Sima Namiri-Kalantari
Partner | She/Her/Hers
Overview
From Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, Sima Namiri-Kalantari serves as a strategic advocate in bet-the-company cases that require a comprehensive legal approach. As a member of Crowell’s Antitrust and Competition Group, Sima brings significant experience representing companies in civil litigation related to price fixing, monopolization, market allocation, no-poach allegations, and other issues.
Career & Education
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Law Clerk, Honorable Beverly Reid O’Connell, 2015–2016
- California
Externship, U.S. Attorney's Office Criminal Division, Central District of California, 2012–2013
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, high honors, economics, minor in public policy, 2008
- University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 2013
- California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Farsi
Sima's Insights
Client Alert | 5 min read | 10.20.26
There were two significant developments recently at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in its enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA), a statute that broadly prohibits sellers from engaging in price discrimination that harms competition. First, the Commission settled a litigation against Southern Glazer’s that was initially brought during the Biden administration, and second, the Commission also announced the resolution of an investigation into price discrimination by Gildan Activewear and S&S holdings in the wholesale T-shirt distribution industry. These developments signal a more measured approach to the RPA than in the prior administration but are nonetheless a reminder to companies that the RPA is alive and well and remains an important tool for enforcers and plaintiffs to address price discrimination. Companies that sell to retailers or operate in distribution channels should consider periodic reviews of their pricing structures and compliance programs to ensure compliance with the RPA.
Firm News | 1 min read | 06.05.25
Client Alert | 6 min read | 05.16.25
Recent Antitrust Enforcer Statements Signal New Administration’s Direction and Priorities
Representative Matters
- Represented a multinational provider of communications technology and services against mobile phone manufacturer in lawsuit alleging violation of FRAND commitments under California's Unfair Competition Law.
- Represented a major automaker in price-fixing litigation to recover overcharges on purchases of flexible polyurethane foam caused by an international price-fixing cartel.
- Represented a telecommunications equipment provider in one of the largest multi-district litigation antitrust actions in the country alleging that a cartel of major international manufacturers fixed the prices of LCD displays used in computer monitors, laptops, cell phones, and other products.
Sima's Insights
Client Alert | 5 min read | 10.20.26
There were two significant developments recently at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in its enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA), a statute that broadly prohibits sellers from engaging in price discrimination that harms competition. First, the Commission settled a litigation against Southern Glazer’s that was initially brought during the Biden administration, and second, the Commission also announced the resolution of an investigation into price discrimination by Gildan Activewear and S&S holdings in the wholesale T-shirt distribution industry. These developments signal a more measured approach to the RPA than in the prior administration but are nonetheless a reminder to companies that the RPA is alive and well and remains an important tool for enforcers and plaintiffs to address price discrimination. Companies that sell to retailers or operate in distribution channels should consider periodic reviews of their pricing structures and compliance programs to ensure compliance with the RPA.
Firm News | 1 min read | 06.05.25
Client Alert | 6 min read | 05.16.25
Recent Antitrust Enforcer Statements Signal New Administration’s Direction and Priorities
Recognition
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Daily Journal: Top Antitrust Lawyers, 2025
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Los Angeles Business Journal: Women of Influence: Attorneys, 2025
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Los Angeles Business Journal: Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys, 2024
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Daily Journal: Top Defense Verdicts for 2023 (Crowell & Moring’s Defense of WhiteWater West Industries, Ltd.)
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Daily Journal: Top 40 Under 40, 2023
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California Legal Awards: Lawyers on the Fast Track (Under 40), 2023
Sima's Insights
Client Alert | 5 min read | 10.20.26
There were two significant developments recently at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in its enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA), a statute that broadly prohibits sellers from engaging in price discrimination that harms competition. First, the Commission settled a litigation against Southern Glazer’s that was initially brought during the Biden administration, and second, the Commission also announced the resolution of an investigation into price discrimination by Gildan Activewear and S&S holdings in the wholesale T-shirt distribution industry. These developments signal a more measured approach to the RPA than in the prior administration but are nonetheless a reminder to companies that the RPA is alive and well and remains an important tool for enforcers and plaintiffs to address price discrimination. Companies that sell to retailers or operate in distribution channels should consider periodic reviews of their pricing structures and compliance programs to ensure compliance with the RPA.
Firm News | 1 min read | 06.05.25
Client Alert | 6 min read | 05.16.25
Recent Antitrust Enforcer Statements Signal New Administration’s Direction and Priorities
Insights
Antitrust: Artificial Intelligence Moves Into the Realm of Antitrust Litigation
|01.10.24
Litigation Forecast 2024
Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys 2024 – Sima Namiri-Kalantari
|01.24.24
Los Angeles Business Journal
Sima's Insights
Client Alert | 5 min read | 10.20.26
There were two significant developments recently at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in its enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA), a statute that broadly prohibits sellers from engaging in price discrimination that harms competition. First, the Commission settled a litigation against Southern Glazer’s that was initially brought during the Biden administration, and second, the Commission also announced the resolution of an investigation into price discrimination by Gildan Activewear and S&S holdings in the wholesale T-shirt distribution industry. These developments signal a more measured approach to the RPA than in the prior administration but are nonetheless a reminder to companies that the RPA is alive and well and remains an important tool for enforcers and plaintiffs to address price discrimination. Companies that sell to retailers or operate in distribution channels should consider periodic reviews of their pricing structures and compliance programs to ensure compliance with the RPA.
Firm News | 1 min read | 06.05.25
Client Alert | 6 min read | 05.16.25
Recent Antitrust Enforcer Statements Signal New Administration’s Direction and Priorities
