John P. Pennington handles a wide array of commercial disputes in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the District of Columbia and federal courts around the country. His litigation practice is focused on antitrust, intellectual property, and class actions.
- Currently defending a pharmaceutical manufacturer in a multidistrict antitrust litigation involving numerous class action and direct-action lawsuits alleging that generic pharmaceutical manufacturers conspired to raise the price of generic drugs in the United States.
- Defended a chicken supplier in the second track of a bifurcated nationwide antitrust litigation involving a multitude of direct-action plaintiffs alleging U.S. chicken suppliers conspired to rig bids, restrict supply and fix pricing.
- Defended a data provider in the consumer-packaged goods data industry in an antitrust litigation pending in the District of Colorado.
- Defended chicken supplier in the first track of a bifurcated nationwide antitrust class action lawsuit alleging U.S. chicken suppliers conspired to restrict supply and fix pricing. In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation, 1:16-cv-8637, N.D.Ill.
- Represented the plaintiff in multiple contractual disputes. Prevailed on summary judgment and obtained a significant damages award that included attorney’s fees. Entegee, Inc. v. Metters Industries, Inc.,17-cv-0499 E.D.Va.
- Represented the plaintiff in a trade secret misappropriation case against a former employee. Obtained a permanent injunction against the defendant and a significant damages award. Lincoln IP, Inc. v. Thomas Chiang, Circuit Court of Alexandria.
- Defended large telecom company in patent infringement lawsuit involving claims directed to 9-1-1 call routing on a voice-over-internet-protocol platform and obtained a jury verdict of invalidity and non-infringement. Cassidian v. microData GIS, et al., 2:2012-cv-162, W.D.Tx.
- Defended large telecom company in patent infringement lawsuit involving claims directed to commercial and 9-1-1 location-based services technology. TracBeam, L.L.C. v. T-Mobile US, Inc., 6:14-cv-678 E.D.Tx.
- Defended pharmaceutical company in 337 investigations at the International Trade Commission involving claims directed to a chemical composition for snake bite antivenom – the investigation settled favorably on the eve of trial. In re Certain Antivenom Compositions and Products Containing the Same, 337-TA-903.
Admissions
- Virginia
- North Carolina
- District of Columbia
- Supreme Court of Virginia
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Community Involvement
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, General Counsel
- American Discovery Trail Society, Advisory Board Member
Education
- J.D., George Washington University School of Law, 2011
- B.A., Government-Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia, 2006
Honors
- Virginia State Bar Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2021-2022
- National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 40 Under 40
- Super Lawyers® Rising Stars distinction in Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, 2020-2024