Berger Montague Ranked #1 in Recoveries for Our Clients in Antitrust Class Actions for Third Year in a Row

Berger Montague, a leading national plaintiffs’ law firm, has recovered more compensation in antitrust class actions settlements as lead counsel than any other law firm in the country for the third year in a row, according to the Antitrust Annual Report: Class Actions in Federal Court published in April of 2026 by Center for Litigation and Courts at the University of California College of the Law San Francisco and Huntington National Bank.

Berger Montague obtained over $10.3 billion in aggregate for its clients as lead counsel in antitrust class actions settlements from 2009-2025, more than any other law firm in the nation. The firm averaged over $93 million per settlement based on 111 cases. The Firm continues to zealously pursue justice for its clients and classes and ranks third as Lead Counsel in terms of the number of complaints, with 329 filed.

“The data provide a full view of the landscape of federal antitrust class actions,” said Berger Montague Shareholder and report co-author Joshua P. Davis. “It includes the number of complaints, the average time they took to reach settlement, mean and median recoveries, the attorneys’ fees and costs awarded, and the total settlement amounts achieved in each case and by each firm,” said Mr. Davis.

“This report recognizes our success in vindicating the rights of thousands of people, workers, and small businesses harmed by cartels and monopolies,” said Berger Montague Chairman Eric L. Cramer. “We are able to succeed in this way because of the amazing team of talented antitrust professionals we have assembled, which is second to none,” said Mr. Cramer, who also Co-Chairs the firm’s Antitrust Department.

Co-Chair of Berger Montague’s Antitrust Department, Caitlin G. Coslett, adds “One reason for our sustained success over the period covered by this latest study and for more than fifty-five years is that that our team is made up of extremely talented, innovative thinkers that  work incredibly hard and effectively on behalf of our clients.”

Berger Montague also leads the Top 50 Cases with Settlements Reaching Final Approval with the Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation, worth $5.5 billion dollars. The report also includes nine additional Firm cases including: Namenda Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation – Direct Purchasers, High-Tech Employee Antitrust Litigation – Direct Plaintiffs, Currency Conversion Fee Antitrust Litigation, Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litigation – Direct Purchasers, UFC MMA Fighters Antitrust Litigation – Fighter Class, Henry et al v. Brown University et al (Elite School Financial Aid) – Direct Purchasers, Domestic Drywall Antitrust Litigation – Direct Purchasers, and Tricor Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation.

The Antitrust Annual Report notes a half dozen Berger Montague settlements reaching final approval in 2025, including: UFC MMA Fighters Antitrust Litigation – Fighter Class, Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litigation – Direct Purchasers, Broiler Chicken Grower Antitrust Litigation (No. II) – Grower Class, Seroquel XR Antitrust Litigation – Direct  Purchasers, Henry et al v. Brown University et al (Elite School Financial Aid) – Direct Purchasers, and Platinum and Palladium Antitrust Litigation – Direct Purchasers.

The Antitrust Annual Report: Class Actions in Federal Court includes data gathered over a sixteen-year period ending in 2025. Read the report here.

Berger Montague is one of the nation’s preeminent law firms focusing on complex civil litigation, class actions, and mass torts in federal and state courts throughout the United States. With more than $2.4 billion in 2025 post-trial judgments alone, the Firm is a leader in the fields of complex litigation, antitrust, consumer protection, defective products, environmental law, employment law, securities, and whistleblower cases, among many other practice areas. For over 55 years, Berger Montague has played leading roles in precedent-setting cases and has recovered over $50 billion for its clients and the classes they have represented. Berger Montague is headquartered in Philadelphia and has offices in Chicago; Malvern, PA; Minneapolis; San Diego; San Francisco; Toronto, Canada; Washington, D.C., and Wilmington, DE.