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Brent Byars focuses on complex commercial litigation, including antitrust, securities and corporate law matters.
Mr. Byars’s representative recent matters include: a major antitrust case brought by the Federal Trade Commission against Qualcomm Incorporated; False Claims Act litigation against Novartis Pharmaceuticals that settled before trial; securities litigation matters for clients in various industries in courts around the country; and a five‑week bench trial in a consumer antitrust class action that resulted in a judgment for Cravath’s client, which was affirmed on appeal.
Mr. Byars was born in Marietta, Georgia. He received a B.A. magna cum laude from Davidson College in 2004, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, an M.A. from Emory University in 2006 and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2009, where he was an article editor and note author of the Journal of Law and Technology and a member of Lambda. Following his graduation, Mr. Byars volunteered as an affiliated attorney for a nonprofit organization in New York.
Mr. Byars joined Cravath in 2010. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of New York and the Southern District of New York.
Mr. Byars’s representative recent matters include: a major antitrust case brought by the Federal Trade Commission against Qualcomm Incorporated; False Claims Act litigation against Novartis Pharmaceuticals that settled before trial; securities litigation matters for clients in various industries in courts around the country; and a five‑week bench trial in a consumer antitrust class action that resulted in a judgment for Cravath’s client, which was affirmed on appeal.
Mr. Byars was born in Marietta, Georgia. He received a B.A. magna cum laude from Davidson College in 2004, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, an M.A. from Emory University in 2006 and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2009, where he was an article editor and note author of the Journal of Law and Technology and a member of Lambda. Following his graduation, Mr. Byars volunteered as an affiliated attorney for a nonprofit organization in New York.
Mr. Byars joined Cravath in 2010. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of New York and the Southern District of New York.
Education
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J.D., 2009, Harvard Law Schoolcum laude
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M.A., 2006, Emory University
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B.A., 2004, Davidson CollegePhi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude
Admitted In
- New York
Deals & Cases
May 14, 2025
Epic Games Secures Decision that Apple Violated Anti‑Steering Injunction
On April 30, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted Cravath client Epic Games, Inc.’s (“Epic”) motion to enforce a nationwide permanent injunction against Apple, Inc.’s (“Apple”) anti‑steering policies for in‑app payments. Epic secured the injunction to restrain and prohibit Apple’s anticompetitive conduct and fees, following a three‑week bench trial in May 2021, in which Cravath also represented Epic. In its April decision, the Court ruled that Apple was in willful violation of the 2021 injunction, having thwarted the injunction’s goals and continued its anticompetitive conduct. The Court noted that “Apple willfully chose not to comply with this Court’s Injunction. It did so with the express intent to create new anticompetitive barriers which would, by design and in effect, maintain a valued revenue stream; a revenue stream previously found to be anticompetitive. That it thought this Court would tolerate such insubordination was a gross miscalculation.” As a result, the Court enjoined Apple from implementing its new restrictions and fees that violated the injunction, effective immediately.
Deals & Cases
October 15, 2024
Epic Games Wins Post‑Trial Injunction in Antitrust Case Against Google
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.
Deals & Cases
December 19, 2023
Epic Games Defeats Google in Antitrust Trial Victory
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.
Deals & Cases
September 29, 2023
Qualcomm Wins Summary Judgment in Putative Antitrust Class Action
On September 26, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted summary judgment in favor of Cravath client Qualcomm Incorporated in a putative class action alleging violations of antitrust laws. Originally brought in 2017 on behalf of an alleged nationwide class of mobile device purchaser plaintiffs, the multi-district litigation consolidated numerous complaints against Qualcomm and followed a related Federal Trade Commission action against the company (FTC v. Qualcomm), which also resulted in a complete judgment for Qualcomm on appeal in 2020.
Activities
December 19, 2023
Cravath Team Named “Litigators of the Week” by The Am Law Litigation Daily for Epic Games’ Antitrust Trial Win Defeating Google
On December 15, 2023, The Am Law Litigation Daily featured a Cravath team, led by partners Gary A. Bornstein, Lauren A. Moskowitz and Yonatan Even, as “Litigators of the Week” for its representation of client Epic Games in an antitrust trial win against Google in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Following a multi‑week trial, on December 11, 2023, a jury unanimously ruled in Epic Games’ favor on all counts, determining that Google has engaged in anticompetitive behavior in the distribution of mobile apps and in the handling of in‑app payments.
