Brent W. Johnson

Brent W. Johnson is a Partner at Cohen Milstein and Co-Chair of the firm’s Antitrust practice group. Mr. Johnson also co-leads the group’s new case investigations. He has initiated and developed cases that have compensated class members hundreds of millions of dollars and helped break new ground in antitrust law, including challenging no-poach agreements in labor markets.

Mr. Johnson was recognized by The Legal 500 in 2017, 2018, and 2019 as a “Next Generation Lawyer” and in 2020 and 2021 as a “Next Generation Partner,” an honor bestowed upon less than a dozen lawyers positioned to become leaders in the field of antitrust civil litigation and class actions. He also was named by Super Lawyers a “Rising Star” in Antitrust Litigation in 2016, 2017, and 2018 and a Super Lawyer for Antitrust Litigation in 2020 and 2021. He was named a “Future Star” by Benchmark Litigation in 2018. Lawdragon named him to its list of “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” in 2019, 2020, and 2021. Global Competition Review (GCR) named him to its “Who’s Who Legal: Competition 2021” list for Plaintiffs.

Mr. Johnson has considerable expertise and strategic perspective in large, complex antitrust litigation and class actions, having represented businesses and individuals as plaintiffs and defendants. His practice encompasses a broad range of antitrust claims, including Sherman Act Section 1 restraints of trade and Section 2 monopoly and monopsony claims. He has argued before federal district courts and state trial and appellate courts and brought cases to trial.