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24 Cohen Milstein Attorneys Named to the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers List

3 weeks ago | cohenmilstein.com | Gary L. Azorsky |Molly J. Bowen |Robert A. Braun |Benjamin Brown

Lawdragon has named twenty-four Cohen Milstein attorneys to its prestigious list of 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers for 2025:Gary L. AzorskyMolly J. BowenRobert A. BraunBenjamin D. BrownS. Douglas BunchManuel J. ‘John’ DominguezSuzanne M. DuganMichael B. EisenkraftAndrew N. FriedmanCarol V. GildenGeoffrey GraberBrent W. JohnsonEric A. KafkaRichard KoffmanEmmy L. LevensJeanne A. MarkeyDaniel McCuaigKit A. PiersonLaura H. PosnerJulie Goldsmith ReiserSharon K. RobertsonChristina D. SalerDaniel S.
NAR Buyer-Broker Settlement Approved Over DOJ Concerns

Nov 27, 2024 | cohenmilstein.com | Robert A. Braun |Benjamin Brown

A Missouri federal judge granted final approval Tuesday to the National Association of Realtors’ antitrust settlement with home sellers, signing off on a $418 million payment and changes to broker commission rules, as NAR and the plaintiffs assailed the U.S. Department of Justice for raising last-minute concerns about the deal. NAR announced U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough’s approval, which was issued from the bench during a fairness hearing.
AAI Names Cohen Milstein a 2024 Antitrust Enforcement Award Honoree

Nov 4, 2024 | cohenmilstein.com | Robert A. Braun |Benjamin Brown |Kit Pierson |Daniel Silverman

The American Antitrust Institute named Cohen Milstein a 2024 Antitrust Enforcement Award honoree for the Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice award. We were recognized for our work in Moehrl, et al./Burnett, et al. v. The National Association of Realtors, et al., which addresses allegations of longstanding anticompetitive practices in the residential real estate industry that have inflated the cost of broker commissions throughout the United States.
Prison Phone Co. GTL Gets OK On $17M Price-Fix Deal

Oct 31, 2024 | cohenmilstein.com | Christopher Bateman |Robert A. Braun |Benjamin Brown |Brent Johnson

Prison phone company Global*Tel Link Corp will pay $17 million to escape claims that it colluded with two other companies to inflate the cost of calls made from inside U.S. prisons after a Maryland federal judge gave the deal her preliminary seal of approval Wednesday afternoon. U.S. Circuit Judge Lydia K.
AAI Announces 2024 Antitrust Enforcement Award Honorees

Oct 7, 2024 | cohenmilstein.com | Robert A. Braun |Benjamin Brown |Kit Pierson |Daniel Silverman

The American Antitrust Institute has announced its 2024 Antitrust Enforcement Award honorees. These leading attorneys and economists will be recognized at AAI Awards Night on October 30, following AAI’s Annual Private Antitrust Enforcement Conference. Congratulations to the honorees!Moehrl, et al./Burnett, et al. v. The National Association of Realtors, et al.
‘Nothing Is Good for the Consumer Right Now’: Experts Weigh Benefits, Drawbacks of Updated Real Estate Commission Policies

Aug 27, 2024 | cohenmilstein.com | Robert A. Braun

As new rules went into effect this month following a March settlement between home sellers and the National Association of Realtors, two legal experts have differing opinions on the real estate market’s outlook as changes come to standard contracts for representation and commission payments.
Hormel, Meat Plants To Settle Wage-Fixing Claims For $13.5M

Aug 23, 2024 | cohenmilstein.com | Robert A. Braun |Benjamin Brown |Alison Deich |Zachary R. Glubiak

Hormel Foods Corp. and two meat processing plants have agreed to a $13.5 million settlement in a Colorado wage-fixing suit, joining a host of companies that have reached deals to end claims that they colluded to depress wages.
Home Sellers Get Approved For $250M HomeServices Deal

Aug 10, 2024 | cohenmilstein.com | Robert A. Braun |Benjamin Brown

A Missouri federal judge granted preliminary approval for a $250 million class action settlement to end an antitrust suit filed by home sellers who accused the National Association of Realtors, HomeServices of America Inc. and other companies of conspiring to artificially inflate broker commission fees. In his Thursday order, U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough also certified the class and scheduled a final approval hearing for Nov. 26.
Rising Star: Cohen Milstein’s Robert A. Braun

Jul 31, 2024 | cohenmilstein.com | Robert A. Braun

Robert A. Braun of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC has helped home sellers reach about $1 billion in settlements over real estate broker commissions and has also helped land deals for buyers in antitrust cases involving pharmaceuticals and electronic components, earning him a spot among antitrust practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
The DOJ Asks: Does the Landmark Real-Estate Settlement Go Far Enough?

Jul 22, 2024 | cohenmilstein.com | Robert A. Braun |Benjamin Brown

Justice Department might pursue additional changes to the costs associated with buying and selling a homeWith the real-estate industry poised to abandon its longstanding commission structure next month, the Justice Department is signaling it isn’t done scrutinizing how real-estate agents get paid. The industry has battled many lawsuits alleging that the system for compensating agents keeps costs artificially high.