Jason C. Murray

Partner

Overview

Recognized by Daily Journal as one of California’s “Top Antitrust Lawyers” and perennially listed in Chambers USA, clients turn to Jason Murray for antitrust litigation and counseling when the stakes are at their highest. Jason’s practice focuses primarily on antitrust litigation for both plaintiffs and defendants; antitrust counseling and defense in connection with state attorneys general, DOJ, and Federal Trade Commission investigations; and business advice on avoiding antitrust risks in transactions, distribution practices, and competitor collaborations. Jason has tried or arbitrated numerous matters as first chair and has successfully argued before state and federal courts of appeals. He also routinely handles arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association, International Chamber of Commerce, and International Centre for Dispute Resolution.

Jason has handled a wide variety of litigation and antitrust counseling, with a particular emphasis on antitrust cartel litigation and monopolization and exclusive dealing cases for companies in the health care, technology, transportation, entertainment, and telecommunications areas, among others.

Jason served for over a decade as co-chair of the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Group, which has been consistently selected by Global Competition Review as a “recommended” competition practice. It is also recognized by Chambers USA as a leading California antitrust practice.

In addition to being named one of the top lawyers in the antitrust field by Chambers USA, Jason has also consistently been selected a “Southern California Super Lawyer” in Antitrust Litigation (2007, 2009–2021). He is an active member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Antitrust Section and the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association.

Jason’s deep commitment to public service spans both his adopted home of Venice, California, and his birth country of New Zealand, where he serves on the board of trustees for a Maori trust. Closer to home, he serves as chairman of the Board of Volunteers of America, Los Angeles, the largest provider of homeless services, Head Start programs, and other essential services for the city’s most vulnerable populations, tackling critical issues including homelessness, job training, and recovery services for veterans.

Career & Education

    • University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, J.D., 1993
    • University of Nevada Las Vegas, B.A., 1990
    • University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, J.D., 1993
    • University of Nevada Las Vegas, B.A., 1990
    • California
    • All California State Courts
    • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
    • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
    • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    • California
    • All California State Courts
    • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
    • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
    • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Jason's Insights

Firm News | 7 min read | 06.04.26

Crowell & Moring Secures Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2026

Washington – June 4, 2026: Crowell & Moring earned 92 individual rankings for 81 attorneys, as well as 48 national and statewide practice area rankings, in the Chambers USA 2026 guide. The Chambers guide ranks the country’s top law firms and lawyers through in-depth research, client interviews, and feedback from attorneys at peer firms. ...

