Firm and Attorneys Recognized for Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice
OCTOBER 1, 2024
We are proud to announce that the American Antitrust Institute has selected DiCello Levitt and attorneys Greg Asciolla and Jonathan Crevier as honorees for the 2024 Antitrust Enforcement Awards in the category of Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice.
AAI chose Greg, managing partner of DiCello Levitt’s New York office and chair of our Antitrust and Competition Litigation Practice Group, and Jonathan, along with their Co-Lead Counsel, for their work in Fusion Elite All Stars, et al. v. Varsity Brands, LLC, et al., in which they secured a $43.5 million settlement to resolve the class action alleging a conspiracy to monopolize the All Star Cheer events market.
The litigation, brought by All Star gyms and All Star event spectators, alleged that Varsity colluded with USASF, the All Star Cheer governing body that it founded in 2003, to monopolize the market for All Star Cheer events through various anticompetitive practices, including by systematically acquiring rival event companies, imposing exclusionary contracts and anticompetitive loyalty programs on All Star gyms, and using USASF to control bids to the sport’s key national championship. In addition to the financial terms of the settlement, Greg and his Co-Lead Counsel achieved significant concessions aimed at curbing and unwinding Varsity’s anticompetitive conduct.
Antitrust Enforcement Awards honorees will be recognized at AAI Awards Night in Washington, D.C., on October 30. Click here for more information about the event.