Don Allen Resnikoff resume                    

 

Business address:

Don Resnikoff Law
5335 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Suite 440
Washington, D.C. 20015
donresnikoff@donresnikofflaw.com
202-344-0089 

Public Interest Activities

Advisor, American Antitrust Institute

Editor, DC Consumer Rights Coalition website and newsletter

American Bar Association, various committees, 1988 - present    

Adviser, Loyola Chicago Consumer Law Journal

Participate in D.C. Bar Public Service Activities Corporation’s monthly Free Legal Advice Clinic.

Steering Committee, DC Bar Antitrust/Consumer Section-Community, through 2019

Other Bar Activities

Coordinate and speak at various public programs, recently:

DC Bar program 11/4/2020.  “Consumer Protection and Antitrust Enforcement Priorities During a Pandemic”

My topic:  Developments in Antitrust Enforcement.



Elected office – Treasurer and member of Board of Governors, D.C. Bar, 2007-2008.

DC Bar Publications Committee: Member  2001-2003, Vice Chair 2003-2004, Chair 2004-2015.

Steering Committee, Antitrust, Trade Regulation and Consumer Affairs Section, D.C. Bar.  Member, 1991 - 1994, 1998 to 2004, 2008 through 2014; Co-Chair, 1991 - 1993.   

Computer Law Committee, D.C. Bar. Member, 1985 - 1987.  Co-Chair, 1986 - 1987.

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Trade Regulation Committee, Member, 1978 - 1981; The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Consumer Affairs Committee,  Member, 1976 - 1981. 

Coordinator, New York Bar Association Committee on Consumer Affairs Monthly Column on Consumer Law, New York Law Journal, 1977 - 1981.

Education
New York University Schoolof Law, J.D.; LL.M.

Rutgers University, B.S.

Current bar memberships
District of Columbia, New York State

Employment History

Principal, Don Allen Resnikoff Law  LLP

Of Counsel, FinkelsteinThompson LLP, January, 2009 – August, 2011- Responsibilities included investigation and prosecution of antitrust and consumer matters, in coordination with the firm’s partners and associates.  

Senior Assistant Attorney General (Antitrust), Office of the Attorney General, District of Columbia, February, 2001 – January, 2009

Duties included investigation and prosecution of violations of District of Columbia antitrust laws, participated in multi-state and local antitrust litigation, provided mentoring to junior attorneys, and other related duties.  Representative matters include D.C. leadership in multi-state investigation resulting in settlement with Visa concerning its rules for debit cards, local investigation leading to a divestiture agreement with regard to AMC-Loews theatre merger, initiating and successfully resolving a litigation challenge to a local retail pharmacy merger, and others.

Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, February, 1977- February, 2001.  Last assigned to Computers and Finance Section, Washington, D.C.

I conducted industry analyses, investigated possible violations of antitrust laws, and participated in litigation.  Litigation work included interviewing prospective witnesses, review of documentary and other evidence, drafting of memos and pleadings, and participation in depositions and court proceedings.  Industry areas included banking, electronic payment systems, computers, and biotechnology research products.

From 1977 to 1982,  I was Chief Assistant to Lead Counsel in the United States v. International Business Machines Corporation case.  Responsibilities included supervision of legal and other staff, litigation planning, supervision and participation in preparation of memos and pleadings for the court, frequent participation in courtroom proceedings and direction of attorneys in court.  Other duties included presentation and defense of courtroom testimony of Government economic expert witnesses, and coordination and presentation of the Government response to IBM's economic witness presentation.

Attorney, Turk, Marsh, Kelly & Hoare, New York, New York
Partner, June 1973 - February, 1977; Associate, August, 1969 - June, 1973
Duties included representation of corporations and individuals in litigation.  Subject areas included antitrust, product liability, and contract matters.  Partnership responsibility included management of matters and supervision of staff.

Assistant United States Attorney, U. S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, September, 1966 - August, 1969
Duties included prosecution of all phases of criminal and civil actions on behalf of the United States government, including preparation and presentation of cases for trial.  The criminal cases involved such federal offenses as theft of goods from interstate shipments, bank robbery, and counterfeiting of currency.  

Publications

Contributor of occasional articles to various publications, including

Article: "Protecting the Indpendence of Public Broadcasting (expanded and modified version), Media Ethics Magazine https://www.mediaethicsmagazine.com/index.php/browse-back-issues/216-spring-2021-vol-32-no-2/3999344-protecting-the-independence-of-public-broadcasting

Article: Taking the Stand -- "Protecting the Independence of Public Broadcasting," DC Bar  Washington Lawyer – January, 2021

Article in Washington Council of Lawyers Blog: The Year In Review: 2020 Advocacy Initiatives,  December, 2020

Article in Washington Council of Lawyers Blog: Sewer Service: Improper and Ineffective Service of Process on Tenants, April,2020

Book Review: Chris Sagers Book on Apple Antitrust Case – DC Bar  Washington Lawyer - October 2019



Journal of Banking Regulation, 2014, vol. 15, issue 3-4, pages 299-312, Competition policy and “too big” banks in the European Union and the United States, with Bert Foer,  (see also http://www.antitrustinstitute.org/content/competition-policy-and-%E2%80%9Ctoo-big%E2%80%9D-banks-european-union-and-united-states

Review: The Meat Racket by Christopher Leonard and Foodopoly, by Wenonah Hauter  Books in the Law: October 2014 - District of Columbia Bar Magazine

AAI Book Reviews:    Isaacson’s  “Steve Jobs;” Johnson and Kwak’s “13 Bankers;”  Barry Lynn’s “Cornered - the New Monopoly Capitalism and the Economics of Destruction;”  Lloyd Constantine’s “Priceless.”

“The September, 2008, USDOJ Report on Section 2 Enforcement; A State-enforcement View,”  American Bar Association Antirust Source magazine, October-November, 2008

Federally Funded Stem Cell Research: A Good Deal For the Taxpayer and Consumer?” 14 Loyola Consumer Law Review 36, 2001

“The Consumer Advocates v. The Banks: Public Debate of Regulation Issues Survives Passage of the Financial Services Modernization Act,” 12 Loyola Consumer Law Review 284, 2000.

“Financial Institution Merger Enforcement: The Historical Context,” 10 Loyola Consumer Law Review 296, 1998.

“Understanding Bank Regulation,” 6 Loyola Consumer Law Reporter 108, 1994.

Survey of D.C. Antitrust Law for D.C. Bar Practice Manual, 1999 – 2002, 2008-2013.

Contributor, Survey of Antitrust Law for the D.C. Bar Practice Manual, 2015 and various earlier years.