Gregory Asciolla focuses his practice on representing consumers and businesses in complex antitrust and commodities class actions. Currently, Mr. Asciolla is representing clients in several antitrust matters involving alleged price-fixing and other anticompetitive practices, including In re Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation, In re Aftermarket Filters Antitrust Litigation, In re Marine Hose Antitrust Litigation, and In re Florida Cement and Concrete Antitrust Litigation. He is also representing clients in several commodities matters involving the alleged manipulation of the prices of natural gas futures and options contracts, including In re Energy Transfer Partners Natural Gas Litigation.
Mr. Asciolla has extensive experience in the area of antitrust law. Prior to joining Labaton Sucharow, Mr. Asciolla practiced antitrust litigation and counseling on behalf of clients worldwide at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP and Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP. He began his career as an attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice/Antitrust Division, where he focused on anticompetitive conduct in the healthcare industry. Mr. Asciolla also has represented clients in the arts in several pro bono matters involving art law and intellectual property.
Mr. Asciolla is the co-author of "How Courts Analyze Guilty Pleas and Government Investigations When Considering the Plausibility of an Antitrust Conspiracy After Twombly," BNA's Class Action Litigation Report, March 26, 2010; "Analyzing Proper Pleading Standard for Commodities Manipulation Claims," New York Law Journal, February 10, 2009, and "The Advantages of Not Opting Out of Class Action Litigation," Antitrust Counselor, February 2008. He also is a member of Competition Law360's 2010 editorial advisory board.
As a law student at Catholic University of America, he served as a member of the Catholic University Law Review and was the Co-Founder and Executive Editor of the CommLaw Conspectus: Journal of Communications Law & Policy. He also earned a certificate after successfully completing the law school's Comparative and International Law Program.
He is a member of the American Bar Association's Antitrust Section and the New York State Bar Association, Commercial & Federal Litigation Section – Antitrust Committee.
