Jordan Ludwig
Overview
Jordan has more than a decade of experience in creatively and tenaciously guiding companies through their most challenging, cutting-edge antitrust and UCL lawsuits on both sides of the “v.” His track record of successfully resolving cases has spanned diverse industries and earned him numerous accolades, including being Chambers-ranked for antitrust law and being named a “Lawyer on the Fast Track” by The Recorder.
Career & Education
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, J.D., cum laude, 2011
- University of Maryland, College Park, B.A., with honors, history, 2008
- California
Jordan is extremely practical and proactive. He does a great job at anticipating questions and laying out options.
— Chambers USA, 2025
Jordan's Insights
Firm News | 9 min read | 08.21.25
Washington – August 21, 2025: The 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 49 Crowell & Moring lawyers as Best Lawyers and 33 lawyers as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. The publication also named partner Jason Murray as Lawyer of the Year for Antitrust Law in Los Angeles.
Firm News | 11 min read | 06.05.25
Publication | 05.19.25
DOJ Secures First Criminal Wage-Fixing Conviction In Home Health Care Staffing Case
Client Alert | 5 min read | 04.21.25
DOJ Secures First Criminal Wage-Fixing Conviction in Home Health Care Staffing Case
Representative Matters
- Defending an Ivy League university in a class-action lawsuit alleging that the Ivy League schools engaged in an unlawful price-fixing agreement in declining to award athletic scholarships. The Court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss, and the matter is currently on appeal.
- Defending a private university in a class-action lawsuit alleging that the College Board and various universities conspired with respect to certain financial aid policies and practices.
- Representing an elite college in DOJ investigations related to early decision admission practices and financial aid methodologies. No enforcement action was taken against our client in either investigation.
- Defending a large global hospitality company in multiple lawsuits alleging a conspiracy among various hotel brands regarding branded keyword advertising. Five days into the jury trial of one of these matters brought by a downstream online travel agency, the matter resolved and the plaintiff publicly apologized to the company and the company’s founding family. During discovery in a related consumer class action, class counsel abandoned their damages class, and the matter resolved shortly thereafter.
- Representing a multichannel video programming distributor as a plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging a conspiracy between the nation’s largest broadcast station group and its “sidecars.”
- Defending a health care distributor in a class-action lawsuit alleging a price-fixing conspiracy regarding generic drugs.
- Defending a pharmacy services administrative organization (PSAO) in a lawsuit alleging the PSAO had violated California’s Unfair Practices Act by engaging in below-cost pricing. We succeeded in compelling the case to arbitration from California Superior Court.
- Defending a local restaurant group in a class-action lawsuit brought under California’s antitrust and unfair competition laws involving a 3 percent surcharge to pay for employee health care. Prior to summary judgment, we obtained decertification of the class.
- Defending a manufacturer of printer consumables in a Lanham Act, UCL, and FAL lawsuit alleging false advertising and unfair business practices related to sales on a large e-commerce website.
- Counseling multiple clients on issues related to algorithmic pricing and AI.
- Representing multiple health plans as plaintiffs in the In re HIV Antitrust Litigation.
- Representing many of the country’s largest merchants as plaintiffs in the In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation.
- Defending a health care distributor in an antitrust class-action lawsuit regarding syringes and catheters. We obtained dismissal of the matter on a motion to dismiss.
- Defending a large integrated health care system in a monopolization lawsuit.
- Representing a developer in a State Attorney General bid-rigging investigation. The office dropped their antitrust investigation of our client with no action taken.
- Defending a senior executive in a DOJ criminal antitrust investigation into the packaged seafood industry.
- Representing General Motors as a plaintiff in the In re Vehicle Carrier Services Antitrust Litigation.
- Representing a major manufacturer of appliances as a plaintiff in the In re Refrigerant Compressors Antitrust Litigation.
Jordan's Insights
Firm News | 9 min read | 08.21.25
Washington – August 21, 2025: The 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 49 Crowell & Moring lawyers as Best Lawyers and 33 lawyers as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. The publication also named partner Jason Murray as Lawyer of the Year for Antitrust Law in Los Angeles.
Firm News | 11 min read | 06.05.25
Publication | 05.19.25
DOJ Secures First Criminal Wage-Fixing Conviction In Home Health Care Staffing Case
Client Alert | 5 min read | 04.21.25
DOJ Secures First Criminal Wage-Fixing Conviction in Home Health Care Staffing Case
Insights
DOJ Secures First Criminal Wage-Fixing Conviction In Home Health Care Staffing Case
|05.19.25
Westlaw Today
Court Dismisses Algorithmic Price-Fixing Case, But Opens Door To Amended Complaint
|01.18.24
The Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law
Maximizing Corporate Recovery
|01.03.19
Association of Corporate Counsel, Tennessee Focus
Pleading an Antitrust Conspiracy in a Post-Twombly World
|10.01.15
Competition, the Journal of the Antitrust, UCL and Privacy Section of the State Bar of California
DOJ Says Refusal-To-Deal Lawsuit Against Comcast Doesn’t Warrant Further Review
|05.28.21
Global Competition Review
Jordan's Insights
Firm News | 9 min read | 08.21.25
Washington – August 21, 2025: The 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 49 Crowell & Moring lawyers as Best Lawyers and 33 lawyers as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. The publication also named partner Jason Murray as Lawyer of the Year for Antitrust Law in Los Angeles.
Firm News | 11 min read | 06.05.25
Publication | 05.19.25
DOJ Secures First Criminal Wage-Fixing Conviction In Home Health Care Staffing Case
Client Alert | 5 min read | 04.21.25
DOJ Secures First Criminal Wage-Fixing Conviction in Home Health Care Staffing Case