Christopher J. Kelly

• Co-authored the US Supreme Court briefs in Illinois Tool Works Inc. v. Independent Ink, Inc., persuading the Court to abolish an obsolete rule in patent tying cases that unjustifiably penalized patent owners. 
• Defended a major global luxury-goods manufacturer against a gray-market seller’s antitrust and RICO claims; the plaintiff abandoned the case without appeal after the court granted the manufacturer’s motion to dismiss.
• Defended a global hotel chain against an antitrust class action brought against hotels and travel-reservation websites; after the court granted motion to dismiss, plaintiffs abandoned their claims against the hotels.
• Defended a major health insurer against antitrust claims arising from alleged exclusive dealing with a laboratory-services provider; plaintiff abandoned its claim against our client after repeated grants of our motions to dismiss.
• Defended a major health insurer against antitrust claims brought against it concerning the settlement of Hatch-Waxman patent infringement litigation.    
• Representing health insurers in two states in antitrust litigations brought against dominant health-care providers.
• Advising a major global luxury-goods manufacturer on antitrust issues in connection with product distribution.
• Advised an innovative subscription service focused on defeating invalid patents asserted against major industry standards on antitrust issues.
• Advising pharmaceutical manufacturers on antitrust issues in connection with settlement of Hatch-Waxman patent infringement litigation between branded and generic manufacturers.
• Defended a major global semiconductor manufacturer against IP-related antitrust claims arising from a product-development venture.
• Advised and represented major international manufacturers and service providers in antitrust investigations brought by federal antitrust agencies.
• Advised and represented a major global semiconductor manufacturer in connection with worldwide antitrust enforcement agency investigations and actions against Qualcomm.
• Advised and represented a major international title insurance firm in obtaining regulatory clearance of mergers and acquisitions. 
• Advised and represented major international firms across life sciences, health insurance, and other industries in obtaining Hart-Scott-Rodino clearance of mergers and acquisitions.    
• Defended a global chemical manufacturer against antitrust and business-tort claims brought by its former foreign distributor.
• Advised and represented a global innovator pharmaceutical manufacturer on antitrust issues in connection with its settlement of patent infringement litigations brought against two generic manufacturers.
• Advised an international provider of food and agricultural products and a global major appliance manufacturer on pre-merger integration planning in connection with mergers with major competitors.
• Advised and represented a global appliance manufacturer in connection with the sales of various businesses and subsidiaries.
• Advised and represented a major futures exchange in connection with its merger with another major futures exchange.
• Advised and represented a major manufacturer of wireless telecommunications equipment in connection with its acquisition by another international telecommunications equipment maker.
• Advised and represented a major innovator in audio technology in arbitration and federal and state court litigation relating to licensing in connection with consumer audio standards.
• Defended a publisher of Spanish-language yellow pages  directories against monopolization and unfair competition claims.

Columbia Law School, JD

Harvard College, AB, magna cum laude

• California
• District of Columbia
• Illinois

Court

• US Supreme Court
• US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• US District Court for the District of Columbia
• US District Court for the Northern District of California

• American Bar Association, Antitrust Section, Intellectual Property Committee
• American Intellectual Property Law Association