Benjamin Holt

Ben Holt has over 20 years’ experience litigating high stakes antitrust and competition disputes. He helps his clients navigate these increasingly complex matters and achieve the best result possible, whether winning the case or finding a successful business resolution.

Ben has played a leading role in some of the most significant antitrust litigation matters in recent years, successfully defeating the Federal Trade Commission in a groundbreaking lawsuit over Louisiana Children’s Medical Center’s $150 million acquisition of three New Orleans area hospitals that raised important issues of state action immunity, obtaining summary judgment for Takeda Pharmaceuticals in a case addressing the contours of Noerr-Pennington immunity in the pharmaceutical industry, and serving as lead counsel for Viatris in three long-running cases brought by dozens of US states and territories alleging industry-wide price fixing and market allocation. His practice encompasses all types of antitrust litigation and investigations, including class actions, DOJ and FTC investigations, and state attorney general litigation.