LAWYER
Forrest E. Lovett
Associate | Philadelphia
Forrest E. Lovett

Forrest E. Lovett is a member of Dechert’s antitrust and competition group. Mr. Lovett is an experienced litigator who focuses his practice on antitrust and other complex commercial matters. He represents clients throughout the United States in federal and state proceedings and government investigations involving disputes related to antitrust and competition, contract and business tort, and intellectual property issues. Mr. Lovett also counsels clients on antitrust compliance and represents clients in investigations by the FTC, DOJ, and state attorneys general.   

Mr. Lovett has experience with all stages of litigation, from early dispositive motions and complex discovery through class certification proceedings, summary judgment, and trial. Mr. Lovett has regularly counseled clients in a wide range of industries, including the pharmaceutical, health care, technology, chemical, and travel industries, with a focus on the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property law.

Mr. Lovett also maintains an active pro bono practice. He has represented state conferences of the NAACP in challenges to restrictive voting laws and regularly represents incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals in civil rights actions and appeals. 

  • CareFirst of Maryland v. Johnson & Johnson (E.D.Va.). Representing Johnson & Johnson in defense of monopolization claims related to the monoclonal antibody Stelara.
  • GEHA v. Actelion Pharmaceuticals (D. Md.). Representing Janssen Pharmaceuticals and subsidiaries in defense of monopolization claims claiming delayed entry of generic versions of Actelion’s Tracleer product.
  • In re Opana ER Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Ill.). Represented Endo Pharmaceuticals in its defense of class actions based on an alleged “reverse payment” patent litigation settlement. Secured complete defense verdict after four-week trial in federal court in Chicago.
  • In re Generic Pharmaceutical Pricing Antitrust Litigation. (E.D. Pa.). Defending a generic pharmaceutical company in multi-district litigation, brought by private plaintiffs and state attorneys generals, involving an alleged price fixing and supply reduction conspiracy.
  • In re Caustic Soda Antitrust Litigation (W.D.N.Y.). Defending a large chemical manufacturer in class action cases brought by direct and indirect purchasers claiming it participated in a price-fixing and supply reduction conspiracy in the caustic soda market. Secured complete dismissal of parent company and defeated class certification motions filed by direct and indirect purchasers.   
  • ACV Auctions Inc. v. National Auto Auction Association, Inc., et al. (W.D.N.Y.). Represented ACV Auctions in obtaining a license for AutoIMS after settling an alleged group boycott lawsuit against Manheim, ADESA, and other physical auctions and associated entities.   
  • FTC v. Endo Pharmaceuticals (D.D.C.). Represented Endo Pharmaceuticals in novel action brought by Federal Trade Commission challenging a patent licensing agreement. Secured dismissal of all claims with prejudice; dismissal was unanimously affirmed by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. 
  • Dana Farber Cancer Inst. v. Bristol-Meyers Squibb (D. Mass.). Represented Dana Farber in unfair competition claims related to inventorship of six immunology patents. The case resolved prior to trial.
  • In re Amitiza Antitrust Litigation (D. Mass.). Represented a generic pharmaceutical company in defense of claims brought on behalf of direct purchasers challenging an alleged “reverse payment” patent litigation settlement.
  • In re Colcrys Antitrust Litigation (E.D. Pa.). Represented a generic pharmaceutical company in defense of alleged horizontal conspiracy claims arising out of resolution of patent infringement litigations.
  • Genus Life Sciences v. Lannett (N.D. Cal.). Represented a national pharmaceutical company in defense of antitrust and false advertising claims based on its product marketing. Secured dismissal with prejudice of all antitrust claims.
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    • Colby College, B.A., 2014
    • Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D., 2019, summa cum laude, Order of the Coif, Israel Packel Award for Distinguished Scholastic Performance, Managing Editor of the Temple Law Review
    • Pennsylvania
    • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
    • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
    • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit