Gabi Wolk

ANtitrust litigation:

• 23XI Racing et al. v. NASCAR et al.: Represents Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin’s racing team, 23XI Racing, and Front Row Motorsports, Inc. in an antitrust monopolization case against NASCAR.
• Cangrejeros v. Liga de Béisbol et al.: Represents a former owner of a professional baseball team in Puerto Rico in antitrust and civil rights litigation against the league and other investor-owners.
• Relevent Sports v. United States Soccer Federation and Fédération Internationale De Football Association (FIFA):  Represented soccer promoter Relevent Sports in reaching a successful settlement of their federal antitrust lawsuit seeking to enjoin the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) from continuing to block official season international soccer matches from being played in the U.S.
• Susan Giordano, et al., v. Saks Incorporated et al.: Represented certain subsidiaries of multinational corporation specializing in luxury goods against allegations of no-poach agreements in the luxury retail employee sector in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act.
• Won Important Dismissal of Sherman Act Claims Against Actors’ Equity on Statutory Labor Exemption Grounds

other representative complex litigations and arbitrations: 

• Searcy v. National Football League Players Association, et al.: Represents the NFLPA in an action brought by a prospective NFL agent challenging the Union’s Regulations Governing Contract Advisors.
• In re DBMP LLC; In re Aldrich Pump LLC, et al.: Represents committees of asbestos claimant creditors in bankruptcy court challenging the divisive mergers through adversary proceedings.
• Arroyo et al. v. Major League Baseball Players Association: Represented the MLBPA in arbitration and federal court proceedings that led to an award confirming the MLBPA’s discipline of Rimas Sports executives.
• Licht v. Binance Holdings Ltd. et al.: Represented defendant Binance US in a civil RICO action alleging involvement in so-called “pig butchering” schemes.
• Labor and Employment Counseling: Counseled and represented numerous companies, including talent agencies, Players Associations, and consulting firms, in employment litigations and arbitrations.

antitrust counseling: 

• Antitrust Risks. Counsels international and U.S. corporations regarding antitrust risks associated with trade association participation, information exchanges, hiring and recruitment practices, pricing structures, price discrimination, resale price maintenance, territorial restrictions, and other vertical resale restrictions.
• Joint Venture-Related Counseling. Counsels joint ventures and affiliated companies in connection with minimization of competitively sensitive information exchanges, firewalls, potential spillover conduct, and no poach issues.
• M&A Related Counseling. Counsels corporations involved in mergers and acquisitions concerning potential antitrust risks.

antitrust compliance, audits, program, and trainings: 

• Program Design and Implementation. Designs and institutes antitrust compliance programs, including designing antitrust audits, customized educational materials, and discipline for violations.
• Antitrust Training. Provides antitrust training to corporate employees, in particular senior executives, talent agents, and human resources professionals.