Production Restraints During the Pandemic: Understanding Farm Cooperatives and the Capper-Volstead Act

Luke has litigated antitrust as well as class action and civil RICO matters. Luke has deep experience in all phases of litigation, from initial dispositive motions, through discovery, trial, and appeal. His experience includes federal and state litigation as well as administrative proceedings and arbitration. Luke also has significant federal appellate experience having briefed and argued numerous matters before state and federal appellate courts, and he has represented clients in government investigations.

Following law school, Luke clerked for three federal judges: Kermit E. Bye of the Eighth Circuit, Manuel L. Real of the Central District of California, and Robert G. James of the Western District of Louisiana. After completing his clerkship on the Eighth Circuit, Luke moved to private practice, working for Kanner & Whiteley in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Robins Kaplan in Minneapolis, Minnesota before joining Bona Law as a partner. He also served as special counsel for the Louisiana’s Attorney General in healthcare litigation involving the State of Louisiana.

Luke believes his experience as a litigator and trial lawyer benefits all areas of his practice by bringing a disciplined focus on the relevant issues and facts from the early stages of any matter. This focus leads not only to the most effective, but also efficient, resolution of the problem his client is facing.

Aaron Gott is a top-rated antitrust lawyer who focuses on antitrust and competition litigation, complex business litigation, challenges to government conduct, and appeals. Aaron has represented clients in dozens of antitrust cases, and served as lead counsel in a number of them, including: FTC v Qualcomm, In re Disposable Contact Lens Antitrust Litigation, In re Capacitors Litigation, Salt River Agricultural Improvement District v. Tesla Energy, and North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC (see representative matters for a more complete list). He has represented several parties before the U.S. Supreme Court and argued countless appeals in the U.S. Courts of Appeals. He is also one of the nation’s leading lawyers on issues involving antitrust federalism and the state-action immunity. He counsels clients on a range of issues, including antitrust compliance, antitrust exemptions including farm cooperatives under the Capper-Volstead Act, and employment noncompete agreements.

Aaron is a combat veteran who served nearly a decade in the U.S. Army. He entered law school with over five years of professional writing experience as a newspaper editor and Army public affairs officer. His work has been published in newspapers throughout the country, trade magazines, academic journals, and government publications; he has received accolades from general officers, scholars, high-profile litigators, and even federal judges. Aaron’s legal scholarship has been called “meticulously researched and brilliantly argued,” and showcased as “rigorous and elegant writing.”