Michelle Peters

Senior Attorney @Constantine Cannon Llp

New York, NY, US

Senior attorney concentrating practice primarily in antitrust counseling and litigation and complex commercial litigation, and with vast expertise in the payments, fintech and retail industries.Key Highlights:• Secured an historic $3.05 billion antitrust settlement and injunction valued at up to $87 billion on behalf of a certified class of 5 million+ U.S. merchants challenging Visa’s and Mastercard’s Honor All Cards rules (In re Visa Check/MasterMoney Antitrust Litigation).• Obtained a $2.75 billion antitrust settlement on behalf of the Discover Network regarding its allegations of injury caused by Visa’s and MasterCard’s now-defunct rules that precluded banks that issued Visa and/or MasterCard cards from also issuing Discover cards to consumers (Discover Financial Services v. Visa U.S.A. Inc.). • Shaped more favorable debit card regulations that generate billions in annual savings for merchants as a member of the legal team representing the Merchants Payments Coalition in its submissions to the Federal Reserve Board concerning the debit card interchange fee and routing regulations of the Durbin Amendment (Section 1075 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010).• Member of the legal team representing a group of 60+ merchants and trade associations, including many of the largest in the U.S, challenging payment card network practices (In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation).• Extensive research expertise in the payments, fintech and retail industries, business development, market trends, federal and state antitrust law, commercial law, consumer protection law, and federal civil and appellate practice and procedure.• Meticulous and proficient in online research, e-discovery, legal and search technologies, and document management systems; go-to expert for guidance and direction on same; able to rapidly leverage systems and tools to drive efficiencies.