At COSAL's 40th Anniversary Celebration on November 4, the organization recognized members whose vision, leadership, and service are helping lead COSAL into the future. As torchbearers, they carry forward the organization’s legacy while lighting the way for the next generation of leaders and continued excellence.
ABOU AMARA
Gustafson Gluek PLLC
Abou Amara joined Gustafson Gluek PLLC after clerking for Associate Justices Anne K. McKeig and Paul C. Thissen of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Since joining GG, Abou has been recognized with a multitude of awards for his excellent practice, including being named a repeat “Rising Star” and “Top Lawyer in Minnesota.” Abou has played instrumental roles in several complex antitrust actions, including as Deputy Liaison Counsel in the In re Sugar Antitrust Litigation MDL pending in the District of Minnesota, and has helped lead COSAL’s Attorneys General Outreach Committee and the Committee’s efforts to strengthen engagement with state enforcers.
ANJALEE M. BEHTI
Zelle LLP
Anjalee Behti’s practice at Zelle LLP focuses on complex class action and multidistrict litigation. She has represented plaintiffs and other clients in major antitrust matters across the financial, technology, and other industries, with experience spanning all stages of litigation. Anjalee serves as Co-Chair of COSAL’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, after serving as Vice Chair in 2025. She is also active in the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Law Section and serves on the California Lawyers Association Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section’s E-Briefs Editorial Board and Publications Standing Committee.
JOSEPH C. BOURNE
Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P.
Joe Bourne’s practice focuses on the prosecution of antitrust class actions on behalf of injured businesses, consumers, and public entities. Joe currently leads or serves on the executive committee in several large cases, which span industries from technology to agriculture, and claims from algorithmic price fixing to monopolization—and everything in between. Joe has served as the chair of COSAL’s Federal Rules Committee for the past two years. He is firmly committed to the enforcement of the antitrust laws and believes that robust competition is a necessary part of a functioning economy and a fair society that works for everyone.
FATIMA BRIZUELA
Scott + Scott Attorneys at Law
Fatima Brizuela’s practice is focused on the rapidly developing space where antitrust enforcement and technology intersect. She currently runs the day-today operations of the RealPage case, one of the most important and novel antitrust cases in the country involving an algorithmic price-fixing scheme. She also plays a leading role in researching and developing new cases, identifying cutting-edge legal theories, and positioning the firm at the forefront of emerging issues. Fatima has demonstrated strong leadership within COSAL’s DEI Committee, serving as Vice Chair and now Chair and helping to drive meaningful initiatives in this area.
CANDICE J. ENDERS
Berger Montague
Candice Enders has spent over two decades representing businesses, individuals, and municipalities in complex antitrust class actions. She is currently a member of the case leadership teams in In re Apple, Inc. Smartphone Antitrust Litigation (D.N.J.) and In re Shale Oil Antitrust Litig. (D.N.M.), and her work on cartel cases has contributed to settlements totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. Candice serves as Vice Chair of COSAL’s Rules Committee, supporting the organization’s work on key policy and procedural issues.
NATASHA J. FERNÁNDEZ-SILBER
Edelson PC
Natasha Fernández-Silber chairs her firm’s Antitrust group and leads some of the nation’s most significant monopolization and price-fixing litigation. She serves as interim lead class counsel in three MDLs (In re Multiplan, In re Respimat, and In re CoStar); is Special Acting Attorney General to the State of Michigan in a price-fixing suit against major PBMs; and represents a competitor in a monopsonization suit against T-Mobile. She also chairs COSAL’s Policy Committee, helping to guide the organization’s antitrust advocacy.
GEOFFREY KOZEN
Robins Kaplan LLP
Geoffrey Kozen is Co-Chair of Robins Kaplan’s Antitrust and Trade Regulation Group and is frequently appointed by courts to leadership positions in significant antitrust class actions. He serves as court-appointed co-lead counsel in the Jones v. Fanatics sports trading cards antitrust litigation and In re Keurig Green Mountain SingleServe Coffee Antitrust Litigation and is part of the courtappointed leadership team in the In re RealPage, Inc., Rental Software Antitrust Litigation (No. II). Geoff has been deeply engaged in COSAL’s advocacy efforts, serving as Vice Chair and now Chair of the Amicus Committee and previously co-leading Climate and Antitrust initiatives.
KRISTIE A. LASALLE
Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P.
Kristie LaSalle brings a decade of experience in complex antitrust litigation, with a particular focus on anticompetitive, deceptive, and unfair practices in the healthcare industry. She is particularly skilled at marshalling complicated concepts, complex regulatory regimes, and mountains of evidence into a compelling story for judges and juries. And she has represented a diverse array of plaintiffs, including individuals, labor unions, and small businesses against some of the largest corporations around the globe. Kristie has provided steady leadership within COSAL’s Amicus Committee, serving as Vice Chair and now Co-Chair and advancing the organization’s amicus program.
