A. BLAINE FINLEY

phone: 202-789-3960
fax: 202-789-1813

EDUCATION

  • J.D., Columbia Law School
  • A.B., Princeton University

SUBSTANTIVE PRACTICE AREAS

  • Antitrust
  • Consumer Protection
  • Corporate Governance
  • Securities

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • District of Columbia
  • New Jersey
  • New York

COURT ADMISSIONS

  • U.S. District Court, D.N.J.
  • U.S. District Court, E.D.N.Y.
  • U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y.
  • U.S. District Court, D.D.C.
  • U.S. District Court, D.N.J.

BLAINE FINLEY joined the Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca’s Washington, D.C. office in 2016. His practice focuses on plaintiff-side antitrust class action litigation. Mr. Finley has been extremely active in prosecuting a variety of actions alleging price-fixing and related horizontal conduct in markets for food products, and he leads CGL’s efforts in all of all of the firm’s animal protein antitrust class action lawsuits. Mr. Finley’s experience includes appearances in numerous federal court hearings and substantial deposition practice, including taking and defending expert witness depositions. His work at the firm includes the following representations:

  • In re: Packaged Seafood Products Antitrust Litigation, MDL 2670, in which CGL represents a class of commercial food preparers in a lawsuit alleging the existence of a price-fixing conspiracy to artificially inflate prices for packaged tuna products. The Court has issued an order granting class certification, which is currently on appeal.
  • In re: Pork Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 18-01776, in which CGL has been appointed by the Court to represent a putative class of commercial and institutional indirect purchasers in a lawsuit alleging the existence of a price-fixing conspiracy to artificially inflate prices for pork products.
  • Sandee’s Catering, et al. v. Agri Stats, Inc., et al., Case No. 20-02295, in which CGL and Mr. Finley have been appointed as co-lead counsel to represent a putative class of commercial and institutional indirect purchasers in a lawsuit alleging the existence of an information sharing antitrust conspiracy to artificially inflate prices for turkey.
  • Erbert & Gerbert’s, Inc. v. JBS USA Food Company Holdings, et al., Case No. 20-cv-01414, in which CGL has filed a complaint alleging the existence of a price-fixing conspiracy in the markets for cattle and beef products on behalf of a business seeking to represent a class of commercial and institutional indirect purchasers.
  • Prime Steakhouse v. Mowi ASA, et al., Case No. 20-21463 and Portland Hunt-Alpine Club LLC v. Mowi ASA, et al., Case No. 20-21509, in which CGL has filed class action complaints alleging the existence of a price-fixing conspiracy in the market for farm-raised salmon on behalf of multiple businesses.

Prior to joining CGL, Mr. Finley’s practice focused on plaintiff-side securities class action and shareholder litigation at another firm.

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