J. Wyatt Fore
Partner
Wyatt Fore is an award-winning litigator specializing in high-stakes antitrust and commercial matters. He advises a diverse roster of clients, as plaintiffs and defendants, across numerous industries, helping each navigate complex issues and achieve resolution. From challenging illegal port practices imposed by a cartel of ocean carriers to representing the Writers Guild in its historic dispute with talent agencies, Wyatt is no stranger to bet-the-company cases that change industries. In every case, Wyatt prides himself on his hands-on approach to litigation, working with select teams to secure favorable results at the trial and appellate levels and deliver outstanding client service.
More broadly, Wyatt is an important thought leader on cutting-edge antitrust and competition issues, including emerging technologies and regulated industries. For example, he edited and co-authored the American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section’s “Competition implications of big data and artificial intelligence/machine learning,” and has co-authored a white paper on the competition provisions of the Shipping Act. He also publishes, through the ABA Antitrust Law Section’s Media and Technology Committee, a biweekly newsletter on recent developments in the space.
Wyatt has received recognition for his work, including his selection by the American Antitrust Institute as a 2023 honoree in the category of Outstanding Antitrust Achievement by a Young Lawyer. He is an active participant in the American Antitrust Institute and the ABA’s Antitrust Law Section, where he serves as vice chair of the Media and Technology Committee.
In addition to antitrust matters, Wyatt maintains an active pro bono and public interest practice. For example, he has successfully obtained asylum on behalf of victims of persecution and torture. And while in law school, Wyatt served as law clerk, and trial and appellate counsel for plaintiffs in DeBoer v. Snyder, later consolidated into Obergefell v. Hodges, which guaranteed the nationwide right to marry for same-sex couples.
Before joining Shinder Cantor Lerner, Wyatt was a partner with Constantine Cannon LLP. Prior to law school, he worked on various political campaigns, mostly in New Hampshire and Virginia.
- World Association of Icehockey Players Unions North America Division, Tanner Gould et al. v. National Hockey League, Canadian Hockey League et al. Wyatt prosecuted the case on behalf of major junior hockey players against a cartel facilitating a market-allocation-and-wage-suppression scheme.
- Sidibe et al. v. Sutter Health. Wyatt served as trial and appellate counsel for a class of premium payers in an antitrust case brought against a dominant health care system. He successfully achieved a key precedent in the Ninth Circuit.
- Brown et al. v. Hartford HealthCare Corporation. Wyatt litigated the case on behalf of premium payers in an antitrust case brought against a dominant health care system.
- Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference of the American Trucking Associations v. OCEMA et al. Wyatt prosecuted the case under the Shipping Act on behalf of intermodal trucking companies against a conference of ocean carriers, alleging unreasonable practices with respect to chassis. He achieved a key win against challenged conduct before the Federal Maritime Commission.
- LKQ Corp. v. Overall Parts Solutions. Wyatt prosecuted a breach of contract case on behalf of an automotive replacement part manufacturer.
- In re: Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board, Docket No. 9374 (FTC). Wyatt defended a state agency in litigation and appeals from price-fixing allegations by the Federal Trade Commission.
- William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC v. Writers Guild of America West Inc. Wyatt served as litigation counsel for the labor union concerning allegations that the guild’s adoption of its Agency Code of Conduct constituted a group boycott in violation of the antitrust laws, and in pursuing counterclaims against the three leading Hollywood talent agencies for fixing the price of packaging fees. He achieved a favorable litigation result facilitating a resolution of the labor dispute.
Bar Admissions
District of Columbia
Virginia
Education
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., cum laude (2015)
University of Virginia, B.A., — political and social thought, with honors (2008)
American Antitrust Institute, Outstanding Litigation Achievement by a Young Lawyer (2023)
Super Lawyers (2018-2024)
Speeches & Events
“Two-sided platforms: Fundamentals of antitrust economics series,” American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section, Economics Committee (November 2021)
“Diversity in media and technology careers,” ABA Antitrust Law Section, Media and Technology Committee (July 2024)
“How do we fix the competition problem in shipping?,” “Ruled by Reason” podcast, American Antitrust Institute (July 2023)
“Inside the 2023 Draft Merger Guidelines: A conversation with Michael Kades,” “Antitrust Matters” podcast (October 2023)
“Private equity & antitrust: A new approach?,” “Antitrust Matters” podcast (November 2022)
Professional Associations
American Bar Association, Antitrust Law Section
(Vice Chair, Media and Technology Committee)
“A rising tide for competition enforcement: The Federal Maritime Commission revitalizes its ‘anti-monopoly tradition,’” Antitrust Magazine (fall 2023)
“Competition enforcement, private actions, and the Shipping Act,” (with Kathleen Bradish), American Antitrust Institute (May 2, 2023)
“Competition implications of big data and artificial intelligence/machine learning,” co-editor and contributor, American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section Big Data Task Force (2021)
“Voluntary portability: A procompetitive solution to data enclosure,” Icarus (spring 2019)
“Common ownership in the draft merger guidelines: A change for index funds?,” Antitrust Today (Oct. 2, 2023)
“Court green lights Ohio AG’s case to declare Google a ‘common carrier,’” Antitrust Today (June 2, 2022)
“FTC Chair Khan squares the circle with an ‘interdisciplinary approach’ to protecting privacy and competition,” Antitrust Today (April 21, 2022)
“Rocking the boats: Federal government tackles competition in maritime shipping,” Antitrust Today (Sept. 21, 2021)
“Supreme Court slams NCAA’s ‘procompetitive rationale’ in unanimous ruling,” (with David A. Scupp), Antitrust Today (July 1, 2021)
“DOJ tells Congress criminal prosecution of no-poach agreements is still a ‘high priority,’” Antitrust Today (Oct. 31, 2019)
“Net neutrality setback in Mozilla opens the door for state regulation,” Antitrust Today (Oct. 18, 2019)
“Duke settles class action alleging ‘no-poach’ conspiracy with UNC,” (with Ethan E. Litwin), Antitrust Today (April 11, 2019)
