Joseph R. Saveri Attorney

First Admitted: 1987, California

Professional Webpage: https://saverilawfirm.com/attorneys/joseph-r-saveri/

Bar/Professional Activity:

State Bar of California
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals – Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals – 1st Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals – 2nd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals – 4th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals – 5th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals – 7th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals – 8th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals – 9th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals – 11th Circuit
U.S. District Court – Central District of California
U.S. District Court – Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court – Northern District of California
U.S. District Court – Southern District of California
U.S. District Court – Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Wisconsin
American Antitrust Institute (Advisory Board)
American Bar Association (Antitrust Section)
Bar Association of San Francisco
California Lawyers Association
Italian Lawyers Club of San Francisco

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

In re Capacitors Antitrust Litigation, No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD (N.D. Cal.) ($604.55 million total settlements)
In re Cipro Cases I and II J.C.C.P., Nos. 4154, 4220 (San Diego County Sup. Ct.) ($399 million total settlements)
In re High-Tech Employees Antitrust Litigation, No. 5:11-cv-02509-LHK (N.D. Cal.) ($435 million total settlements). A 2019 documentary, When Rules Don't Apply, covers the case in detail.
In re Interior Molded Doors Indiret Purchaser Antitrust Litigation, No. 3:18-cv-00850 (E.D. Va.) ($19.5 million settlement)
In re Lidoderm Antitrust Litigation, No. 3:14-md-02521-WHO (N.D. Cal.) ($105 settlement)
In re Restasis (Cyclosporine Ophthalmic Emulsion) Antitrust Litigation, No. 1:18-md-02819-NG-LB (E.D.N.Y.) ($30 million settlement)
In re Titanium Dioxide Antitrust Litigation, No. 1:10-cv-00318-RDB (D. Md) ($163.5 million settlement)
Jessica Robinson v. Jackson Hewitt, Inc. and Tax Services of America, Inc., No. 2:19-cv-9066 (D. N.J.): $10.8 million settlement (preliminarily approved by Court), 2024
Jones v. Varsity Brands, No. 2:20-cv-02892 (W.D. Tenn.): $82.5 settlement (preliminarily approved by Court), 2024

Videos:

Featured in video about the firm’s Capacitors Price-Fixing Antitrust Litigation. Video viewable here about the case, featuring two trials, over 20 defendants, and the challenge of navigating forward during the onslaught of the Covid pandemic. , Public Justice "Trial Lawyer of the Year" finalist award

Representative Clients:

Represented direct purchaser plaintiffs (of capacitors) in In re Capacitors Antitrust Litigation, No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD (N.D. Cal.)
Representing a class of competitive cheer families, Jones v. Varsity Brands, No. 2:20-cv-02892 (W.D. Tenn.)
Representing class of professional mixed martial arts fighters against promoter Ultimate Fighting Championship in Cung Le et al. v. Zuffa, No. 2:15-cv-01045-RFB-PAL (D. Nev.)
Represented end-payor plaintiffs named class representative, the Self-Insured Schools of California, against Allergan, Inc., In re Restasis (Cyclosporine Ophthalmic Emulsion) Antitrust Litigation, No. 1:18-md-02819-NG-LB (E.D.N.Y.)
Representing class of book authors, Tremblay v. OpenAI, Inc., No. 3:23-cv-03223-AMO (N.D. Cal.)
Representing class of open-source programmers, Doe 1 v. GitHub, Inc., No. 4:22-cv-06823 (N.D. Cal.)
Representing class of artists and stakeholders, Andersen v. Stability AI Ltd., No. 3:23-cv-00201 (N.D. Cal.)
Representing class of individual electronic-gaming consumers, DeMartini v. Microsoft Corporation, No. 3:22-cv-08991 (N.D. Cal.)
Represented proposed indirect purchaser plaintiffs class of individuals and companies who purchased interior molded doors, In re: Interior Molded Doors Indiret Purchaser Antitrust Litigation, No. 3:18-cv-00850 (E.D. Va.)
Representing direct purchaser (of e-cigarette devices) plaintiffs, In re Juul Labs, Inc. Antitrust Litigation, No. 3:20-cv-02345-WHO (N.D. Cal.)
Represented indirect purchasers of Lidoderm, In re Lidoderm Antitrust Litigation, No. 3:14-md-02521-WHO (N.D. Cal.)
Represented class of Cipro consumers, In re Cipro Cases I and II, J.C.C.P. Nos. 4154, 4220 (San Diego County Sup. Ct.)
Represented class of over 60,000 employees of leading technology companies against their employers, In re High-Tech Employees Litigation, No. 5:11-cv-02509-LHK (N.D. Cal.)

