Lauren M. Weinstein

Lauren Weinstein has deep experience representing clients on both sides of the “v.” in a broad range of business disputes in state and federal courts across the country. Ms. Weinstein has particular expertise in antitrust litigation. She was appointed as a Special State Attorney General to prosecute antitrust and consumer protection claims on behalf of 39 states in the In re Google Play Store Antitrust Litigation. That representation culminated in an historic $800 million settlement resolving claims by all 50 states and 3 territories against Google. She is currently part of the nationwide class leadership in a case in Chicago involving financial services. She also represented the nation's largest holding company for real estate brokerage brands in a bet-the-company antitrust class action in Kansas City. That representation resulted in a very favorable pretrial settlement avoiding the nearly $5 billion verdict the jury rendered against the remaining co-defendants.

Ms. Weinstein was recently ranked by Chambers and Partners as an up-and-coming Antitrust Litigation Specialist. For three years, she served as the co-chair of the ABA Section of Litigation’s Antitrust Litigation Committee. She currently serves as a Division Director within the ABA Litigation Section and is responsible for the Antitrust Litigation Committee, among others. She regularly writes and speaks on developments in antitrust law. 

Descended from Cuban and Jewish immigrants, Ms. Weinstein is deeply involved in MoloLamken’s diversity efforts. She was a Fellow of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity and currently serves as MoloLamken’s Diversity Professional for the organization. She also mentors law students of color through The Appellate Project.

Ms. Weinstein is fluent in Spanish and French. She grew up speaking Spanish and regularly represents clients with significant operations in, or disputes arising from, Latin America and Spain. 

Prior to joining MoloLamken, Ms. Weinstein clerked for judges in two of the most dynamic courts in the United States: the Honorable John G. Koeltl of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and the Honorable M. Margaret McKeown of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She graduated from Harvard Law School and obtained her B.A. magna cum laude from Northwestern University where she was a member of the national-champion policy debate team. 

Ms. Weinstein has been recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers and Legal 500, as a Leading U.S. Litigator by Lawdragon, and as a Next Generation Leader by Lawdragon. Legal 500 says she is “smart” and “great to work with.”

Representative Matters

• Successful representation of States in In re Google Play Store Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.)

• Secured favorable pretrial settlement for nation’s largest publicly traded holding company for real estate brokerage brands in price-fixing class action (Sitzer v. Nat’l Ass’n of Realtors, No. 19 Civ. 332 (W.D. Mo.))

• Defense on appeal of an order dismissing antitrust claims against global investment manager (Intel Corp. v. Fortress Inv. Grp., 2022 WL 16756365 (9th Cir. Nov. 8, 2022))

• Appointed as liaison counsel for Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs (In re FICO Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Ill. pending))
• Appeal of order dismissing Walker Process monopolization claims by competitor against leading natural-gas tubing company (Fed. Cir. pending)
• Defense on appeal of an order dismissing antitrust claims against a leading telecommunications company (Continental Auto. Sys., Inc. v. Avanci, 27 F.4th 326 (5th Cir. 2022))
• Representation of leading economist and scholar as amicus curiae in In re EpiPen Litigation (44 F.4th 959 (10th Cir. 2022))
• Representation of leading antitrust scholars as amici curiae in Apple v. Pepper, 139 S.Ct. 1514 (2019)
• Representation of putative class in antitrust suit against Carolinas HealthCare System (W.D.N.C., No. 3:18-cv-00095)
• Representation of global financial institutions in multiple RMBS “putback” suits in the Southern District of New York and New York Supreme Court
• Representation of natural gas utility in appeal involving alter-ego and foreign sovereign immunity issues (Gater Assets Ltd. v. AO Moldovagaz, No. 19-3550 (2d Cir. 2021))
• Representation of the Central Bank of Iran in a constitutional challenge to the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (Bank Markazi v. Peterson, 136 S. Ct. 1310 (2016)) and in ongoing proceedings
• Defense on appeal of nearly $50 million jury verdict in securities fraud suit (In re Vivendi, S.A. Sec. Litig., 838 F.3d 223 (2d Cir. 2016))

