Randall A. Hack

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Randall's extensive trial and appellate experience and strategic guidance on complex regulatory compliance cement his reputation as a key advisor for corporate clients navigating high-stakes business disputes.

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Locke Lord Partners Randy Hack and Brad Weber Quoted by The National Law Journal on FTC’s Lawsuit to Block Kroger-Albertsons Merger
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Randall represents corporate clients in significant antitrust, RICO, intellectual property, fraud, and other business disputes at the trial and appellate levels. He provides counsel on competition and regulatory compliance issues and represents clients before federal and state regulatory bodies, particularly in change of control transactions, joint ventures, and product distribution. Randall has a deep understanding of the economic and legal frameworks in the financial, health care, insurance, and pharmaceutical markets.

Randall directs the defense of numerous civil antitrust cases, including price-fixing, tying, monopolization, and Robinson-Patman Act cases. He has extensive experience in opposing class or mass action claims, including federal RICO and state deceptive trade practices. Randall’s work with economic experts on market structure, conduct, and performance is notable. His national litigation practice sees him regularly appearing in courts across the country, handling cases with substantial financial exposure.

In his counseling role, Randall advises clients on minimizing legal risks in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and daily operations, with a focus on health care and insurance. He has experience before the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and state attorneys general, resolving enforcement concerns. Randall also counsels industry associations on governance and compliance issues.

Randall contributed to a number of American Bar Association (ABA) treatises (including antitrust law developments) and handbooks, led trial practice programs for ABA subcommittees, and appeared as a panelist on class actions, economic expert testimony, compliance, mediation, and other issues at ABA and other professional conferences.

Reported Decisions

  • Represented a major health care provider in a landmark antitrust case, resulting in a favorable ruling that set a precedent for future antitrust litigation in the health care industry.
  • Successfully defended a leading insurance company in a high-profile RICO case, achieving a dismissal of all claims.
  • Obtained a significant appellate victory for a pharmaceutical company in a patent infringement dispute, affirming the validity of the client’s patent.

Representative Matters

  • Lead counsel for a Fortune 500 company in a nationwide class action involving allegations of price-fixing and monopolization, resulting in a favorable settlement for the client.
  • Advised a major financial institution on regulatory compliance issues related to a complex merger, ensuring adherence to antitrust laws and securing necessary approvals from federal and state agencies.
  • Represented a global technology firm in a multijurisdictional litigation concerning intellectual property rights, achieving a successful resolution through mediation.
  • Daily Journal, Top Verdicts (2023)
  • The Deal, Deal of the Year (2019)
  • Super Lawyers® Illinois (2008-2019)
  • Chambers USA
Overview

Randall represents corporate clients in significant antitrust, RICO, intellectual property, fraud, and other business disputes at the trial and appellate levels. He provides counsel on competition and regulatory compliance issues and represents clients before federal and state regulatory bodies, particularly in change of control transactions, joint ventures, and product distribution. Randall has a deep understanding of the economic and legal frameworks in the financial, health care, insurance, and pharmaceutical markets.

Randall directs the defense of numerous civil antitrust cases, including price-fixing, tying, monopolization, and Robinson-Patman Act cases. He has extensive experience in opposing class or mass action claims, including federal RICO and state deceptive trade practices. Randall’s work with economic experts on market structure, conduct, and performance is notable. His national litigation practice sees him regularly appearing in courts across the country, handling cases with substantial financial exposure.

In his counseling role, Randall advises clients on minimizing legal risks in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and daily operations, with a focus on health care and insurance. He has experience before the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and state attorneys general, resolving enforcement concerns. Randall also counsels industry associations on governance and compliance issues.

Randall contributed to a number of American Bar Association (ABA) treatises (including antitrust law developments) and handbooks, led trial practice programs for ABA subcommittees, and appeared as a panelist on class actions, economic expert testimony, compliance, mediation, and other issues at ABA and other professional conferences.

Representation Matters

Reported Decisions

  • Represented a major health care provider in a landmark antitrust case, resulting in a favorable ruling that set a precedent for future antitrust litigation in the health care industry.
  • Successfully defended a leading insurance company in a high-profile RICO case, achieving a dismissal of all claims.
  • Obtained a significant appellate victory for a pharmaceutical company in a patent infringement dispute, affirming the validity of the client’s patent.

