Guido Saveri
706 Sansome Street San Francisco, California 94111
Firm:
Saveri & Saveri, Inc.
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Overview
GUIDO SAVERI was admitted to the
California bar in 1951. Education:
University of San Francisco (B.S., summa
cum laude, 1947. LL.B., summa cum
laude, 1950). Member: Bar
Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California; American Bar Association
(Member Antitrust Section); Lawyers Club of San Francisco. Mr. Saveri is a
senior partner in the firm of Saveri& Saveri, Inc. He started the firm in
1959. He has practiced antitrust law litigation for more than 50 years. He has
the highest rating in the Martindale Hubbell, namely, “AV.” Mr. Saveri has
testified before the Federal Judiciary Committee on antitrust matters,
including proposed legislation to repeal Illinois Brick, which was
opposed successfully, thereby preserving the right of direct purchasers to
recover their full overcharge, leading many states to repeal Illinois Brick
thereby giving the right to indirect purchasers to also recover damages. He has
lectured on antitrust matters before The Association of Trial Lawyers of
America, of which he is a member, the Federal Practice Institute, and other
lawyer associations. Mr. Saveri has participated in more than 100 antitrust
actions, most of them in the capacity of lead council or co-lead counsel and
trial counsel. The Following are some of the class actions in which Mr. Saveri
actively participated: In Nisley v. Union Carbide and Carbon Corp., 300 F. 2d 561 (10th Cir.
1960), and Continental Ore. Co. v Union Carbide and Carbon Corp., 370 U.S. 690 (1962). Mr. Saveri was one
of the trial attorneys in these cases which are the forerunners to present
class actions litigation and are responsible not only for Rule 23 as it exists
today but also for some of the more important rulings in the field of antitrust
law. Building
Serving Union Health & Welfare Trust Fund v Chas. Pfizer & Co., No. 4-71 Civ. 435;
No. 4-71 Civ. 413, before Judge Lord in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mr. Saveri was
sole attorney for a class of 9,000 health and welfare trust funds against the
major drug companies. It went to trial before two juries at the same time and
in the same court on liability and damages. It was settled for a substantial
sum. In
re Ocean Shipping Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 395, Southern District of New York. Mr. Saveri was a
member of the Steering Committee and the Negotiating Committee. This case was
the first class action settlement involving claims by foreign companies. Mr.,
Saveri was appointed an officer of the New York Federal District Court to audit
foreign claims in Europe. The case was settled for approximately $79,000,000. In re
Dynamic Random Access Memory Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1486 (Judge Hamilton), United States District Court,
Northern District of California. Mr. Saveri served as Co-Lead Counsel of behalf
of direct purchasers of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) alleging a
nationwide class for price-fixing. The case settled for more than $325 million
in cash. In re Brand Name Prescription Drugs Antitrust Litigation, MDL
No. 997, Case No. 94-C897 CPK, United States District Court, Northern District
of Illinois, Eastern Division. Mr. Saveri was Co-Lead Counsel on behalf of
approximately 50,000 retail pharmacies nationwide alleging an illegal cartel
between seventeen drug manufacturers and six drug wholesalers. The case was
tried for eight weeks. The case was settled for$700,000,000 in cash and
$25,000,000 in product. Mr. Saveri was one of four lead trial lawyers. In re
Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1917, Case No. C 07-5944 SC (Judge Conti) United States
District Court, Northern District of California. Mr. Saveri serves as Lead
Counsel on behalf of direct purchasers of cathode ray tubes (CRTs) alleging a
nationwide class for price-fixing. The case was settled for a substantial
amount.
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Office: (415) 217-6810
706 Sansome Street
San Francisco, California 94111
San Francisco, California 94111
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