Speaking Engagements

• Antitrust Update, Remedy & Ramifications, adMarketplace’s IMPACT Conference (2024)
• Big Tech on Trial, ABA Litigation Section Annual Conference (2024)
• Developments in Criminal Antitrust Prosecutions, Seventh Circuit Bar Association Webinar (2024)
• Tips for Handling Non-Competes and Employment Issues in Today's Antitrust Climate, ABA Litigation Section Roundtable (2024)
• Putting Antitrust Law to Work, ABA Litigation Section Corporate Counsel Conference (2023)
• How to Break into Antitrust Law as a Young Lawyer, ABA Young Lawyers Division Webinar (Apr. 2022)
• Non-Competes Under Attack, ABA Litigation Section Corporate Counsel Conference (2022)
• Trust-Busting the Tech Titans, ABA Litigation Section Annual Meeting (May 2021)
• Is ‘Abuse of Dominance’ Coming to the US, ABA Antitrust Section Roundtable (Feb. 2021)
• New York Women in Antitrust: Lessons Learned in Life and Law (2021)
• Apples & Economics: Is Illinois Brick Obsolete?, ABA Antitrust Law 2020 Spring Meeting (June 10, 2020)
• Implicit Bias in Jury Selection, American Bar Association Litigation Section (March 26, 2020)
• Antitrust Basics, Harvard Law School (Oct. 8, 2019)
• Courthouse Steps: What Does the Supreme Court’s Decision in Apple v. Pepper Mean for Antitrust Law and the U.S. Economy?, The Federalist Society Podcast (2019) 

Publications

• Google And The Next Frontier Of Divestiture Antitrust Remedy, Law360 (Sept. 23, 2024) (with Nathaniel Rubin)

• Rising Risks for PE Firms to Monitor Amidst Changing Antitrust, Whistleblower and Sanctions Landscape, Private Equity Law Report (Jan. 11, 2024) (with Lauren F. Dayton and Robert Y. Chen)
• AmEx Ruling Proves A Double-Edged Sword In Labor Antitrust, Law360 (Apr. 13, 2023) (with Robert Chen)
• I Want To Break Free: Opting Out of Class Litigation, The In-House Lawyer (Autumn 2021) (with Steven F. Molo and Robert K. Kry)
• 4th Circ. Opens Door to New Private Merger Enforcement Era, Law360 (March 9, 2021) (with Lauren Dayton)
• New York’s Latest Experiment in Antitrust Law, New York Law Journal (Mar. 1, 2021)
• How Credit Card Fee Antitrust Cases Fare In UK Versus US, Law360 (Sept. 9, 2020)
• 4th Circ. Seems Leery of Divestiture Order in Doormaker Case, Law360 (June 1, 2020)
• Antitrust Rules Still Apply During COVID-19, Law360 (Mar. 27, 2020)
• Courts Face Controversy Over Uninjured Antitrust Class Members, National Law Journal (Feb. 27, 2020)
• Door Maker Merger Case May Transform Behavioral Remedies, Law 360 (August 2, 2019)
• App Store Opinion Returns Antitrust Enforcement To Its Roots, Law 360 (May 29, 2019)
• Lessons I've Learned As a Young Woman Lawyer, New York Law Journal (Sept. 14, 2017)

News & Appearances

• How MoloLamken Stays Trial-Ready, Lawdragon (Sep. 5, 2023)

• Google Judge Rejects Multiple Trials As 'Recipe For Disaster', Law360 (Aug. 3, 2023)

• Google’s bid for summary judgment against Play Store claims gets cool reception from US judge, mlex (Aug. 3, 2023)

• 37 AGs Fight Bid To Push Back Google Play Store Trial, Law360 (Mar. 31, 2023)

• Google Sanctioned For Chat Deletion in App Store Suit, Law360 (Mar. 28, 2023)

• Enforcers Say Recovered Chats Show Google Hid Evidence, Law360 (Mar. 15, 2023)

• 'Why Did You Sit On This?' Judge Slams Google Over Chats, Law360 (Jan. 31, 2023)

• 9th Circ Won't Revive Intel's Antitrust Suit Against Fortress, Law360 (Nov. 8, 2022)
• State Urges Justices to Flip Illinois Brick in Apple Case, Law360 (Oct. 2, 2018)
• Fulbright Scholar and HLS Alum Lauren Weinstein on Bright Women Lawyers, Above the Law (Oct. 13, 2017)