Representative Matters

  • Lead counsel for a Fortune 500 company in a nationwide class action involving allegations of price-fixing and monopolization, resulting in a favorable settlement for the client.
  • Advised a major financial institution on regulatory compliance issues related to a complex merger, ensuring adherence to antitrust laws and securing necessary approvals from federal and state agencies.
  • Represented a global technology firm in a multijurisdictional litigation concerning intellectual property rights, achieving a successful resolution through mediation.
Insights

Press Coverage

Locke Lord Partners Randy Hack and Brad Weber Quoted by The National Law Journal on FTC’s Lawsuit to Block Kroger-Albertsons Merger

Firm News

Daily Journal Names Locke Lord’s Jury Verdict in Favor of Farmers Insurance One of Top Verdicts of 2023

Press Coverage

Co-Chairs of Locke Lord’s Antitrust Practice Group Randy Hack and Brad Weber Quoted on Emerging Case Patterns and 2024 Antitrust Trends by The National Law Journal

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Locke Lord Partners Randy Hack and Brad Weber Quoted by The National Law Journal Examining DOJ and FTC Enforcement Strategies

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Awards
  • Daily Journal, Top Verdicts (2023)
  • The Deal, Deal of the Year (2019)
  • Super Lawyers® Illinois (2008-2019)
  • Chambers USA

Top areas of focus

  • Board of directors, The Lawyers Club of Chicago (2001-2015)
  • President (2007-2008)
  • Vice president (2005-2007)
  • Secretary/treasurer (2003-2005)
  • Vice chair, Antitrust Section Trade, Sports and Professional Associations Committee, American Bar Association (2016-Present)
  • Appointee, Illinois State Bar Association President’s Special Committee on Fair and Impartial Courts (2012-2014)
  • Appointee, Illinois State Bar Association Chief Justice’s Panel on Shaping the Future of the Illinois Courts: Visions, Values and Strategies (2013)
  • Appointee, Illinois State Bar Association Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section Leadership Council (2012-2014)
  • Rebuilding Together (2005-Present)
  • Board of directors, Committee Chair, New Trier Education Foundation (2015-Present)
  • Board of directors, New Trier High School Boosters (2010-2013)
  • Board of directors, Winnetka Public Schools Foundation (2001-2007)
  • Board of directors, vice chair, Sts. Faith, Hope and Charity Parish (2001-2006)

Education

  • University of Michigan Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1984, executive editor, Michigan Law Review
  • University of Notre Dame, B.A., highest honors, 1981

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • Panelist, “Heightened Antitrust Enforcement During Year 1 of Biden Administration,” Locke Lord, March 9, 2022.
  • Speaker, “What’s Ahead for Antitrust Law and Enforcement: Antitrust Agencies,” Locke Lord, April 8, 2021.
  • Speaker, “Finding a Signal in the Noise: Agency Enforcement,” Locke Lord, February 6, 2020.
  • Co-author, “President Biden Issues Sweeping Executive Order Directed at Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, July 9, 2021.
  • Co-author, “Agencies Rethink Antitrust Principles and Enforcement Priorities,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, May 19, 2021.
  • Co-author, “Eliminating McCarran-Ferguson Immunity for Health Insurers – Higher Prices and Compliance Burdens,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, February 15, 2021.
  • Co-author, “Second Circuit Adds to the TCPA Chaos,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, April 24, 2020.
  • Co-author, “Texas Supreme Court Disallows Windfall in Personal Injury Protection Insurance Suit—Court looks to actual medical expense incurred, not full list rates,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, March 31, 2020.
  • Quoted, “FTC’s Lawsuit to Block Kroger-Albertsons Merger,” The National Law Journal, February 29, 2024.
  • Quoted, “Emerging Case Patterns and 2024 Antitrust Trends,” The National Law Journal, January 4, 2024.
  • Quoted, “U.S. Justice Department’s (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Lawsuits Against Google and Amazon,” The National Law Journal, November 28, 2023.