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October 15, 2024
On October 7, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California entered a post‑trial order in favor of Cravath client Epic Games imposing a nationwide three‑year permanent injunction against Google. The injunction, which follows Epic’s jury trial win against Google last year, prohibits Google from paying competitors not to compete and requires Google to distribute alternative app stores on the Google Play Store and provide alternative app stores with access to the Google Play Store’s catalog of apps.
In addition to partners Gary A. Bornstein, Yonatan Even and Lauren A. Moskowitz, the Cravath trial team included partners Timothy G. Cameron, Justin C. Clarke and Michael J. Zaken; senior attorney Brent Byars; and associates Allison C. Tilden, Daniel L. Ottaunick, Catherine G. Sheets, Malikah I. Williams, Lauren N. Reisig, Charles Bloom, Anissa L. Badea and Panya Gupta. Partners Christine A. Varney and Wes Earnhardt were also critical members of the team.
The case is Epic Games, Inc. v. Google LLC, et al., No. 20‑cv‑05671 (N.D. Cal.).
Deals & Cases
August 21, 2025
On July 31, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously affirmed a jury verdict won by Cravath client Epic against Google in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California that Google has engaged in illegal anticompetitive behavior in the distribution of mobile apps and in the handling of in‑app payments. The Ninth Circuit also unanimously affirmed the district court’s permanent injunction against Google. The district court’s injunction prohibits Google from providing benefits to phone manufacturers, app developers and others in exchange for favoring the Google Play Store, prohibits Google from requiring the use of its own payment solution and also requires Google to take steps to restore competition, such as carrying other app stores on the Google Play Store.
Deals & Cases
December 19, 2023
On December 11, 2023, a jury unanimously ruled in favor of Cravath client Epic Games (“Epic”) on all counts in its closely watched antitrust case against Google in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, determining—after a multiweek trial—that Google has engaged in anticompetitive behavior in the distribution of mobile apps and in the handling of in‑app payments.
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