Ben A. Sherwood is an associate in the Litigation Department, where he practices in the Firm’s Antitrust and Competition Practice Group. He represents clients in a variety of antitrust litigation brought by private plaintiffs and government enforcers, including the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, and state attorneys general. His experience spans an array of industries, including financial services, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, software development, and technology, and he has been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for antitrust litigation and class action defense.
Ben’s representative engagements include:
- RealPage in multidistrict class action litigation and federal and state government enforcement actions alleging algorithmic price-fixing and information sharing conspiracies.
- Amgen in a competitor lawsuit alleging monopolization of the market for certain cholesterol-reducing medications.
- OptumRx in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission challenging certain rebating practices.
- Hillrom, a subsidiary of Baxter International, in a competitor lawsuit alleging monopolization of the market for certain medical devices.
Ben also represents clients in antitrust investigations and, in addition to antitrust matters, has handled a variety of commercial litigation.
Outside the Firm, Ben is a member of the Antitrust Law Section of the American Bar Association, where he serves on the Unilateral Conduct Committee as Young Lawyer Representative. Before joining the Firm, Ben served as a law clerk to the Honorable Naomi Reice Buchwald of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He received his J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 2017. Before law school, he was a trader at a high-frequency trading firm. Ben received his A.B. in mathematics from the University of Chicago in 2012. He is admitted to practice in the State of New York and before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, among other courts.
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- Harvard University - 2017 Juris Doctor
- University of Chicago - 2012 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- New York Bar
Clerkships:
- USDC, Southern District of New York, Hon. Naomi Reice Buchwald, 2019 - 2020