Insights & News

Daily Journal Spotlights Bartko’s Landmark Pre-Trial Victory in Ruling Setting the Antitrust Standard in Blue Cross Hospital Case

The Daily Journal recently featured Bartko Pavia LLP’s significant victory in VHS Liquidating Trust v. Blue Cross of California, where an Alameda County Superior Court judge held that the Blue Cross Blue Shield plans will face strict per se antitrust treatment for dividing the country into exclusive territories, unless they can show their predecessors held common law trademark rights in those areas before the 1950s.

Law360 Features Bartko Pavia's Appellate Victory Reviving Antitrust Suit Against MultiPlan

Law360 recently featured Bartko Pavia LLP's major appellate victory in VHS Liquidating Trust v. MultiPlan Corp., where California's First Appellate District reversed the dismissal of an antitrust suit accusing MultiPlan, now Claritev Corp., of orchestrating an agreement among health insurers to fix and reduce out-of-network reimbursement rates.

An Nguyen Ruda Named Dual Finalist for Law.com's 2026 Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards

Bartko Pavia LLP is proud to announce that CEO and Co-Managing Partner An Nguyen Ruda has been named a finalist in two categories for Law.com Corporate Counsel's prestigious 2026 Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) Awards: Managing Partner of the Year and Mentor & Mentee Collaboration (with Luzann Fernandez, Strategic Counsel to Managing Partners).

Annabel Tresise Comments on Landmark AI Fair Use Ruling in Harvard Art Law Review

Annabel Tresise, Senior Counsel and a member of Bartko Pavia’s trial team in the Litigation Practice group recently authored an article in Harvard Art Law Review Volume 2.

Patrick M. Ryan Recognized as a Daily Journal Leading Commercial Litigator

Patrick M. Ryan, Co-Managing Partner of Bartko Pavia LLP and Chair of the firm’s Litigation Practice, has been named once again as Daily Journal’s Leading Commercial Litigators. The recognition honors top attorneys handling complex commercial and bet-the-company litigation matters nationwide.

Patrick M. Ryan and Jason Zweig Named to Lawdragon’s 2026 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers Guide

Bartko Pavia is pleased to share that Co-Managing Partner Patrick M. Ryan and Partner Jason Zweig have been named once again to Lawdragon’s 2026 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers guide, recognized for their work in commercial litigation, antitrust, and class actions.

Giovanni Spinelli Presents at Milan Bar Seminar on Judicial and Prosecutorial Independence

Giovanni shared a U.S. perspective as part of an international panel series examining how legal systems structure and safeguard judicial and prosecutorial independence

Steve Vieux Featured in Law360 Coverage of the California Lawyers Association’s Golden State Institute

Patrick M. Ryan Earns Repeat Recognition as 2025 Top 100 Lawyer

Law360 Spotlights Ian Papendick’s Arrival at Bartko Pavia

Ian Papendick, a seasoned antitrust attorney and former enforcer with the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, was recently featured in Law360 following his arrival at Bartko Pavia LLP as a litigation and antitrust partner.

Arkansas Business Journal Spotlights $222.7M Trade Secrets Win

The Arkansas Business Journal recently featured Bartko Pavia LLP’s major courtroom victory in the Zest Labs v. Walmart case, where a federal jury awarded Zest Labs $222.7 million in a trade secrets retrial against the retail giant.

Partners named as 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers

Congratulations to Patrick M. Ryan and Jason A. Zweig on being named to the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers!