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Chicago, IL
Phone 312.923.2806
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Lee A. Freeman, Jr., Partner LEE A. FREEMAN, JR. is a partner in Jenner & Block's Chicago office and is a member of the Firm's Litigation Department. He is Co-Chair of the Firm's Antitrust and Trade Regulation Practice and a member of the Firm's Appellate and Supreme Court, Business Litigation, Class Action Litigation and Securities Litigation Practices. Mr. Freeman is AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell's highest peer recognition for ethical standards and legal ability. Mr. Freeman focuses his practice on antitrust, public utility, and complex commercial and ERISA litigation, and appellate advocacy. Mr. Freeman has been lead counsel in the prosecution of significant treble damage actions on behalf of major corporations, states and public agencies throughout the country. These cases produced landmark rulings on the scope of class actions, the standing of indirect purchasers to sue for antitrust damages, the bar against discovery of "downstream data" from direct purchaser antitrust plaintiffs, the proof of impact, the recovery of damages for purchases made for delivery outside the United States, the act of state defense, and the attorney corporate client privilege, among other issues. In addition, Mr. Freeman has defended corporations in significant antitrust actions. He argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in Illinois Brick Co. v. State of Illinois, which involved the standing of indirect purchasers to recover damages for price fixing of concrete block, and in Decker v. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc., which involved the scope of attorney corporate client privilege. Mr. Freeman has been recognized by Chambers USA as one of the country's leading practitioners, and "highly respected in the industry for his antitrust and complex commercial litigation work and is further noted for his appellate advocacy." (2006) Mr. Freeman has invariably been ranked in the top tier of Illinois antitrust lawyers by Chambers, which describes him as follows: "'Legend in the antitrust area', he is one of the most eminent individuals in the market. 'He's polished, he's a gentleman, and he's one of those guys whose word you can take and you know it's good.'" (2007). Mr. Freeman is a magna cum laude graduate of both Harvard University and Harvard Law School, where he served as Case Editor of the Harvard Law Review. He clerked for Justice Tom Clark on the United States Supreme Court, and prosecuted federal criminal cases as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. Mr. Freeman has served as a Special Assistant Attorney General for ten states in numerous antitrust suits. Mr. Freeman is admitted to Bars of the States of Illinois and Montana and the District of Columbia and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, and U.S. Courts of Appeals and District Courts too numerous to list. Admissions and Certifications
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