Brent Byars focuses on complex commercial litigation, including antitrust, securities and corporate law matters.
Mr. Byars’s representative recent matters include: a major antitrust case brought by the Federal Trade Commission against Qualcomm Incorporated; False Claims Act litigation against Novartis Pharmaceuticals that settled before trial; securities litigation matters for clients in various industries in courts around the country; and a five‑week bench trial in a consumer antitrust class action that resulted in a judgment for Cravath’s client, which was affirmed on appeal.
Mr. Byars was born in Marietta, Georgia. He received a B.A. magna cum laude from Davidson College in 2004, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, an M.A. from Emory University in 2006 and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2009, where he was an article editor and note author of the Journal of Law and Technology and a member of Lambda. Following his graduation, Mr. Byars volunteered as an affiliated attorney for a nonprofit organization in New York.
Mr. Byars joined Cravath in 2010. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of New York and the Southern District of New York.
Mr. Byars’s representative recent matters include: a major antitrust case brought by the Federal Trade Commission against Qualcomm Incorporated; False Claims Act litigation against Novartis Pharmaceuticals that settled before trial; securities litigation matters for clients in various industries in courts around the country; and a five‑week bench trial in a consumer antitrust class action that resulted in a judgment for Cravath’s client, which was affirmed on appeal.
Mr. Byars was born in Marietta, Georgia. He received a B.A. magna cum laude from Davidson College in 2004, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, an M.A. from Emory University in 2006 and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2009, where he was an article editor and note author of the Journal of Law and Technology and a member of Lambda. Following his graduation, Mr. Byars volunteered as an affiliated attorney for a nonprofit organization in New York.
Mr. Byars joined Cravath in 2010. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of New York and the Southern District of New York.
Education
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J.D., 2009, Harvard Law Schoolcum laude
-
M.A., 2006, Emory University
-
B.A., 2004, Davidson CollegePhi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude
Admitted In
- New York
Deals & Cases
May 14, 2025
Epic Games Secures Decision that Apple Violated Anti‑Steering Injunction
On April 30, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted Cravath client Epic Games, Inc.’s (“Epic”) motion to enforce a nationwide permanent injunction against Apple, Inc.’s (“Apple”) anti‑steering policies for in‑app payments. Epic secured the injunction to restrain and prohibit Apple’s anticompetitive conduct and fees, following a three‑week bench trial in May 2021, in which Cravath also represented Epic. In its April decision, the Court ruled that Apple was in willful violation of the 2021 injunction, having thwarted the injunction’s goals and continued its anticompetitive conduct. The Court noted that “Apple willfully chose not to comply with this Court’s Injunction. It did so with the express intent to create new anticompetitive barriers which would, by design and in effect, maintain a valued revenue stream; a revenue stream previously found to be anticompetitive. That it thought this Court would tolerate such insubordination was a gross miscalculation.” As a result, the Court enjoined Apple from implementing its new restrictions and fees that violated the injunction, effective immediately.
Deals & Cases
October 15, 2024
Epic Games Wins Post‑Trial Injunction in Antitrust Case Against Google
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.
Deals & Cases
December 19, 2023
Epic Games Defeats Google in Antitrust Trial Victory
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.
Deals & Cases
September 29, 2023
Qualcomm Wins Summary Judgment in Putative Antitrust Class Action
On September 26, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted summary judgment in favor of Cravath client Qualcomm Incorporated in a putative class action alleging violations of antitrust laws. Originally brought in 2017 on behalf of an alleged nationwide class of mobile device purchaser plaintiffs, the multi-district litigation consolidated numerous complaints against Qualcomm and followed a related Federal Trade Commission action against the company (FTC v. Qualcomm), which also resulted in a complete judgment for Qualcomm on appeal in 2020.
Activities
December 19, 2023
Cravath Team Named “Litigators of the Week” by The Am Law Litigation Daily for Epic Games’ Antitrust Trial Win Defeating Google
On December 15, 2023, The Am Law Litigation Daily featured a Cravath team, led by partners Gary A. Bornstein, Lauren A. Moskowitz and Yonatan Even, as “Litigators of the Week” for its representation of client Epic Games in an antitrust trial win against Google in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Following a multi‑week trial, on December 11, 2023, a jury unanimously ruled in Epic Games’ favor on all counts, determining 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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