Representative Matters

  • In re MultiPlan Health Insurance Provider Litigation. Leading the Crowell team defending Kaiser Foundation Health Plan in this nationwide multidistrict class action in which plaintiffs allege a conspiracy between MultiPlan and large commercial health insurance companies to use repricing software to artificially depress reimbursement rates paid to out-of-network providers, presenting novel and unsettled questions in the developing area of algorithmic price fixing, with plaintiffs alleging billions of dollars in damages.
  • Albert v. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Defending Kaiser in a set of consolidated class-action lawsuits challenging the pharmacy residency match program on antitrust grounds, a case that mirrors landmark litigation brought two decades ago against the medical residency match program.
  • State of Ohio v. Ascent. Led the strategy defending Humana and Humana Pharmacy Solutions against the Ohio Attorney General's lawsuit alleging a conspiracy among Pharmacy Benefit Managers to fix the prices of administrative fees and rebates — a matter with sweeping implications for the PBM industry at a time of intense scrutiny from Congress, federal agencies, and states. Ohio voluntarily dismissed all claims against Humana with no admission of guilt.
  • AHF v. Prime Therapeutics (C.D. Cal.). Successfully moved to compel arbitration of a Section 1 price-fixing claim alleging conspiracy to fix prices between competitors in the pharmacy benefit management market.
  • VHS Liquidating Trust v. Centene et al. (Alameda, California). Successfully moved to compel arbitration of an antitrust conspiracy claim alleging that competing insurers had conspired to use a single software and data company to fix prices for out-of-network hospital claims.
  • Harbor Performance v. Port of LA (C.D. Cal.). Successfully moved to dismiss with prejudice a Section 1 claim alleging conspiracy between the Port of Los Angeles and a labor union to boycott a developer affiliated with a competing union.
  • PharmaRX v. GE Healthcare (C.D. Cal.). Successfully moved to dismiss with prejudice a Section 1 claim alleging conspiracy between distributors and a pharma manufacturer to exclude competitors and fix prices, affirmed by the Ninth Circuit.
  • Prime v. Kaiser (S.D. Cal.). Successfully moved to dismiss with prejudice a Section 1 claim alleging conspiracy between an insurer and providers to boycott competitors, affirmed by the Ninth Circuit.
  • In re Generics MDL (E.D. Pa.). Successfully moved to dismiss a Section 1 claim alleging a hub-and-spoke conspiracy among competitors to exchange market share and price information and represented a major wholesaler in related state AG and DOJ investigations.
  • In re Resistors MDL (N.D. Cal.). Served as lead counsel for the largest U.S. manufacturer of resistors in an alleged Section 1 cartel. The matter settled favorably prior to class certification.
  • In re LCD antitrust litigation. Served as lead plaintiffs’ litigation counsel for Motorola Mobility Inc., Target Corp., Sears Inc., ViewSonic Corp., RadioShack, Newegg, Rockwell Corp., and others in opt-out lawsuits as part of sprawling multidistrict litigation against an alleged cartel in the market for thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal display technology used for mobile phones, computers, and televisions.
  • In re cathode ray tube antitrust litigation. Served as lead plaintiffs’ litigation counsel for Target Corp. and ViewSonic Corp. in opt-out lawsuits brought as part of multidistrict cartel litigation and related international arbitration against manufacturers of CRTs used in televisions and computer monitors.
  • In re Apple/ATTM antitrust litigation. Served as lead litigation defense counsel for a telecommunications company in Section 1 and 2 litigation over an exclusive service provider relationship for iPhones.

Jason's Insights

Firm News | 7 min read | 06.04.26

Crowell & Moring Secures Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2026

Washington – June 4, 2026: Crowell & Moring earned 92 individual rankings for 81 attorneys, as well as 48 national and statewide practice area rankings, in the Chambers USA 2026 guide. The Chambers guide ranks the country’s top law firms and lawyers through in-depth research, client interviews, and feedback from attorneys at peer firms. ...

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers: Lawyer of the Year, Antitrust, Los Angeles, 2024
  • Los Angeles Business Journal: Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys, 2026
  • Los Angeles Business Journal: Top 100 Lawyers, 2022
  • The Daily Journal: Top Antitrust Lawyer, 2021, 2023, 2024
  • Chambers USA: Antitrust, California, 2017–2026
  • Best Lawyers: Antitrust Law, Litigation, 2022–2025
  • Legal 500 United States: Antitrust: Cartel, 2021
  • Super Lawyers: Southern California Antitrust Litigation, 2007, 2009–2021

Jason's Insights

Firm News | 7 min read | 06.04.26

Crowell & Moring Secures Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2026

Washington – June 4, 2026: Crowell & Moring earned 92 individual rankings for 81 attorneys, as well as 48 national and statewide practice area rankings, in the Chambers USA 2026 guide. The Chambers guide ranks the country’s top law firms and lawyers through in-depth research, client interviews, and feedback from attorneys at peer firms. ...

Jason's Insights

Firm News | 7 min read | 06.04.26

Crowell & Moring Secures Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2026

Washington – June 4, 2026: Crowell & Moring earned 92 individual rankings for 81 attorneys, as well as 48 national and statewide practice area rankings, in the Chambers USA 2026 guide. The Chambers guide ranks the country’s top law firms and lawyers through in-depth research, client interviews, and feedback from attorneys at peer firms. ...