Troy A. Stram

Antitrust

• Counsel for a generic pharmaceutical manufacturer in an antitrust lawsuit against a branded pharmaceutical company and medical device manufacturer alleging conspiracy to exclude generic competition through a variety of exclusionary conduct. (D.N.J.).
• Trial counsel for a Fortune 500 global communications company in a standard essential patent licensing dispute. (E.D. Tex.).
• Represented LHC Group Inc. in its $5.4 billion sale to UnitedHealth Group after counselling client through second request investigation; the transaction was cleared without conditions.
• Represented a major pharmaceutical company in a putative class action alleging antitrust violations stemming from patent litigation proceedings. (M.D.Tenn.).
• Defended a major pharmaceutical company in a Department of Justice investigation into alleged price fixing and market allocation in the generic pharmaceutical industry. Resolved the allegations with a deferred prosecution agreement and no guilty plea.

Commercial Litigation

• Representing and advising multiple Fortune 500 food and beverage manufacturers and distributers across the country in filed and threatened product labeling class actions and state investigations.
• Representing a leading health care company in a putative class action alleging RICO violations. (D. Md.).
• Represented a cybersecurity technology company in arbitration asserting breach of contract claims against a reseller and defended against counterclaims worth hundreds of millions of dollars with favorable results for the client.
• Trial counsel defending a major insurance company in a certified RICO class action lawsuit where the claimed damages were approximately $9 billion; the case settled for less than 3 percent of the damages after a jury was empanelled. (S.D.Ill.).

Troy Stram is a seasoned litigator who represents clients in a wide range of antitrust and complex commercial litigation.  He has represented clients across the country in complex litigation and arbitration involving commercial disputes, antitrust, RICO, and consumer-protection claims, with a particular focus on the pharmaceutical and food and beverage industries. Troy has represented and advised clients through government investigations and on antitrust issues related to joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions.

He is recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® for his expertise in antitrust and commercial litigation. Troy is active in the leadership of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Section of Antitrust Law and serves on the Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals Committee.

Troy earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law, and was inducted into the Order of the Coif.

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• University of Georgia (J.D., 2017)
• Johns Hopkins University (M.S., 2014)
• Pennsylvania State University (B.A., B.S., 2012)