Daniel-Sasse

							                      Daniel A. Sasse




                                                        Practice Areas
              Daniel A. Sasse                            Antitrust
                                                         Litigation
              Partner
                                                         Trial Practice
              dsasse@crowell.com                         Plaintiff's Recovery
                                                         Distribution
              Orange County                               Management & Brand
              3 Park Plaza,                               Stewardship
              Irvine, CA 92614-8505                      Financial Services
              Phone: 949.798.1347
              Fax: 949.263.8414



Daniel A. Sasse is a partner in Crowell & Moring's Orange County office and
serves as head of that office. He focuses his practice on antitrust law,
including antitrust litigation, government investigations, defending mergers,
acquisitions and joint ventures, and antitrust compliance issues.

Dan has devoted a substantial portion of his practice to antitrust cartel
litigation. This practice includes defending clients in criminal investigations
and civil litigation as well as representing many Fortune 500 companies as
plaintiffs in recovery actions when they have been the victim of price-fixing
cartels. He also has extensive experience with the application of the antitrust
laws to deregulated industries, including telecommunications companies and
the energy industry.

In 2010, Dan's successful representation of major clients was recognized by
Competition Law360, who called him a "Rising Star," placing him on the
nationwide list of 10 competition lawyers under 40 to watch. Additionally, one
of his cases was listed as one of the Top 25 California Plaintiff's Verdicts for
2009 by the Daily Journal. Dan's case, Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc v.
Chemtura Corp., was selected in the Top Arbitration Award category. Dan has
also consistently been recognized as a "Southern California Super Lawyer -
Rising Star" in Antitrust Litigation since 2007.

Dan is active in many professional organizations. He currently serves as the
President of the Federal Bar Association of Orange County. He is a member of
the federal judiciary Merits Screening Committee for the Bankruptcy
Judgeships in the Central District of California, Santa Ana and Riverside
Divisions. He is a member of the Local Rules Committee for the Central
District of California. He is also a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

Dan is heavily involved in Crowell & Moring's award winning pro bono
program. Through this program he has conducted several criminal jury trials,
represented criminal defendants in federal court, represented Virginia school



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children and parents, bringing First Amendment challenge and seeking
injunction of Virginia Minute of Silence Statute, and is currently representing
a group of low-income tenants in a property ownership dispute.

Before joining Crowell & Moring, Dan clerked for two years for the Honorable,
H. Dean Whipple, Chief Judge United States District Court for the Western
District of Missouri. He received his BA, summa cum laude, from Valparaiso
University in 1994 and a law degree with distinction from Emory University
School of Law in 1997. At Emory, Dan was a member of the Emory
International Law Review and Jessup International Moot Court Team.

Representative Matters

     Representation of a client group that purchased electrical carbon
      products (including carbon brushes and carbon current collectors), in
      price-fixing litigation to recover overcharges caused by an international
      price-fixing cartel.
     Representation of corporate clients that purchased DRAM chips, in
      price-fixing litigation to recover overcharges caused by international
      cartel.
     Representation of more than 50 corporate clients as plaintiffs' counsel in
      complex indirect purchaser suit brought in California state court.
     Representation of large telecommunications firm in suit alleging
      violations of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Sherman Act § 2
      violations, and violations of state antitrust laws; favorable settlement
      reached on behalf of client.
     Representation of large telecommunications firm in binding arbitration
      regarding merger condition compliance and Operational Support System
      interfaces; obtaining favorable arbitration award.
     Representation of clients appearing before federal grand juries.
     Representation of a national retailer in a purported class action alleging
      violations of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act and the Fair
      Credit Reporting Act.
     Recent merger counseling includes representing an industry leading
      home-improvement retailer in acquisitions in consumer and pro retail
      segments, as well as representing SBC Communications, Inc. and
      Cingular Wireless in recent large acquisitions. His counseling practice
      involves the full range of mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, trade
      association law, cartel enforcement, the Robinson-Patman Act, the
      Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, and the interaction of the antitrust laws and
      intellectual property.




