Zelle Partners and Antitrust Practice Ranked By The Legal 500 U.S. 2025
June 11, 2025The 2025 edition of The Legal 500 United States has ranked Zelle LLP in Tier 3 for Antitrust Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Plaintiff in the United States. Oakland, CA partner Judith Zahid and Washington, DC partner James Robertson Martin, who co-chair the firm’s Antitrust group, were named among “Leading Lawyers”.
The Legal 500 notes that “Zelle LLP is a boutique litigation firm renowned for its successful recovery actions on behalf of corporate plaintiffs and consumers in antitrust class action lawsuits. Recent highlights include representing purchasers of hard disk drives, gasoline, concrete, air travel, and cathode ray tubes in class actions alleging unlawful, anti-competitive conduct. Oakland-based co-chair Judith Zahid has achieved career recoveries totaling billions of dollars in high-stakes price-fixing and monopolization lawsuits. In Washington DC, co-chair James Robertson Martin is a trusted advisor to companies in opt-out price-fixing lawsuits. Also based in D.C., Jennifer Duncan Hackett has earned notable successes in trials, international arbitrations, settlement negotiations, and federal appeals. From discovery through trial and settlement approval, Oakland partner Christopher Micheletti has been instrumental in several California and nationwide antitrust class actions. Additionally, Oakland-based Qianwei Fu is a key member of the team.
Now in its 18th year, the U.S. edition of The Legal 500 analyzes the capabilities of law firms across the world, with a comprehensive research program revised and updated every year to bring the most up-to-date vision of the global legal market. The Legal 500 assesses the strengths of law firms in over 150 jurisdictions.
