Jim McGibbon, a member of Sutherland’s Litigation Practice Group, focuses on the areas of antitrust, health care and franchise law. He has a wide range of antitrust litigation and advisory experience in issues relating to pricing, mergers, joint ventures, product distribution and monopolization.

Jim has successfully defended against government antitrust investigations of mergers in various industries including health care, defense, nuclear energy, pharmaceuticals, textiles, hazardous waste, payment processing, reinsurance and construction materials. He has represented defendants in federal and state criminal and civil investigations of alleged price fixing and exclusionary practices. He has defended private treble action claims for price fixing in industries that include oil, manufacturing, health care diagnostics, chemicals, chemical distribution, insurance and agricultural businesses. In addition, Jim defends against governmental investigations and private litigation relating to alleged false and deceptive claims in advertising and labeling.

In his health care practice, Jim advises hospitals, medical schools and doctor groups on issues relating to acquisitions, joint ventures, exclusive dealing arrangements, and HMO/PPO matters and litigates cases relating to these issues. Jim also litigates disputes between franchisors and their franchisees and between manufacturers and their distributors, handling cases in diverse industries such as automobiles, wireless telecommunications, fast food, hotels and over-the-counter drugs.