News
November 3, 2022
Announcement
Farella Receives American Antitrust Institute 2022 Antitrust Enforcement Award
Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that it has received a 2022 Antitrust Enforcement Award for “Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice” from the American Antitrust Institute (AAI). Farella lawyers Christopher...
March 30, 2022
Announcement
Farella Lawyers Win 2022 California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year Award for Landmark Antitrust Class Action
Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that Christopher Wheeler and Karen Kimmey were honored among the 2022 “California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year” by the Daily Journal for their role in the landmark antitrust class action against...
September 2, 2021
Announcement
Farella Braun + Martel Announces Final Court Approval of $575 Million Settlement With Sutter Health in Landmark Antitrust Class Action
Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that San Francisco Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo has granted final approval of the landmark $575 million antitrust class action settlement with Sutter Health, the largest hospital system in Northern California...
December 23, 2019
Announcement
Farella Seeking Approval of Historic $575 Million Settlement With Sutter Health in Antitrust Class Action
Farella Braun + Martel represents UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust (UEBT) and a certified class of direct purchasers of hospital services in seeking preliminary approval of a historic settlement reached on the eve of trial in the landmark antitrust...
October 31, 2019
Announcement
Farella Assists Patagonia With Challenge to Federal Agencies’ Weakening of ESA Protections
Farella Braun + Martel is advising Patagonia on its 60-day notice of intent to sue the United States Department of the Interior and United States Department of Commerce, and their constituent agencies tasked with administering the Endangered Species Act...
October 28, 2015
Media Coverage
Sutter Health Loses Appeal to Arbitrate Antitrust Row
Law360.com
Farella Braun + Martel's John Cooper, Rod Thompson and Christopher Wheeler are representing the UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust in UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health et al. A California appeals court affirmed a lower court’s decision holding...
April 8, 2014
Announcement
Farella Braun + Martel Files Lawsuit to Hold Down Healthcare Costs
Complaint alleges that Sutter engages in anticompetitive practices that result in overcharges of nearly 40% to employers for the same services offered by competing hospitals. San Francisco (April 8, 2014): Farella Braun + Martel LLP today joined several...
January 14, 2014
Announcement
Farella Braun + Martel Names New Partners Ryan Lowther and Christopher Wheeler
SAN FRANCISCO, January 14, 2014 – Farella Braun + Martel LLP announces the elevations of two senior associates to the partnership. The new partners are Ryan Lowther and Christopher Wheeler. “We congratulate Ryan and Chris on this achievement...
April 15, 2009
Announcement
Farella Braun + Martel Welcomes Attorney Christopher Wheeler
SAN FRANCISCO , Apr. 15, 2009 : Farella Braun + Martel has added associate Christopher C. Wheeler to the firm's Business Litigation Practice Group. Wheeler joins Farella from the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation in Cambridge, Mass., where...
