Four Decades for Justice
Yonatan Even has a broad litigation practice, with a particular focus on antitrust (both regulatory and litigation), general commercial disputes and securities litigation. His clients have included Anheuser‑Busch InBev, Delta, Epic Games, Grupo Modelo, IBM, Mylan, NCR, Qualcomm, Saint‑Gobain, Scientific Games and Unilever.
Mr. Even’s representative matters include:
FTC v. Qualcomm Incorporated: A suit filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in California federal court alleging violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act and seeking a permanent injunction against Qualcomm. In August 2020, in a complete defense victory for Qualcomm, the Ninth Circuit unanimously reversed the district court’s prior judgment and vacated a permanent, worldwide injunction that had prohibited several of Qualcomm’s core business practices.
Apple Inc. v. Qualcomm Incorporated: An action filed by Apple against Qualcomm in California federal court. Following opening statements at trial in April 2019, the parties reached a global settlement that includes a payment from Apple to Qualcomm; the companies also reached a six year license agreement and a multi‑year chipset supply agreement.
Stromberg v. Qualcomm: Won a major Ninth Circuit decision for Qualcomm in September 2021 in putative antitrust consumer class action litigation related to the company’s modem chipsets. The decision vacated a district court ruling that had certified a class estimated to be the size of the entire United States adult population.
Corr Wireless Communications, L.L.C. v. AT&T, Inc.: Secured the dismissal with prejudice of an antitrust action alleging that Qualcomm conspired with AT&T and Motorola to impede plaintiffs’ ability to offer 4G LTE services that would compete with AT&T’s services.
TruePosition, Inc. v. LM Ericsson Telephone Company: An antitrust action alleging that Qualcomm conspired with others to exclude technology owned by TruePosition, Inc. from the 4G LTE cellular standard. The case settled on favorable terms to Qualcomm.
Represented Unilever PLC and its affiliates, Unilever IP Holdings B.V. and Conopco, Inc., in an action brought by its wholly owned subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s in New York federal court challenging the sale of Ben & Jerry’s Israeli business interests.
Represented affiliates of Unilever PLC in a lawsuit filed in New Jersey federal court by Ben & Jerry’s Israeli licensee, American Quality Products (“AQP”), which sought a preliminary injunction to prevent Ben & Jerry’s from allowing AQP’s license to expire in December 2022.
Represented NCR Corporation in two bench trials relating to the environmental remediation of Wisconsin’s Fox River and Michigan’s Kalamazoo River, as well as in defending against a breach of contract claim brought against NCR by BCG.
Mr. Even devotes a significant portion of his practice to pro bono service. He secured a significant settlement for a prisoner in a Section 1983 civil rights lawsuit against several corrections officers and the Superintendent of a New York State correctional facility. In a separate matter, Mr. Even previously led a Cravath trial team that obtained a favorable jury verdict and damages for a former inmate at Arthur Kill state prison in a pro bono sexual assault trial against four prison guards and the prison’s Superintendent.
Mr. Even has been repeatedly recognized by The Legal 500 US for his work in antitrust, appellate, general commercial disputes and M&A litigation. He has also consistently been recognized for his antitrust work by Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America, and for his litigation work by Benchmark Litigation and Super Lawyers. Lawdragon has included him on its list of the “500 Leading Litigators in America.”
Mr. Even was born and raised in Hofit, Israel. He received an LL.B. magna cum laude from Tel Aviv University in 1999, where he was a member of the Moot Court and of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Criminal Justice, an LL.M. from Columbia Law School in 2004, where he was a James Kent Scholar, and a J.S.D. from Columbia Law School in 2009.
Mr. Even joined Cravath in 2006 and was elected a partner in 2011.
Mr. Even is a member of the International Bar Association.
Mr. Even’s representative matters include:
FTC v. Qualcomm Incorporated: A suit filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in California federal court alleging violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act and seeking a permanent injunction against Qualcomm. In August 2020, in a complete defense victory for Qualcomm, the Ninth Circuit unanimously reversed the district court’s prior judgment and vacated a permanent, worldwide injunction that had prohibited several of Qualcomm’s core business practices.
Apple Inc. v. Qualcomm Incorporated: An action filed by Apple against Qualcomm in California federal court. Following opening statements at trial in April 2019, the parties reached a global settlement that includes a payment from Apple to Qualcomm; the companies also reached a six year license agreement and a multi‑year chipset supply agreement.
Stromberg v. Qualcomm: Won a major Ninth Circuit decision for Qualcomm in September 2021 in putative antitrust consumer class action litigation related to the company’s modem chipsets. The decision vacated a district court ruling that had certified a class estimated to be the size of the entire United States adult population.