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Education

     Valparaiso University, B.A. (1994) summa cum laude
     Emory University School of Law, J.D. (1997) With Distinction

Affiliations

Admitted to practice: California, District of Columbia, Missouri



Publications

     "Indirect Purchaser Actions," California Antitrust & Unfair Competition
      Law (Fourth), The Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section of the
      State Bar of California (forthcoming 2010). Co-Authors of Chapter 22:
      Daniel A. Sasse and Chahira Solh.
     "Practical Advice Today: Has Resale Price Maintenance Counseling
      Changed Post-Leegin?," The Price Point, newsletter of the ABA Section
      of Antitrust Law Pricing Conduct Committee, Vol. 9, Issue 1 (Winter
      2010). Co-Authors: Daniel A. Sasse and Chahira Solh.
     "Ninth Circuit Leaves Open Difficult Questions Regarding Bundled
      Discounts," The Antitrust Counselor, Vol. 4.1 (September 2009). Co-
      Authors: Daniel A. Sasse and Thy Bui.
     "Private damages actions and the limitations of US class actions for a
      global solution," Global Competition Litigation Review, Vol. 1, Issue 2
      (2008). Author: Daniel A. Sasse.
     "Civil Government Enforcement," Antitrust Law Developments (Sixth),
      ABA Section of Antitrust Law (2007). Contributing Author: Daniel A.
      Sasse.
     "Private Damages Actions and Global Recovery Solutions for
      Multinationals: Understanding the Pitfalls of US Class Actions," Global
      Competition Review of the Americas (October 2006). Co-Authors: Kent
      A. Gardiner, Daniel A. Sasse and Jerome A. Murphy.
     "Private Damages: Opportunities for In-House Counsel," Global
      Competition Review (April 2006). Co-Authors: Jerome A. Murphy and
      Daniel A. Sasse.

Alerts & Newsletters

     "Robust State Enforcement of Minimum Resale Price Maintenance May
      Require New Approaches to Pricing," Antitrust Law Alert (Jan.24.2011).
      Contacts: Robert A. Lipstein, Daniel A. Sasse, Chahira Solh.




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    "California's Predatory Pricing Law Differs From Federal Counterpart,"
     Antitrust Law Alert (Nov.30.2010). Contacts: Daniel A. Sasse, Chahira
     Solh.
    "California Supreme Court Rejects "Pass-on" Defense for Antitrust
     Damages," Antitrust Law Alert (Jul.13.2010). Contacts: Beatrice B.
     Nguyen, Daniel A. Sasse, Robert B. McNary, Chahira Solh.
    "California Supreme Court Grants Review of Antitrust Damages "Pass-
     on" Defense Case," Antitrust Law 'In The News' (Dec.05.2008).
     Contacts: Daniel A. Sasse, Chahira Solh.
    "Alert for Clients Engaged In Retail or E-Commerce Credit/Debit Card
     Transactions," Privacy Law Alert (Jan.16.2007). Contacts: Steven P.
     Rice, Daniel A. Sasse, Kris D. Meade, Lynn Parseghian.

Speaking Engagements

    "Improve Your Results and Reduce Your Outside Counsel Costs,"
     Association of Corporate Counsel, Southern California Multi-venue MCLE
     Program (March 2011). Presenters: Daniel A. Sasse and Jason Murray.
    "Antitrust Training and Risks for Trade Associations," Western Ice
     Association (March 23, 2010). Presenter: Daniel A. Sasse.
    "Bend or Break: Tailoring the Patent System to Promote Innovation,"
     UCI School of Law and Federal Bar Association Orange County (January
     22, 2010). Panel Moderator: Daniel A. Sasse.
    "Antitrust Update," ABA Corporate Counseling Committee (October 11,
     2007). Presenters: Wm. Randolph Smith, Kent A. Gardiner, Jeane A.
     Thomas, Robert Lipstein, Christopher E. Ondeck, Bridget E. Calhoun,
     Daniel A. Sasse, Werner Berg and Thomas De Meese.
    "Amnesty programs under the 2004 Antitrust Criminal Penalty
     Enhancement and Reform Act," Law Seminars International,
     International Cartel Seminar (September 7, 2006). Presenter: Daniel A.
     Sasse.




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