Arindam Kar’s antitrust practice encompasses antitrust compliance, counseling and litigation. Mr. Kar’s compliance practice includes the development of robust antitrust compliance programs for clients and he regularly conducts comprehensive antitrust audits. His antitrust counseling practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions analyses, joint venture analyses, price discrimination issues, franchising and termination of distributorships. Mr. Kar’s antitrust litigation practice includes representing clients against various forms of restraints of trade and monopolization claims. In addition, Mr. Kar is involved in the representation of companies and individuals in federal and state antitrust investigations. Mr. Kar’s class action practice focuses on antitrust class action defense, including the defense of state indirect purchaser actions. Mr. Kar’s commercial litigation focuses on real estate litigation.

Mr. Kar has served on the firm’s Recruiting Committee and has co-chaired the Summer Associate Intern Program.

During law school, Mr. Kar was active in the University of Iowa College of Law Immigration Clinic, where he represented clients before the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now known as the Citizenship & Immigration Services) as well as other governmental entities in actions ranging from political asylum claims to post-conviction relief hearings. Mr. Kar was recognized for his work by receiving the Michelle Bennett Memorial Client Service Award. He also was associate editor of the Journal of Corporation Law.

Mr. Kar is a volunteer attorney for Interfaith Legal Services for Immigrants and regularly handles pro bono immigration matters.

Select Representations

• Counseling of Fortune 500 corporations on pricing and other antitrust-related issues
• Counseling of Fortune 500 corporations on mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures
• Counseling of corporations on antitrust compliance programs
• Conducting antitrust audits for multinational corporations
• Representation of corporations in a private antitrust suits alleging various forms of state and federal restraints of trade and monopolization claims
• Representation of a former executive in relation to an industry-wide price-fixing investigation by the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice
• Representation of numerous corporations in state and federal antitrust investigations
• Counseling of Fortune 500 corporations on franchise and distributorship compliance and antitrust matters
• Representation of numerous franchisors in franchisee termination matters
• Representation of U-Haul International, Inc. in an antitrust class action
• Representation of PPG Industries, Inc. against a state indirect purchaser antitrust class action
• Representation of DaimlerChrysler Corporation in the settlement and dismissal of state and nationwide class actions
• Representation of Mercedes-Benz, USA, LLC in state and nationwide class actions
• Representation of clients involving breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, tort, and civil conspiracy claims
• Representation of PPG Industries, Inc. in a product liability action filed by the City of St. Louis
• Representation of CBS Outdoor Inc. in real estate litigation matters
• Representation of Bank of America in real estate litigation matters

Bar and Court Admissions

Missouri, 2001

United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Missouri and Central and Northern Districts of Illinois

Education

University of Iowa, J.D., with distinction, 2001

Saint Louis University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1997

Languages

Bengali

French

Publications

• Co-Author, “Complying With The Robinson Patman Act,” ABA Section of Antitrust Law Antitrust Compliance:  Perspectives and Resources for Corporate Counselors (2 Ed.), October 2010
• Co-Author, “Regulated Industries:  Healthcare,” ABA Section of Antitrust Law 2009 Antitrust Law Developments Annual Review, April 2010
• Co-Author, "Post-Termination Trademark and Trade Secret Infringement," Franchise and Dealer Termination Handbook (2d Ed.), 2008
• Co-Author, "Leegin: The Supreme Court Overrules Dr. Miles and Ushers in a New Approach to Price Maintenance," Distribution, vol. 11, no. 2, September 2007
• Co-Author, "Disappointed Dealer Prevails on State claim, Loses Federal Price Discrimination Issue," Franchise Law Journal, 2006

Speeches and Seminars

• "'Hot Topics' in Antitrust Law:  FTC v. Whole Foods Market, Inc, et al."  Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Antitrust Committee Seminar, September 5, 2008 

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association – Antitrust Section
• American Bar Association – Forum on Franchising
• National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
• North American South Asian Bar Association
• International Franchise Association

Civic Involvement and Honors

• Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers "Rising Stars," 2010 and 2011
• The Missouri Bar Pro Bono Wall of Fame, 2011
• Missouri Up & Coming Lawyers, 2010
• Downtown-Marquette YMCA - Chair, Board of Advisors
• SSM St. Clare Health Center Foundation - Board of Directors
• United Way of Greater St. Louis - Board of Directors
• United Way of Greater St. Louis Multicultural Leadership Society - Chair
• St. Louis Business Diversity Initiative - Fellow
• Regional Business Council Young Professionals Network Leadership 100 - Cohort
• Interfaith Legal Services for Immigrants - Volunteer Attorney