Honors/Awards:

American Antitrust Institute: Honoree—Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice (2017, 2023); Finalist—Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice (2015) (both awards given to the firm), https://www.saverilawfirm.com/press/american-antitrust-institute-honors-joseph-saveri-law-firm-llp-with-2023-antitrust-enforcement-award
Benchmark Litigation: Ranked as “National Practice Area Star” and “Local Litigation Star” in competition/antitrust practice area (2020-present); firm recognized as one of the best in California in "Competition/Antitrust" and "Dispute Resolution" practice areas (2020-present), https://www.saverilawfirm.com/press/joseph-saveri-law-firm-highly-ranked-by-benchmark-litigation-2024
Best Lawyers: Best Lawyers in America (2012-present); U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers—Best Law Firms (2013-present), https://www.saverilawfirm.com/press/five-joseph-saveri-law-firm-llp-attorneys-honored-by-best-lawyers
Business Today: “Top 10 Influential Antitrust Plaintiffs Shaping U.S. Law: Nation’s Legal Titans” (2023), https://www.saverilawfirm.com/press/business-today-names-joseph-saveri-and-steven-williams-top-10-influential-antitrust-plaintiffs-shaping-u.s.-law
California Daily Journal: Top 100 Lawyers in California (2016, 2018-2019, 2021-present); Top Plaintiff Lawyers in California (2018-present); Top Antitrust Lawyers in California (2020, 2022-present); CLAY Award—California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (2016, 2022); Top Boutiques in California (2016, 2018, 2021); Leading Commercial Litigators in California (2023-present); Top Artificial Intelligence Lawyers (2024), https://www.saverilawfirm.com/press/joseph-saveri-selected-by-california-daily-journal-as-2024-top-100-lawyer-in-california
Chambers USA: Band 1 (top-ranked) attorney for “Antitrust: Plaintiff—USA—Nationwide” and “Antitrust: Mainly Plaintiff—California” (2014-present); Band 1 firm for “Antitrust: Mainly Plaintiff—California” (2020-present) (one of two in California to receive this honor); firm ranked as one of the top 13 U.S. firms for "Antitrust: Mainly Plaintiff-Nationwide" (2021-present), https://www.saverilawfirm.com/press/joseph-saveri-law-firm-achieves-top-2024-rankings-by-chambers-and-partners
Global Competition Review: GCR 100 listing of the world’s top competition practices (2020-present); Lawyer of the Year (shortlisted) (2022); Litigation of the Year–Cartel Prosecution (In re Capacitors Antitrust Litigation) (shortlisted) (2022), https://www.saverilawfirm.com/press/joseph-saveri-honored-in-whos-who-legals-thought-leaders-competition-2023-0
Law360: Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar (2014); Practice Group of the Year—Class Action and Competition (2023), https://www.saverilawfirm.com/press/joseph-saveri-law-firm-selected-as-law360-practice-group-of-the-year-competition-and-class-action
Lawdragon: 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2022-present); 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers in America (2019-present); 500 Leading Litigators in America (2023); 100 Leading AI & Legal Tech Advisors (2024), https://www.saverilawfirm.com/press/joseph-saveri-ronnie-spiegel-cadio-zirpoli-named-2025-lawdragon-500-leading-litigators-in-america
Legal 500: Firm ranked one of the top 10 firms nationwide in “United States Antitrust Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Plaintiff” category (2019-present); ranked as one of its “Leading Lawyers” in the same category (2020-present), https://www.saverilawfirm.com/press/joseph-saveri-law-firm-llp-highly-ranked-by-the-legal-500-for-2024
Martindale-Hubbell: AV Preeminent rating—Top Rated Lawyers (2008-present)
National Law Journal: Finalist— Elite Law Firm Trial Lawyers of the Year Award - Plaintiff Attorney of the Year (2024), antitrust category (2024), class action category (2023), antitrust category (2019); Trailblazers—Mergers & Acquisitions and Antitrust (2015), https://www.saverilawfirm.com/press/joseph-saveri-law-firm-and-joseph-saveri-named-finalists-for-national-law-journals-2024-elite-trial-lawyers-awards
Public Justice: Trial Lawyer of the Year finalist (2024), https://www.saverilawfirm.com/press/joseph-saveri-law-firm-selected-as-finalist-for-public-justices-2024-trial-lawyer-of-the-year-award
Super Lawyers: Super Lawyers Northern California—Antitrust Litigation (2006-present); Super Lawyers Top 100 Northern California (2015-2016, 2019-present) , https://www.saverilawfirm.com/press/six-joseph-saveri-law-firm-attorneys-honored-by-super-lawyers
Who’s Who Legal: Selected to and profiled in Who’s Who Legal’s Thought Leaders: Competition publication (2019-present); one of the top plaintiffs’ attorneys worldwide via Who’s Who Legal: Competition, publication of Who’s Who Legal and Global Competition Review (2015-present), https://www.saverilawfirm.com/press/joseph-saveri-selected-as-top-competition-plaintiff-lawyer-worldwide-in-whos-who-legal-competition-2024-guide

Educational Background:

University of Virginia, J.D. 1987
University of California, Berkeley, B.A. in History and Economics, with Honors, 1984

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

"Touhy Exposed," co-written with David Seidel, California Daily Journal, October 13, 2022

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