Nathan Richardson

Nathan Richardson is a member of the firm’s Business Litigation practice group, where he focuses on antitrust litigation, government investigations, and complex commercial litigation. With extensive experience in both domestic and international jurisdictions, Nate deftly navigates complex commercial, antitrust, tort, and contract claims, as well as regulatory matters involving the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Nate represents a diverse array of clients in complex commercial and antitrust litigation across a broad range of industries, including health care, financial services, automotive, and manufacturing.

Prior to joining the firm, Nate gained significant experience at international law firms in New York and Washington, D.C., where he litigated and managed complex commercial, antitrust, and white-collar litigations and internal investigations.

Nate’s matters have included:

• Representation of a leading pharmacy benefit manager in responding to multiple non-public FTC investigations and 6(b) studies.
• Representation of former shareholders in litigation against a major drug manufacturer alleging the manufacturer stalled the development and commercialization of multiple sclerosis and rare disease drugs to reduce the value of CVRs acquired in an acquisition.
• Representation of multinational investment bank and individual traders across multiple class action litigations alleging anticompetitive practices in various foreign exchange, precious metals, and stock lending markets.
• Representation of former hedge fund management COO in arbitration against a major hedge fund in a case alleging breach of restrictive covenants.
• Representation of two nonprofit, tax-exempt hospitals in an antitrust litigation against a national provider practice group.

Before practicing law, Nate served as an officer in the U.S. Army, where he developed leadership and problem-solving skills that inform his approach to client advocacy today.

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Representative Matters

Represented a Fortune 500 steel company, in antitrust, tort, and contract claims in the Northern, Southern, and Central Districts of California*

Represented securities trader in antitrust class action before the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit*

Represented futures trader in a criminal wire fraud trial in the Northern District of Illinois*

Represented a medical services executive pending federal indictment under the False Claims Act*

Advised a major philanthropic organization on forthcoming and new legislation and implemented a new charitable project providing counsel to elected officials*

Pharmaceuticals

Represented a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company, in multiple FTC investigations and Section 6(b) studies*

Represented a pharmaceutical corporation, in securities litigation in the Southern District of New York*

Financial Services

Represented a Swiss financial services company, in antitrust litigations in the Southern District of New York and in internal investigations across domestic and foreign jurisdictions*

Represented a Swiss financial services company, in bankruptcy litigation in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York*

Represented a hedge fund and founders in contract arbitration and New York Commercial Division litigation*

*matter handled prior to joining Honigman

Prior Experience

• Dechert LLP, Senior Associate, 2022-2024
• Kobre & Kim LLP, Associate, 2020-2022
• Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, Associate, 2016-2020

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