Yifan (Kate) Lv specializes in antitrust litigation in financial and tech industries. A skilled litigator from pre-suit to trial, she’s helped secure over $2.3B in settlements. Licensed in NY and CA, she holds law degrees from Renmin University and William & Mary.
Language
English
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Chinese
Focus Area
Antitrust & Competition Law
Complex Class Action Litigation
Financial Services Litigation
Signature Cases
In re Foreign Exchange Benchmark Rates Antitrust Litigation, No. 13-cv-7789 (S.D.N.Y.)
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Represented Treasurer of Pennsylvania, City of Philadelphia, U.S. Virgin Islands et al. against major banks on fixing price of currencies in foreign exchange
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Member of the lead counsel team and the trial team, in charge of expert communication
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$2.3 billion settlement
Alaska Electrical Pension Fund v. Bank of America Corp., No. 14-cv-7126 (S.D.N.Y.)
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Represented Alaska Electrical Pension Fund, et al. against major banks on illegally manipulating the U.S. Dollar ISDAfix, a benchmark interest rate incorporated into financial derivatives.
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Member of Lead Counsel team
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$504.5 million settlement
In re GSE Bonds Antitrust Litig., No. 19-cv-1704 (S.D.N.Y.)
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Represented direct purchaser class against major bank on fixing the secondary market prices of GSE bonds
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Member of Lead Counsel team
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$386.5 million settlement
Axiom Investment Advisors, LLC v. Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Capital Inc., No. 1:15-cv-09323 (S.D.N.Y.)
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Represented FX market participant class against Barclays on manipulating foreign exchange prices through deceptive "Last Look" practice
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$50 million settlement
Current Cases
Mary Bertlshofer v. RealPage, Inc., et al., No. 2:23-cv-00018 (D. Ariz.)
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Represented renter class against RealPage and major property management companies on conspiring to fix rental housing prices around the country through revenue management software
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Member of Plaintiff Steering Committee, responsible for discovery coordination with certain defendants
In re Fragrance Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litig., No. 2:23-cv-02174 (D.N.J.)
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Represented direct purchaser class against Firmenich, Givaudan, IFF, and Symrise on conspiring to fix prices of fragrance ingredients and compounds sold to consumer goods manufacturer
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Member of lead counsel team
In re Passenger Vehicle Replacement Tires Antitrust Litig., No. 5:24-md-3107 (N.D. Ohio)
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Represented direct purchaser class against Bridgestone, Continental, Goodyear, Michelin, Nokian, and Pirelli on conspiring to fix prices of replacement tires in the United States
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Member of lead counsel team​
Artuso Pastry Foods Corp. v. Packaging Corp. of America, et al. (N.D. Ill.)
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Represented direct purchaser class against major containerboard manufacturers on conspiring to fix prices of containerboard, linerboard, and finished packaging products through coordinated price increases
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Member of lead counsel team​
William Basinski v. Permian Resources Corp., et al., No. 1:25-cv-00568 (D.N.M.)
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Represented trader class against major independent shale oil producers on conspiring to restrict domestic oil production and fix prices of WTI crude oil futures and options
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Member of lead counsel team for the future's class​
Oklahoma Firefighters Pension & Retirement Sys. v. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, et al., No. 1:23-cv-05095 (S.D.N.Y.)
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Represented investor class against Deutsche Bank, Citi, and other major banks on conspiring to fix bid-ask spreads and manipulate prices of UK government bonds (Gilts)