F. Matthew Ralph

• Lead counsel for independent movie theater alleging monopolization claims based on circuit dealing and clearances; case settled after defendant’s motion to dismiss was denied. Cinetopia LLC v. AMC Entm’t Holdings, Inc., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21660 (D. Kan. Dec. 27, 2018)
• Lead counsel for national bank in suit alleging price-fixing conspiracy related to credit card security chips; client dismissed on Rule 12 motion. B & R Supermarket, Inc. v. Visa, Inc., 2016 WL 5725100 (N.D. Cal. Sep. 30, 2016) 
• Lead counsel for corrective lens manufacturer alleging monopolization claims; case settled shortly before trial. Insight Equity A.P. X, LP d/b/a Vision-Ease Lens Worldwide v. Transitions Optical, Inc., 2016 WL 3610155 (D. Del. Jul. 1, 2016) (prevailing on summary judgment motion); 2017 WL 1900738 (D. Del. May 9, 2017) (prevailing on Daubert motion)
• Represented national freight broker in non-compete litigation that settled during trial; obtained pre-trial dismissal of monopolization counterclaims. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. v. XPO Logistics, Inc. (Hennepin County, MN)  
• Defended emergency medical services provider against monopolization allegations; client dismissed on Rule 12 motion on immunity grounds. AmeriCare MedServices, Inc. v. City of Anaheim, No. 8:16-cv-1703 (C.D. Cal.)
• Defending patent holder against claims of Walker Process fraud. Cave Consulting Group, Inc. v. OptumInsight, Inc. (N.D. Cal.)
• Defended investment bank against bid-rigging allegations. In re: Municipal Derivatives Antitrust Litig. (S.D.N.Y.)   
• Defended arbitration service provider against allegations of conspiracy to implement mandatory arbitration and class action waiver clauses in credit card contracts. In re: National Arbitration Forum Litig. (D. Minn.)  
• Represented manufacturer of insulin syringes asserting antitrust claims. UltiMed, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson and Company (D. Minn.)

Consumer Fraud / First Amendment

• Defended publisher against consumer fraud claims based on alleged falsehoods in Lance Armstrong’s best-selling autobiography It’s Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life; client dismissed on Anti-SLAPP motion. Stutzman v. Armstrong, No. 2:13-CV-00116, 2013 WL 4853333 (E.D. Cal. Sep. 10, 2013)
• Defended publisher against consumer fraud claims based on alleged falsehoods in Greg Mortenson’s best-selling autobiographies Three Cups of Tea and Stones into Schools; client dismissed on Rule 12 motion. Pfau v. Mortenson, 858 F.Supp.2d 1150 (D. Mont. Apr. 30, 2012), aff’d 542 Fed. Appx. 557 (9th Cir. Oct. 9, 2013)

International

Represented Republic of Ghana in litigation matters in the U.S. and in international arbitration

Class Actions

• Town of Davie Police Officer Retirement System v. RightNow Technologies, Inc. (18th Mont. Jud. Dist.) Defended high-tech company in shareholder litigation related to cash-out merger
• Morrison v. MoneyGram Int’l, Inc. (D. Minn.) Defended Company, officers, and directors against allegations that it was imprudent to maintain Company stock in 401(k) due to Company’s investment portfolio risk in mortgage-related securities
• In re Touch America Holdings, Inc. ERISA Litig. (D. Mont.) Defended former officers against allegations that it was imprudent to maintain Company stock in an ESOP during a corporate restructuring and divestiture
• In re ADC Telecommunications ERISA Litig. (D. Minn.) Defended public company against allegations that it was imprudent to maintain a Company stock fund in the Company's 401(k) plan during the telecommunications downturn