Keith J. Verrier

Practice Areas

Antitrust

Education

University of Rhode Island, B.S., 1992
Temple University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2000

Keith J. Verrier concentrates his practice on complex antitrust and class action litigation. His clients include large and small businesses as well as individuals seeking compensation for price-fixing, monopolization, and other wrongdoing. He has experience in all aspects of litigation, and has assisted in obtaining significant recoveries in courts throughout the United States.

Mr. Verrier graduated magna cum laude from Temple University School of Law where he was a member of the Law Review. Following law school, he served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Herbert J. Hutton on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Earlier in his career, Mr. Verrier practiced at a large national law firm where he represented clients in a variety of complex commercial litigation matters and at a nationally-recognized boutique law firm specializing in antitrust class actions.

Throughout his career, Mr. Verrier has been involved in a wide range of diverse and complex litigation. For his work, he was named a “Rising Star” in 2008 and 2010 and recognized by Super Lawyers as a top attorney in antitrust every year since 2015. In 2016, Mr. Verrier was a member of the team that won the American Antitrust Institute’s Enforcement Award for Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice for their work in In re Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation (E.D.N.Y.).

Mr. Verrier currently serves on the Executive Committee in Klein v. Facebook, Inc., No. 20-cv-8570 (N.D. Cal.), where he represents a proposed class of advertisers seeking damages arising from Facebook’s anticompetitive conduct in the social advertising market in violation of, among other things, Section 2 of the Sherman Act. In addition, the following are representative matters in which he has been involved:

  • United Wisconsin Grain Producers LLC, et al. v. Archer Daniels Midland, No. 20-cv-2314 (C.D. Ill.) – Representing a group of ethanol producers asserting claims for damages arising from an alleged cross-market manipulation scheme implemented by defendant Archer Daniels Midland Company involving the United States markets for ethanol and ethanol derivatives in violation of, among other things, Section 2 of the Sherman Act.
  • In re: JUUL Labs, Inc. Mktg., Sales Practices, & Prods. Liab. Litig. (N.D. Cal.) – prosecuting class action and mass tort on behalf of purchasers and users of JUUL e-cigarette devices seeking damages for personal injury and economic loss arising from, among other things, the use of defendants’ product, defendants’ deceptive and/or fraudulent advertising, and defendants’ targeting of underage consumers who quickly became addicted to their product. Levin Sedran & Berman serves on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee.
  • In re Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation (E.D.N.Y.) – Represented a class of shippers alleging international air cargo carriers conspired to fix prices and surcharges. Levin Sedran & Berman served as Co-Lead Counsel. (Over $1.25 billion in settlements).
  • In re Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation (E.D. La.) – Prosecuted class action and mass tort on behalf of homeowners whose homes contain defective drywall. Levin Sedran & Berman served as Lead Counsel. A settlement with the German defendant provided full remediation for affected homeowners (valued at over $1.1 billion) and settlement with the Chinese defendant provided $248 million to members of the settlement class.
  • In re Automotive Parts Antitrust Litigation (E.D. Mich.) – Represented a class of car purchasers seeking damages arising from alleged price-fixing conspiracies as to various automotive parts that are components of new motor vehicles. Levin Sedran & Berman worked with co-lead counsel on briefing and discovery matters. (Over $1.2 billion in settlements).
  • In re Mushroom Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation (E.D. Pa.) – Defended a cooperative of mushroom growers against allegations of, inter alia, price fixing, supply control and monopolization brought under Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act.
  • Johnson Matthey, Inc. v. Research Corp. (S.D.N.Y.) – Represented one of the world’s largest fabricators and distributors of platinum group metals involving complex pharmaceutical development and licensing issues.
  • Chester County Hospital v. Independence Blue Cross, et al. (E.D. Pa.) – Represented a community hospital in an antitrust matter involving the largest health maintenance organization (HMO) in the country.
  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  • State of New Jersey
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
  • United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • American Bar Association, Antitrust Section
  • American Association for Justice
  • Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association