Yonatan Even

Mr. Even’s representative matters include:

• Served as lead trial counsel for Epic Games, creator of the hugely popular game Fortnite, in two high‑profile antitrust actions against Google and Apple alleging anticompetitive behavior in the distribution of mobile apps and the handling of in‑app payments. Following a multiweek trial in the case against Google, Mr. Even obtained a unanimous jury verdict in favor of Epic on all counts. In connection with this victory, he was recognized as The Am Law Litigation Daily’s “Litigator of the Week.” Following a three‑week bench trial in the Apple case, Mr. Even secured a nationwide permanent injunction against Apple’s anti‑steering policies. He continues to represent Epic in connection with both matters.
• Representing The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiary ESPN in antitrust litigation brought by FuboTV seeking to block a joint venture through which Disney and co‑defendants ESPN, Fox and Warner Brothers Discovery will distribute their sports portfolios through a combined streaming platform.
• Representation of Qualcomm Incorporated in numerous high stakes disputes and investigations around the world, including:
  • In re Qualcomm Incorporated Securities Litigation:  Representing Qualcomm and certain of its directors and officers in a consolidated shareholder class action securities suit in California federal court filed in the wake of antitrust investigations and litigation concerning the company’s patent licensing and modem chipset businesses. 

  • FTC v. Qualcomm Incorporated:  A suit filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in California federal court alleging violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act and seeking a permanent injunction against Qualcomm.  In August 2020, in a complete defense victory for Qualcomm, the Ninth Circuit unanimously reversed the district court’s prior judgment and vacated a permanent, worldwide injunction that had prohibited several of Qualcomm’s core business practices.

  • Apple Inc. v. Qualcomm Incorporated:  An action filed by Apple against Qualcomm in California federal court.  Following opening statements at trial in April 2019, the parties reached a global settlement that includes a payment from Apple to Qualcomm; the companies also reached a six year license agreement and a multi‑year chipset supply agreement. 

  • Stromberg v. Qualcomm:  Won a major Ninth Circuit decision for Qualcomm in September 2021 in putative antitrust consumer class action litigation related to the company’s modem chipsets. The decision vacated a district court ruling that had certified a class estimated to be the size of the entire United States adult population.

  • Corr Wireless Communications, L.L.C. v. AT&T, Inc.:  Secured the dismissal with prejudice of an antitrust action alleging that Qualcomm conspired with AT&T and Motorola to impede plaintiffs’ ability to offer 4G LTE services that would compete with AT&T’s services. 

  • TruePosition, Inc. v. LM Ericsson Telephone Company:  An antitrust action alleging that Qualcomm conspired with others to exclude technology owned by TruePosition, Inc. from the 4G LTE cellular standard.  The case settled on favorable terms to Qualcomm.

• Represented Unilever PLC and its affiliates, Unilever IP Holdings B.V. and Conopco, Inc., in an action brought by its wholly owned subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s in New York federal court challenging the sale of Ben & Jerry’s Israeli business interests. 

• Represented affiliates of Unilever PLC in a lawsuit filed in New Jersey federal court by Ben & Jerry’s Israeli licensee, American Quality Products (“AQP”), which sought a preliminary injunction to prevent Ben & Jerry’s from allowing AQP’s license to expire in December 2022. 

• Represented NCR Corporation in two bench trials relating to the environmental remediation of Wisconsin’s Fox River and Michigan’s Kalamazoo River, as well as in defending against a breach of contract claim brought against NCR by BCG. 

• Advised Anheuser‑Busch InBev SA/NV on antitrust issues in the United States in connection with its $123 billion acquisition of SABMiller plc and the $12 billion divesture of SABMiller’s U.S. and global Miller‑branded businesses to Molson Coors Brewing Company. Argued and won (at the District and Appellate courts) the dismissal of a consumer antitrust suit filed in Oregon federal court seeking to block the merger.
• Advised Grupo Modelo, S.A.B. de C.V. on antitrust issues in connection with its $20.1 billion acquisition by Anheuser‑Busch InBev and represented the company in litigation against the U.S. government.

• Advised Scientific Games Corporation on antitrust issues in connection with its $5.1 billion acquisition of Bally Technologies, Inc.

• Advised Delta Air Lines on antitrust issues in connection with its acquisition of 49% of Virgin Atlantic from Singapore Airlines and Delta’s related trans‑Atlantic joint venture with Virgin.

• Advised Compagnie de Saint‑Gobain on antitrust issues in connection with the sale of its U.S. glass business to Ardagh and represented the company in litigation against the U.S. government.

Mr. Even devotes a significant portion of his practice to pro bono service. He secured a significant settlement for a prisoner in a Section 1983 civil rights lawsuit against several corrections officers and the Superintendent of a New York State correctional facility. In a separate matter, Mr. Even previously led a Cravath trial team that obtained a favorable jury verdict and damages for a former inmate at Arthur Kill state prison in a pro bono sexual assault trial against four prison guards and the prison’s Superintendent.

Mr. Even has been repeatedly recognized by The Legal 500 US for his work in antitrust, appellate, general commercial disputes and M&A litigation. He has also consistently been recognized for his antitrust work by Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America, and for his litigation work by Benchmark Litigation and Super Lawyers. Lawdragon has included him on its list of the “500 Leading Litigators in America.”

Mr. Even was born and raised in Hofit, Israel. He received an LL.B. magna cum laude from Tel Aviv University in 1999, where he was a member of the Moot Court and of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Criminal Justice, an LL.M. from Columbia Law School in 2004, where he was a James Kent Scholar, and a J.S.D. from Columbia Law School in 2009.

Mr. Even joined Cravath in 2006 and was elected a partner in 2011.

Mr. Even is a member of the International Bar Association.