KARTIK SAMEER MADIRAJU
Hausfeld LLP
Kartik Sameer Madiraju represents classes and public institutions in antitrust, environmental, and consumer protection litigation. His antitrust work includes the chemical, livestock, housing, finance, and energy sectors. He has experience in mass torts, litigating some of the most prominent product liability multidistrict litigations in the country, and in shareholder derivative litigation, where he represented one of the nation’s largest public pension funds against a major aircraft manufacturer. He contributes to the plaintiffs’ bar through mentorship, writing, and pro bono advocacy. Kartik serves as Vice Chair of COSAL’s Amicus Committee, contributing to the organization’s advocacy through its amicus efforts.
KEAGAN H. POTTS
Shinder Cantor Lerner
Keagan Potts is an antitrust litigator at SCL, where he has practiced since 2024. His work centers on matters ensuring that people can access the goods, services, and opportunities fundamental to everyday life. Before joining SCL, he served for two years as a law clerk on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and prior to his legal career he taught undergraduate courses in philosophy and cognitive science. Keagan is actively engaged in COSAL’s next generation of leadership, serving on the Young Lawyer Event Planning Committee and as Vice Chair of the Amicus Committee, and previously worked on the Rules Committee.
NATHANIEL D. REGENOLD
Cohen Milstein
Nate Regenold represents a broad range of individuals and businesses in antitrust litigation, with a focus on class actions, health care, and technology. He clerked for Judge Paul L. Friedman of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and Judge Jane Kelly of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Before law school, he taught high school math and science as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Liberia. Nathaniel served COSAL as Co-Chair of the Amicus Committee from 2024 to 2025, helping to lead the organization’s amicus work.
JULES ROSS
Lieff Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein
Jules Ross works on several major antitrust class actions, including retrospective merger challenges and cartel cases involving pharmaceuticals and multifamily rental housing. Jules is also an active member of the Bay Area legal community as an Ambassador for the Barristers Club of the Bar Association of San Francisco and was recently named a 2025 “Lawyer to Watch” by the California Lawyers Association’s Antitrust & Consumer Protection Section. Jules has played a central role in engaging young lawyers within COSAL, serving on COSAL’s Leadership & Diversity Summit Planning Committee and previously co-chairing the Young Lawyer Division.
RACHEL K. SOMMER
Fine, Kaplan & Black R.P.C.
Rachel Sommer’s practice focuses on antitrust class actions. Before joining Fine, Kaplan & Black, Rachel clerked for the Honorable Harry T. Edwards on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and the Honorable Eduardo C. Robreno on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Rachel has led COSAL’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion efforts as Chair, strengthening the organization’s commitment to a more inclusive antitrust community.
TONY STAUBER
Gustafson Gluek PLLC
Tony Stauber represents plaintiffs in price- and wagefixing cases in a wide variety of industries including recently recovering over $300 million on behalf of a class of Division I athletics coaches in Ray v. NCAA. Tony is an active member of COSAL and has served as CoChair of its Amicus Committee from 2024-2025. He has also contributed to numerous amicus briefs on behalf of COSAL and other pro-enforcement plaintiff groups and has written in ABA treatises on antitrust. Tony does substantial pro bono civil rights work representing, among others, protesters and civilly committed individuals.
GERALYN TRUJILLO
DiCello Levitt LLP
Geralyn Trujillo is a member of her firm’s Antitrust and Competition Litigation Practice Group and brings a unique strategic perspective to her cases from 15 years spent in government. At the FTC, she served as lead attorney in significant matters resulting in commission victories and led investigations in healthcare, digital platforms, medical devices, consumer goods, and industrial products. At the Office of the New York State Attorney General, Geralyn litigated cases involving price fixing and anticompetitive mergers and acquisitions. Geralyn has been instrumental in COSAL’s Attorneys General Outreach efforts, contributing to the committee’s work and now serving as Chair.
NICOLE VENO
Lowey Dannenberg, P.C.
Nicole A. Veno is a litigator focusing on plaintiff-side antitrust, consumer, and whistleblower litigation. From 2022 to 2026, Nicole was named an Antitrust and Business Litigation “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers. In 2026, she was recognized as an Associate to Watch by Chambers in the Antitrust: Mainly Plaintiff category. She is the Chair of her firm’s Training committee. Nicole has been a driving force in COSAL’s policy and advocacy work. As Co-Chair of COSAL’s Policy Committee, she helped draft the Competitive Prices Act, a federal bill introduced by Rep. Mary Scanlon on April 30, 2026. She previously co-led the Climate and Antitrust Committee where she, with fellow Committee members, published Climate and Antitrust, 37 Geo. Envtl. L. Rev. 267 (2025).
