Christopher J. Cormier 
Christopher J. Cormier joined Cohen Milstein in 2003 as an Associate in the Antitrust practice group.
Mr. Cormier is actively involved in antitrust actions alleging both concerted and unilateral anticompetitive conduct. For example, in In re Urethane Antitrust Litigation (Polyether Polyol Cases), Civ. No. 04-md-1616-JWL (D. Kan.), he represents a putative class of direct purchasers of several types of chemicals who allegedly were overcharged as a result of a nationwide price-fixing and market allocation conspiracy. One defendant, Bayer, already has settled for $55.3 million and is providing cooperation pursuant to its obligations under the settlement agreement. In In re Municipal Derivatives Antitrust Litigation, he represents a putative class of direct purchasers of guaranteed investment contracts, advance refunding escrows, swaps, and other financial products whose interest rates were artificially maintained pursuant to a wide-ranging bid-rigging conspiracy. In In re Endosurgical Products Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation, CV 05-8809-JVS(MLGx) (C.D. Cal.), he represents a putative class of direct purchasers of certain medical instruments used in laparoscopic surgery who allegedly were overcharged as a result of Johnson & Johnson’s monopolistic conduct, which included sole source group purchasing organization contracts and tiered market share discounts to customers.
He also is involved in: Allied Orthopedic Appliances, Inc. v. Tyco Health Care Group L.P., Master File No. CV-05-6419 MRP (AJWx) (C.D. Cal.) (alleging monopolistic conduct in the pulse oximetry market); In the Matter of the Arbitration Between Animalfeeds International Corp., et al v. Stolt-Nielsen SA, et al. (putative class arbitration alleging price-fixing and market allocation for parcel tanker shipping services); and In re Cotton Yarn Antitrust Litigation, Civ. No. 1:04MD1622 (M.D.N.C.) (putative class action alleging price-fixing of cotton yarn; $7.8 million settlement obtained from one defendant).
Mr. Cormier graduated from the University of Virginia (B.A., Government, 1999) and from the American University’s Washington College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). After his first year of law school, he served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Deborah K. Chasanow, United States District Court for the District of Maryland. During his second year of law school, he served as a legal intern in the National Criminal Enforcement Section of the United States Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division.
Prior to joining Cohen Milstein, he practiced at a large Baltimore-based law firm, where he focused primarily on commercial litigation.
Mr. Cormier is admitted to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia.
Contact: ccormier@cmht.com
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