.
George is active in the ABA's Antitrust Section as a Co-Chair
of the Section's Intellectual Property Committee. His publication
and speaking activities have included:
· Program Chair, "Intellectual Property & Antitrust:
Navigating the Minefield" (ABA Antitrust Section Program,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 3-4, 2001).
· Intellectual Property Misuse: Licensing and Litigation
(ABA Section of Antitrust Law, 2000) (Co-author).
· "International Cartel Enforcement: How to Avoid
Becoming A Target," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (May,
2000) (Co-author).
· "Issues in the Law on Parallel Conduct and Proof
of Conspiracy," The Sedona Conference Journal, Vol. I (July,
2000).
· Panel Member, "Strategies to Maximize the Value
of Product Life Cycles: Antitrust Implications and Recent Developments"
(ABA Antitrust Section's 2000 Spring Meeting).
· Annual Review of Antitrust Law Developments (1988) (Editorial
Board).
· Annual Review of Antitrust Law Developments (1992-95,
1997) (Contributing Author).
· Chapter XI "Antitrust Issues Involving Intellectual
Property" Antitrust Law Developments (4th ed. 1996).
· The 1995 Federal Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing
of Intellectual Property--Commentary and Text (ABA Antitrust Section,
1996) (Editorial Committee).
· Drug Price Discrimination Laws and the Robinson-Patman
Act: Competitive Issues Raised by Special Pricing Laws (ABA Antitrust
Section, 1996) (Contributing Author).
· Panel Member, "Understanding the Role of Misuse
in Intellectual Property Licensing and Litigation" (ABA Antitrust
Section's 1996 Spring Meeting).
· Panel Member, "Patent Misuse, Antitrust Policy and
Patent Policy -- Recent Developments" (ABA Antitrust Section's
1994 Annual Meeting).
George received a B.A. in economics, cum laude with honors, from
Brandeis University in 1988 and a J.D. from the University of
Pennsylvania Law School in 1991. He also studied at the London
School of Economics from 1986 to 1987, where he earned a High
Commendation.
For more information about this program, contact the Section at antitrust@abanet.org.