Geraldine W. Young
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Related services and key industries
Biography
Geraldine is a commercial litigator, who specializes in antitrust, RICO, and class action litigation. She has obtained dismissals and other wins for her clients in federal and state courts and in arbitration. She has considerable courtroom and trial experience, including several jury trials and arbitration hearings.
Most recently, Geraldine won dismissal of antitrust class claims before a California federal court and dismissal of antitrust claims before the Texas Supreme Court. She defeated RICO class claims before the Fifth Circuit. She secured a significant arbitration win, with an award of compensatory and punitive damages, fees, and costs for her clients. She also counsels clients on antitrust and related compliance issues and on pre-litigation disputes.
Professional experience
Collapse allJD, Vanderbilt University Law School, 2012
BA, magna cum laude, Sociology, Rice University, 2008
Geraldine served as the Executive Editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review.
Geraldine is admitted to the State Bar of Texas and is admitted to practice before the US Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fifth, and Ninth Circuits and the US District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of Texas. Additionally, she regularly practices in California and New York federal courts as a pro hac vice.
- Texas State Bar
Antitrust and Competition
- Obtained summary judgment dismissal of antitrust conspiracy and monopolization claims for client in the entertainment industry, before the Texas Supreme Court
- Obtained summary judgment dismissal of antitrust price-fixing claims for client in the energy industry before a California federal court
- Defended and obtained favorable settlement for client in the biotechnology industry against federal and state antitrust conspiracy and monopolization claims
- Represented and obtained favorable judgment for client in arbitration proceedings involving antitrust issues and contract claims
- Represented a steel service center and its president against federal antitrust conspiracy claims, from discovery to trial in federal court
- Advised client in construction industry regarding threatened antitrust lawsuit and conspiracy claims
- Advised client regarding potential antitrust issues raised by proposed billion-dollar transaction
- Advised client in the telecommunications industry regarding antitrust issues related to patent litigation
- Advised clients in the entertainment industry regarding antitrust issues related to joint venture activities
- Prepared antitrust and export compliance materials for a U.S. subsidiary of a Chinese oil and gas company
- Advised multiple clients in response to grand jury subpoenas in federal antitrust investigations
Other Class Actions
- Obtained dismissal of consumer class RICO claims for major airline before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Obtained dismissal and favorable settlements of third-party-payor and consumer claims in putative RICO and consumer fraud class actions in California and New York federal courts
- Obtained preliminary and final approval of hotly contested class action settlement in Texas state court
- Defending client against consumer unfair practices claims in class action proceedings in Texas federal court
- Defending client against consumer RICO and various state law class claims in Texas federal court
- Legal 500 US, Recommended lawyer: Antitrust: Civil litigation/ class actions: Defense, The Legal 500, 2024
- The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Antitrust Law, Best Lawyers, 2023-2025
- The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, Best Lawyers, 2023-2025
- The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Energy Law, Best Lawyers, 2022-2023
- Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, Lawdragon, 2023 - 2024
- Benchmark Litigation, US 40 and Under List, Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, 2024
- Texas Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, 2018 – 2021
- Co-author, "Cybersecurity information exchanges may raise cross-border competition concerns," Norton Rose Fulbright Competition World, 2015
- Annual Review of Antitrust Law Developments, ABA Section of Antitrust Law
- Co-author, "DOJ Puts Cybersecurity Info-Sharing Policy Into Practice," Law360, October 20, 2014
- Co-author, "Antitrust and Cybersecurity — Still A Long Way To Go," Law 360, September 2014
- Co-author, "Congress on Cybersecurity: Recent Bill Limits Liability," Norton Rose Fulbright Briefing, August 2014
- Co-author, "Top Antitrust Concerns for Chinese Companies," The Asian Lawyer, July 2014
- Houston Bar Association, Past Chair of Antitrust Section, Minority Opportunities in the Legal Profession (MOILP) Committee
- Asian American Bar Association of Houston
- Texas State Bar, Business Litigation Section & Asian Pacific Interest Section
- Federal Bar Association, Southern District of Texas Chapter & Younger Lawyers Division
- Vanderbilt University Law School, Class Agent and Firm Representative
- Mandarin Chinese