Based on history .....
Here are a few of Bill Isaacson’s accomplishments:
In addition to Bill's other work, in the field of antitrust, ten federal antitrust class actions have gone to trial and to judgment in this century and he has tried five of those cases, winning verdicts in each case, whether plaintiff or defense. His commercial litigation includes:
Summary judgment awarded on the eve of trial for defendant in a billion dollar case in the music industry
Jury verdict followed by $124 million judgment in action for software copyright infringement and state law violations
A defense verdict from the jury in a billion dollar class action defending against accusations of monopolization in the digital music industry
As trial counsel in O’Bannon vs. NCAA won a historic judgment for college athletes finding the NCAA in violation of the antitrust laws and ordering injunctive relief for NCAA athletes permitting the sharing of name, image and likeness monies
Antitrust litigations with settlements exceeding $300 million for BSF clients
Co-lead counsel for the direct purchaser class in In re: Municipal Derivatives Antitrust Litigation ($220 million in settlements) and In re: Polyurethane Foam Antitrust Litigation ($430 million in settlements)
In Shandling v. Grey, represented comedian Garry Shandling against Shandling’s former manager for breach of fiduciary duty. His argument on summary judgment reversed a tentative decision for defendant. Variety wrote about the summary judgment proceedings under the headline "Shandling Claims Get New Life in a Stunning Reversal.”
Lead counsel in proceedings in the Southern District of Texas and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to enforce an international arbitration award under the New York Convention, resulting in a $261 million judgment that was affirmed on appeal
Represents the Ultimate Fighting Championship in defense of a potential antitrust class action being pursued by a group of mixed martial artists
He acted as lead trial counsel for plaintiffs in Animal Science Products v. Mitsui & Co. in federal court in Washington, DC. This was an international cartel case that resulted in a jury verdict in June 2003 for the class of $49.5 million (before trebling) in favor of the direct purchaser plaintiffs in this price-fixing conspiracy and market-allocation case. The plaintiffs, direct purchasers of choline chloride (Vitamin B4), alleged that manufacturers and sellers of B4 participated in a 10 year conspiracy to set prices and allocate the market for B4, a supplement commonly used in animal feed. The defendants found liable in this action are manufacturer DuCoa LP; its general partner, DCV Inc.; a Japanese trading firm Mitsui & Co, Ltd.; and its subsidiary, Mitsui & Co. (USA), Inc.
Arbitration trial followed by over $60 million in contract concessions for an internet company
In In re Scrap Metal Antitrust Litigation won a jury verdict in 2006, trebled to $34.5 million. He served as lead counsel in the case, which involved antitrust violations in the scrap metal industry.
