Nicole A. Veno

About Nicole A. Veno

I am an attorney with over a decade of experience advocating for consumers, small businesses and and investors against fraud and antitrust cartels. Representative current cases include- In re Granulated Sugar Antitrust Litig. 24-MD-03110 (D. Minn.). Representing consumer indirect purchasers of granulated sugar alleging price fixing and information sharing claims against leading producers of granulated sugar in the United States- In re Crop Protection Products Loyalty Program Antitrust Litig. 1:23-md-03062 (M.D.N.C.). Representing farmers in a class action lawsuit against Defendants Syngenta and Corteva alleging anticompetitive conduct in the pesticides industry- Artuso Pastry Foods Corp v. Packaging Corp of America, et al, No. 1:25-cv-08856 (N.D. Ill.). Representing direct purchasers of containerboard products (containerboard, linerboard, and finished packaging products) alleging a price-fixing conspiracy in the industry beginning in 2020- Segal v. Amadeus IT Group, S.A, et al, No. 1:24-CV-01783 (N.D. Ill.). Representing purchasers of luxury hotel rooms in an antitrust class action alleging that major luxury hotel chains unlawfully shared non-public future occupancy data with one another through a software platform, allowing them to raise prices in violation of the antitrust laws.Representative prior cases- Langan v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Cos. Inc.(D. Conn.)($2.4 million settlement)- Morales v. Conopco, Inc. dba Unilever (E.D. Cal.)($3.25 million settlement)- Stephenson v. Neutrogena Corp.(C.D. Cal.)($1.8 million settlement)- Langan v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Cos. Inc, 897 F.3d 88 (2d Cir. 2018)(holding that a class action plaintiff has Article standing to represent out of state consumers)- Balser v. Hain Celestial Grp, Inc, 640 F. App\'x 694, 695 (9th Cir. 2016)(clarifying pleading standards in a consumer fraud case) Admitted in: New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second and Ninth Circuits, U.S. District Courts for the District of Connecticut, Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York and District of New Jersey

Experience

1. Senior Associate

   Lowey Dannenberg, P.C

   Jul 2023 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Represent plaintiffs in complex class action antitrust, consumer, data privacy and whistleblower litigation.

Education

• Quinnipiac University School of Law

  Juris Doctor

  2009 — 2012

• Southern Methodist University

  B.A., Political Science, Minor: Human Rights

  2009

Skills

• Class Actions
• Unfair Trade Practices
• Corporate Governance
• Courts
• Antitrust Law
• Legal Issues
• Securities Litigation
• Competition Law
• Legal Research
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Civil Litigation
• Depositions
• Securities Regulation
• Westlaw