Brendan Fee leads the firm’s Philadelphia antitrust practice and represents market-leading US and international companies in complex, high-stakes antitrust lawsuits. These disputes often involve alleged price fixing, market allocation, exclusive dealing, monopolization, group boycotts, price discrimination, tying, bundling, standards development, and other alleged violations of federal and state antitrust law.
In the last three years, Brendan has secured nearly a dozen motion to dismiss victories, many of which were affirmed on appeal. His clients are many of the leading companies in diverse industries including pharmaceuticals, technology, healthcare, retail/ecommerce, automotive, energy, and industrial products.
Chambers has identified Brendan as a top antitrust practitioner and describes him as a “very practical, easy-to-work with” lawyer who is “exceptionally smart” and provides clients with “very clear communication” on complex antitrust issues. The Legal 500 has recognized Brendan for his work in civil antitrust litigation, noting that he “is a real star in the making” who “just gets it” when it comes to navigating complicated antitrust questions. In addition, Brendan repeatedly has been named Benchmark Litigation’s 40 & Under “Hot List” and has been included on the Law360 Rising Stars list as one of the top five antitrust lawyers in the US and Europe under the age of 40.
Brendan has written extensively on vertical restraints and pricing, as well as antitrust issues in the life sciences industry. He also speaks regularly on cutting-edge competition issues in the e-commerce sector.
As an adjunct professor of law at Rutgers Law School, Brendan teaches courses on topics such as legal writing and appellate advocacy. He is the litigation practice training partner for Morgan Lewis’s Philadelphia, Princeton, and Wilmington offices. He also participates in the firm’s Class Action Working Group.
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Ranked, Antitrust, Pennsylvania, Chambers USA (2018–2020)
Recognized, Competition Future Leader, Global Competition Review's Who's Who Legal (2019, 2020)
Next Generation Lawyer, Antitrust: Civil litigation/class actions: defense, The Legal 500 US (2019, 2020)
Member, Practice Group of the Year, Competition, Law360 (2017–2019)
40 & Under Hot List, Benchmark Litigation (2018, 2019)
Recommended, Antitrust - Cartel; Antitrust - Civil litigation/class actions, The Legal 500 US (2017)
Recognized, US News & World Report and Best Lawyers 2017 Practice Group of the Year for Antitrust Law
Rising Star, Irish Legal 100 (2016)
Recognized, Lawyers on the Fast Track, The Legal Intelligencer (2015)
Recognized as a Law360 "Rising Star" in Competition/Antitrust (2014)
Recognized, "Rising Star," Pennsylvania Super Lawyers (2008)
Member, American Bar Association, Antitrust Section
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