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Randall L. Allen

Partner


Randall Allen is chair of the firm’s Antitrust Group and the former chair of the Litigation Group. Randall focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and arbitration, with an emphasis on antitrust counseling and litigation. Randall has litigated numerous complex cases in federal court throughout the United States, including civil and criminal jury trials, as well as numerous state courts. He has been lead counsel arbitrating numerous international commercial disputes under the Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) as well as domestic disputes under the Rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA).

Randall is consistently recognized by a number of third party publications for his achievements including Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for his antitrust experience, The Best Lawyers in America for both antitrust and business litigation, Georgia Trend’s Legal Elite for antitrust, and Georgia Super Lawyers magazine for antitrust and business litigation. Randall’s practice extends nationwide and covers a full range of commercial disputes in addition to his antitrust work. Randall has also served as lead counsel on numerous federal court appeals as well as many state court appeals around the country.

Representative Experience

  • Lead trial counsel on behalf of an international chemical manufacturer in defending monopolization and attempt to monopolize claims relating to IP rights brought on behalf of a competitor.
  • Lead counsel defending world’s largest manufacturer of floor covering products in connection with the Department of Justice investigation into coordinated activities as well as related federal and state court class action price fixing litigation.
  • Lead counsel for second largest movie and game rental company in Department of Justice investigation into client’s effort to acquire larger competitor, successfully challenging competing simultaneous hostile takeover effort.
  • Represented the nation’s largest manufacturer of paper packaging products in connection with a Department of Justice Investigation into the acquisition of a competitor.
  • Lead trial counsel on behalf of the largest manufacturer of mobile phones in multiple state class actions alleging product defects. All of the class actions were dismissed at the trial court level.
  • Lead counsel in an ICC arbitration on behalf of an international cellular network supplier against a Venezuelan cellular provider resulting in a $46 million award on behalf of our client.


Randall L. Allen

One Atlantic Center
1201 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309-3424
Phone: 404-881-7196
Other: 650-838-2003
Fax: 404-253-8473

Two Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino Real
Suite 400
Palo Alto, CA 94306-2112

Education

  • Georgia State University
    (J.D., 1986)
  • Georgia State University
    (B.A., 1982)

Admitted to Practice

  • Georgia
  • California