John Bjork is a litigator, with a heavy, though not exclusive, focus on complex antitrust and other commercial litigation. He is an experienced trial lawyer who represents plaintiffs and defendants, at both the trial and appellate levels.
In his antitrust practice, John has represented numerous Fortune 500 companies and other businesses in several of the highest-profile matters over the past 15 years. John has an impressive track record of success, achieving collective recoveries of hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients. He has handled numerous federal and state antitrust claims, including price fixing, market allocation, monopolization, and attempted monopolization in diverse industries, such as agriculture, pharmaceuticals, payment card services, and retail products, among others. He has resolved complex commercial disputes at trial, as well as achieved favorable resolutions through arbitration, mediation, and negotiated settlements.
Throughout his years of practice, John has established solid working relationships with prominent members of the antitrust bar, which is essential for success in the large-scale, multiparty litigation environment typical in antitrust disputes.
John is skilled in simplifying complex legal issues and advising on options with both his clients’ legal and business considerations in mind. Clients appreciate his clarity, creativity, diligence, responsiveness, and investment in understanding how their businesses operate, the risks and burdens they face, and the objectives they seek to achieve. Armed with that information, John crafts a plan to achieve his clients’ litigation goals while limiting the stress and disruptions litigation can cause.
John’s peers have consistently recognized his hard work and skills as a litigator. For example, he has been voted an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star (2016-2022) and named to the Illinois Super Lawyers List for Antitrust Litigation (2023-2024). In connection with his practice, John is a longstanding member of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Section and Health Care and Pharmaceuticals Committee, as well as the Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws (COSAL).
Honors & Awards
Illinois Super Lawyers – Antitrust Litigation, 2023-2024
Illinois Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2016-2022
Representative Matters
Represented several corporate clients in an antitrust matter involving an alleged scheme to restrict supply levels in the broiler chicken industry that resulted in very significant settlements and recoveries.
Represented grocers and other purchasers of butter and cheese in an antitrust action involving an alleged conspiracy by producers to limit output and increase price that was resolved through a $220 million settlement.
Represented purchasers of the drug Glumetza in a pharmaceutical reverse-payment antitrust matter that resulted in settlements exceeding $454 million.
Represented purchasers of the drug Intuniv in a pharmaceutical reverse-payment antitrust matter that resulted in settlements in excess of $75 million.
Represented multiple large grocery chains in an action for alleged antitrust violations based on coordinated production cuts by egg producers that was resolved against several defendants on favorable terms.
Obtained summary judgment for plaintiffs on a nearly $3 million claim in a life insurance breach of contract action.
Secured three separate defense verdicts for the City of Chicago in jury trials in personal injury tort claims cases.
Practice Areas
Education
J.D., Boston College Law School, cum laude, 2009
B.A., Michigan State University, with high honors, 2005
- Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
- Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
