Nahid A. Shaikh focuses her practice on complex antitrust and class action litigation involving price fixing, unlawful monopolization, and other anticompetitive practices.
She is currently the lead associate on behalf of the firm in In re Keurig Green Mountain Single-Serve Coffee Antitrust Litigation, a proposed class action against Keurig for allegedly obtaining an unlawful monopoly through a multifaceted scheme of anticompetitive acquisitions, exclusive dealing, and sham patent litigation.
Nahid is also the lead associate principally responsible for investigating and initiating new actions in the New York Antitrust and Trade Regulation practice group.
In this capacity, she has drafted the initial pleadings in several new lawsuits, including County of Monmouth, New Jersey v. Florida Cancer Specialists, P.L. et al., In re Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index Manipulation Antitrust Litigation, In re Railway Industry Employee No-Poach Antitrust Litigation, and Bryant v. Micron Technology, Inc.
Prior to joining Robins Kaplan, Nahid worked at a nationally recognized plaintiffs’ law firm where she represented clients through every stage of litigation, from initiating suits and drafting and aggressively pursuing discovery, to summary judgment, mediation, trial on the merits, and, in certain cases, appeals.
Nahid also briefly practiced in the area of financial asset management litigation where she provided legal advice to investment and fund managers. Nahid is currently admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey, the Southern District of New York, and the Eastern District of New York.
Nahid graduated from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law magna cum laude and in the top five percent of her class. While at Cardozo, Nahid was a member of the Cardozo Law Review and served as a full-time judicial intern for the Honorable Patty Shwartz on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Education:
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D.
- University of Miami, B.S. (2010)
Bar Admissions:
- New Jersey
- New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
Professional Association:
- American Association for Justice
- New York State Bar Association
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