Corr Wireless Communications, L.L.C. v. AT&T, Inc.: Secured the dismissal with prejudice of an antitrust action alleging that Qualcomm conspired with AT&T and Motorola to impede plaintiffs’ ability to offer 4G LTE services that would compete with AT&T’s services.
TruePosition, Inc. v. LM Ericsson Telephone Company: An antitrust action alleging that Qualcomm conspired with others to exclude technology owned by TruePosition, Inc. from the 4G LTE cellular standard. The case settled on favorable terms to Qualcomm.
Represented Unilever PLC and its affiliates, Unilever IP Holdings B.V. and Conopco, Inc., in an action brought by its wholly owned subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s in New York federal court challenging the sale of Ben & Jerry’s Israeli business interests.
Represented affiliates of Unilever PLC in a lawsuit filed in New Jersey federal court by Ben & Jerry’s Israeli licensee, American Quality Products (“AQP”), which sought a preliminary injunction to prevent Ben & Jerry’s from allowing AQP’s license to expire in December 2022.
Represented NCR Corporation in two bench trials relating to the environmental remediation of Wisconsin’s Fox River and Michigan’s Kalamazoo River, as well as in defending against a breach of contract claim brought against NCR by BCG.
Mr. Even devotes a significant portion of his practice to pro bono service. He secured a significant settlement for a prisoner in a Section 1983 civil rights lawsuit against several corrections officers and the Superintendent of a New York State correctional facility. In a separate matter, Mr. Even previously led a Cravath trial team that obtained a favorable jury verdict and damages for a former inmate at Arthur Kill state prison in a pro bono sexual assault trial against four prison guards and the prison’s Superintendent.
Mr. Even has been repeatedly recognized by The Legal 500 US for his work in antitrust, appellate, general commercial disputes and M&A litigation. He has also consistently been recognized for his antitrust work by Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America, and for his litigation work by Benchmark Litigation and Super Lawyers. Lawdragon has included him on its list of the “500 Leading Litigators in America.”
Mr. Even was born and raised in Hofit, Israel. He received an LL.B. magna cum laude from Tel Aviv University in 1999, where he was a member of the Moot Court and of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Criminal Justice, an LL.M. from Columbia Law School in 2004, where he was a James Kent Scholar, and a J.S.D. from Columbia Law School in 2009.
Mr. Even joined Cravath in 2006 and was elected a partner in 2011.
Mr. Even is a member of the International Bar Association.
International Bar Association
Benchmark Litigation
Best Lawyers in America
Chambers USA
Lawdragon
The Legal 500 US
Super Lawyers - New York
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.
Deals & Cases
September 29, 2023
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.
Deals & Cases
February 03, 2012
On January 27, 2012, Judge Richard J. Holwell of the Southern District of New York dismissed all claims against Vivendi, S.A. brought by individual plaintiffs who purchased Vivendi ordinary shares on foreign exchanges. In his opinion, Judge Holwell cited the June 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd, which altered then-prevailing Second Circuit law concerning the scope of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder) by holding that Section 10(b) does not apply extraterritorially. The individual plaintiffs had alleged that Vivendi misled shareholders about its financial condition between 2000 and 2002. The same Southern District of New York court previously applied Morrison to the Vivendi class action litigation in a decision dated February 17, 2011, dismissing the claims of the class action plaintiffs who purchased Vivendi ordinary shares. Cravath has represented Vivendi in various securities litigation since 2002.
Deals & Cases
June 11, 2010
On June 10, 2010, the United States District Court of the Eastern District of New York accepted the settlement by New York State in Lewis v. Burroughs, pursuant to which Stephen Lewis will be paid $300,000. The Honorable John Gleeson appointed Cravath to represent Mr. Lewis, then an inmate, in his lawsuit against four New York state prison guards for violation of his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. Mr. Lewis alleged that, while he was an inmate at the Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, he was subjected to a sexual assault during a pat frisk by a prison guard, while three other guards watched and failed to intervene. Following three days of a trial consisting of three different phases, the jury entered a verdict of liability against all four guards and awarded compensatory and punitive damages to Mr. Lewis. Despite testimony by all four guards that nothing had happened, the jury found Mr. Lewis’s testimony to be credible. The final phase of trial, against the Superintendent of the prison for failure to supervise, was ongoing when New York State decided to settle. In accepting the settlement, the Court noted that the trial had revealed “systemic problems in the management of Arthur Kill facility . . . [that] contribute to an environment that allows the abuse of inmates to go unpunished.”
Deals & Cases
February 11, 2010
On February 11, 2010, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed all foreign plaintiffs who bought securities on a foreign exchange (representing approximately 90% of the putative class) in a federal securities fraud class action entitled, Cornwell v. Credit Suisse Group, et al. The class action was a so-called “f-cubed” litigation—foreign purchasers suing a foreign issuer over shares purchased on a foreign exchange.
Accolades
December 19, 2023
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.
