Varmo, Bradley V.

Perry Lange is a counsel in the firm's Regulatory and Government Affairs Department, and a member of the Antitrust and Competition Practice Group. He joined the firm in 2005.

Practice

Mr. Lange represents clients in a wide variety of antitrust matters pending before federal courts and agencies. He has represented financial institutions and companies in the technology, manufacturing, financial services and transportation sectors in complex antitrust class action litigations in state court, US district courts and federal appellate courts. He has also represented high-technology and pharmaceutical clients and patentees in cases raising issues at the intersection of intellectual property and antitrust law, such as standard setting and patent misuse.

In addition to civil litigation, Mr. Lange has represented clients in criminal and civil antitrust investigations by various government agencies, and advised clients about the antitrust implications of business practices such as distribution incentives, advertising restrictions, patent licensing and joint venture formation. He has also secured regulatory clearance for acquisitions before the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Mr. Lange also has an active pro bono practice. He negotiated settlement of a potential sexual orientation discrimination case against the city of Manassas on behalf of a home-based business owner denied a permit. The city council reversed itself and granted the permit. Recently, Mr. Lange represented a severely disabled veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom in an appeal of his US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability rating. Based on the appeal, the VA awarded his client the maximum level of compensation a veteran can received for service-connected disabilities, and doubled the client’s monthly disability payments he and his family rely on as their primary source of income.

Recent Highlights

• Represented consumer electronics patentee before the Federal Circuit in a significant case at the intersection of patent licensing and antitrust law. The en banc Federal Circuit rendered a favorable decision enforcing the limits of the patent misuse doctrine
• Represented a major insurance company in securing dismissal of Sherman Act claims before the US district court in the Insurance Brokerage Antitrust MDL, as well as securing a favorable Third Circuit decision affirming dismissal of those claims
• Represented a client in obtaining conditional leniency in US Department of Justice and EC Commission price fixing investigations
• Represented a technology company in securing FTC clearance of a transaction in the mobile internet advertising industry
• Represents a major commercial bank in multi-district class action litigation challenging interchange fees set by payment card networks
• Represents major European airlines in multi-district litigation concerning allegations of price-fixing in the international air cargo and passenger sectors
• Defends a patentee and its exclusive licensee in a patent infringement action against patent misuse defenses and unfair competition counterclaims

Past Experience

Before and during law school, Mr. Lange held a number of positions, including legislative assistant to former US Senator Paul Wellstone, legislative director for US Congressman John F. Tierney and senior legislative representative for People For the American Way. In these positions, Mr. Lange managed legislative staff, developed legislative strategy, wrote speeches and drafted legislation on topics including healthcare, financial services, budget, tax, appropriations, small business, Indian affairs, veterans affairs, civil liberties and campaign finance. He staffed Senator Wellstone on the Senate Indian Affairs, Veterans Affairs and Small Business Committees.

After graduating from college, Mr. Lange worked on Paul Wellstone’s 1996 re-election campaign for the US Senate.