Ian Gore represents plaintiffs and defendants in federal and state courts across the nation. Ian has been recognized with the American Antitrust Institute’s Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement by a Young Lawyer Award and was a part of the Susman Godfrey team recognized by Benchmark Litigation’s National Impact Case of the Year . He was also recognized as a Rising Star of the Plaintiffs Bar by National Law Journal.
Significant matters include:
- NFL “Sunday Ticket” Antitrust Litigation. Led a team from SG to obtain a victory after 3 weeks of trial with a jury finding the NFL engaged in a conspiracy and violated the antitrust laws through its Sunday Ticket offering. The jury awarded $4.7 billion damages, which the trial court vacated on a post-trial motion, while leaving untouched the jury’s determination that the NFL violated two different provisions of the Sherman Act. Proceedings in the matter are ongoing.
- Markson v. CRST International. Leads a team of lawyers in a class action against several trucking companies for an alleged agreement among those companies not to poach each other’s contract drivers. $9.75 million in settlements have been secured to date.
- Dental Supplies Antitrust Litigation. Secured a settlement of $80 million as Court-appointed co-lead counsel to plaintiffs in a nationwide antitrust class action against the largest distributors of dental supplies who allegedly agreed not to compete on prices for products sold to dental offices.
- Waymo v. Uber. Represented Uber in the trade secrets “tech trial of the century” against Google’s, Waymo, which sought almost $2 billion in damages. After being retained just months before trial, the Court granted SG’s motion to strike all of Waymo’s experts’ damages opinions, leaving Waymo with no damages expert for trial. The case settled favorably.
- Mirada Energy v. Oasis Petroleum. Prosecuted claims against Oasis for breach of a contractual right to participate in midstream oil and gas facilities that Oasis constructed to serve the prolific Wild Basin area in the Bakken and Three Forks shale plays in North Dakota. The case settled with Oasis agreeing to pay Mirada Energy $42.75 million.
- Wendy’s v. DavCo. Defended one of the largest Wendy’s franchisees in a franchise compliance lawsuit. The case had significant implications for the relationship between franchisors and franchisees, particularly within the Wendy’s franchise system, and resulted in a favorable settlement with the purchase of DavCo’s franchised restaurants.
Ian joined Susman Godfrey after starting his career in the U.S. Army. After graduating from West Point as a distinguished cadet, Ian served for five years as a military intelligence officer in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Ian then graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was the Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Journal on Legislation. Upon graduation, Ian clerked for the Honorable Dennis Jacobs of the Second Circuit.
Updated Oct 2024