Yonatan Even has a broad litigation practice, with a particular focus on antitrust (both regulatory and litigation), general commercial disputes and securities litigation. His clients have included Anheuser‑Busch InBev, Delta, Epic Games, Grupo Modelo, IBM, Mylan, NCR, Qualcomm, Saint‑Gobain, Scientific Games and Unilever.
Mr. Even’s representative matters include:
FTC v. Qualcomm Incorporated: A suit filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in California federal court alleging violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act and seeking a permanent injunction against Qualcomm. In August 2020, in a complete defense victory for Qualcomm, the Ninth Circuit unanimously reversed the district court’s prior judgment and vacated a permanent, worldwide injunction that had prohibited several of Qualcomm’s core business practices.
Apple Inc. v. Qualcomm Incorporated: An action filed by Apple against Qualcomm in California federal court. Following opening statements at trial in April 2019, the parties reached a global settlement that includes a payment from Apple to Qualcomm; the companies also reached a six year license agreement and a multi‑year chipset supply agreement.
Stromberg v. Qualcomm: Won a major Ninth Circuit decision for Qualcomm in September 2021 in putative antitrust consumer class action litigation related to the company’s modem chipsets. The decision vacated a district court ruling that had certified a class estimated to be the size of the entire United States adult population.
Corr Wireless Communications, L.L.C. v. AT&T, Inc.: Secured the dismissal with prejudice of an antitrust action alleging that Qualcomm conspired with AT&T and Motorola to impede plaintiffs’ ability to offer 4G LTE services that would compete with AT&T’s services.
TruePosition, Inc. v. LM Ericsson Telephone Company: An antitrust action alleging that Qualcomm conspired with others to exclude technology owned by TruePosition, Inc. from the 4G LTE cellular standard. The case settled on favorable terms to Qualcomm.
Represented Unilever PLC and its affiliates, Unilever IP Holdings B.V. and Conopco, Inc., in an action brought by its wholly owned subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s in New York federal court challenging the sale of Ben & Jerry’s Israeli business interests.
Represented affiliates of Unilever PLC in a lawsuit filed in New Jersey federal court by Ben & Jerry’s Israeli licensee, American Quality Products (“AQP”), which sought a preliminary injunction to prevent Ben & Jerry’s from allowing AQP’s license to expire in December 2022.
Represented NCR Corporation in two bench trials relating to the environmental remediation of Wisconsin’s Fox River and Michigan’s Kalamazoo River, as well as in defending against a breach of contract claim brought against NCR by BCG.
Mr. Even devotes a significant portion of his practice to pro bono service. He secured a significant settlement for a prisoner in a Section 1983 civil rights lawsuit against several corrections officers and the Superintendent of a New York State correctional facility. In a separate matter, Mr. Even previously led a Cravath trial team that obtained a favorable jury verdict and damages for a former inmate at Arthur Kill state prison in a pro bono sexual assault trial against four prison guards and the prison’s Superintendent.
Mr. Even has been repeatedly recognized by The Legal 500 US for his work in antitrust, appellate, general commercial disputes and M&A litigation. He has also consistently been recognized for his antitrust work by Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America, and for his litigation work by Benchmark Litigation and Super Lawyers. Lawdragon has included him on its list of the “500 Leading Litigators in America.”
Mr. Even was born and raised in Hofit, Israel. He received an LL.B. magna cum laude from Tel Aviv University in 1999, where he was a member of the Moot Court and of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Criminal Justice, an LL.M. from Columbia Law School in 2004, where he was a James Kent Scholar, and a J.S.D. from Columbia Law School in 2009.
Mr. Even joined Cravath in 2006 and was elected a partner in 2011.
Mr. Even is a member of the International Bar Association.
Mr. Even’s representative matters include:
FTC v. Qualcomm Incorporated: A suit filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in California federal court alleging violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act and seeking a permanent injunction against Qualcomm. In August 2020, in a complete defense victory for Qualcomm, the Ninth Circuit unanimously reversed the district court’s prior judgment and vacated a permanent, worldwide injunction that had prohibited several of Qualcomm’s core business practices.
Apple Inc. v. Qualcomm Incorporated: An action filed by Apple against Qualcomm in California federal court. Following opening statements at trial in April 2019, the parties reached a global settlement that includes a payment from Apple to Qualcomm; the companies also reached a six year license agreement and a multi‑year chipset supply agreement.
Stromberg v. Qualcomm: Won a major Ninth Circuit decision for Qualcomm in September 2021 in putative antitrust consumer class action litigation related to the company’s modem chipsets. The decision vacated a district court ruling that had certified a class estimated to be the size of the entire United States adult population.
Corr Wireless Communications, L.L.C. v. AT&T, Inc.: Secured the dismissal with prejudice of an antitrust action alleging that Qualcomm conspired with AT&T and Motorola to impede plaintiffs’ ability to offer 4G LTE services that would compete with AT&T’s services.
TruePosition, Inc. v. LM Ericsson Telephone Company: An antitrust action alleging that Qualcomm conspired with others to exclude technology owned by TruePosition, Inc. from the 4G LTE cellular standard. The case settled on favorable terms to Qualcomm.
Represented Unilever PLC and its affiliates, Unilever IP Holdings B.V. and Conopco, Inc., in an action brought by its wholly owned subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s in New York federal court challenging the sale of Ben & Jerry’s Israeli business interests.
Represented affiliates of Unilever PLC in a lawsuit filed in New Jersey federal court by Ben & Jerry’s Israeli licensee, American Quality Products (“AQP”), which sought a preliminary injunction to prevent Ben & Jerry’s from allowing AQP’s license to expire in December 2022.
Represented NCR Corporation in two bench trials relating to the environmental remediation of Wisconsin’s Fox River and Michigan’s Kalamazoo River, as well as in defending against a breach of contract claim brought against NCR by BCG.
Mr. Even devotes a significant portion of his practice to pro bono service. He secured a significant settlement for a prisoner in a Section 1983 civil rights lawsuit against several corrections officers and the Superintendent of a New York State correctional facility. In a separate matter, Mr. Even previously led a Cravath trial team that obtained a favorable jury verdict and damages for a former inmate at Arthur Kill state prison in a pro bono sexual assault trial against four prison guards and the prison’s Superintendent.
Mr. Even has been repeatedly recognized by The Legal 500 US for his work in antitrust, appellate, general commercial disputes and M&A litigation. He has also consistently been recognized for his antitrust work by Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America, and for his litigation work by Benchmark Litigation and Super Lawyers. Lawdragon has included him on its list of the “500 Leading Litigators in America.”
Mr. Even was born and raised in Hofit, Israel. He received an LL.B. magna cum laude from Tel Aviv University in 1999, where he was a member of the Moot Court and of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Criminal Justice, an LL.M. from Columbia Law School in 2004, where he was a James Kent Scholar, and a J.S.D. from Columbia Law School in 2009.
Mr. Even joined Cravath in 2006 and was elected a partner in 2011.
Mr. Even is a member of the International Bar Association.
International Bar Association
Benchmark Litigation
Best Lawyers in America
Chambers USA
Lawdragon
The Legal 500 US
Super Lawyers - New York
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.
Deals & Cases
September 29, 2023
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.
Deals & Cases
February 03, 2012
On January 27, 2012, Judge Richard J. Holwell of the Southern District of New York dismissed all claims against Vivendi, S.A. brought by individual plaintiffs who purchased Vivendi ordinary shares on foreign exchanges. In his opinion, Judge Holwell cited the June 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd, which altered then-prevailing Second Circuit law concerning the scope of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder) by holding that Section 10(b) does not apply extraterritorially. The individual plaintiffs had alleged that Vivendi misled shareholders about its financial condition between 2000 and 2002. The same Southern District of New York court previously applied Morrison to the Vivendi class action litigation in a decision dated February 17, 2011, dismissing the claims of the class action plaintiffs who purchased Vivendi ordinary shares. Cravath has represented Vivendi in various securities litigation since 2002.
Deals & Cases
June 11, 2010
On June 10, 2010, the United States District Court of the Eastern District of New York accepted the settlement by New York State in Lewis v. Burroughs, pursuant to which Stephen Lewis will be paid $300,000. The Honorable John Gleeson appointed Cravath to represent Mr. Lewis, then an inmate, in his lawsuit against four New York state prison guards for violation of his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. Mr. Lewis alleged that, while he was an inmate at the Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, he was subjected to a sexual assault during a pat frisk by a prison guard, while three other guards watched and failed to intervene. Following three days of a trial consisting of three different phases, the jury entered a verdict of liability against all four guards and awarded compensatory and punitive damages to Mr. Lewis. Despite testimony by all four guards that nothing had happened, the jury found Mr. Lewis’s testimony to be credible. The final phase of trial, against the Superintendent of the prison for failure to supervise, was ongoing when New York State decided to settle. In accepting the settlement, the Court noted that the trial had revealed “systemic problems in the management of Arthur Kill facility . . . [that] contribute to an environment that allows the abuse of inmates to go unpunished.”
Deals & Cases
February 11, 2010
On February 11, 2010, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed all foreign plaintiffs who bought securities on a foreign exchange (representing approximately 90% of the putative class) in a federal securities fraud class action entitled, Cornwell v. Credit Suisse Group, et al. The class action was a so-called “f-cubed” litigation—foreign purchasers suing a foreign issuer over shares purchased on a foreign exchange.
Accolades
December 19, 2023
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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