We proudly congratulate Joe Bruckner on his induction into the American Antitrust Institute Private Antitrust Enforcement Hall of Fame.
For more than 35 years, Joe Bruckner has litigated antitrust and competition matters and practiced in complex business litigation in federal and state courts nationwide. He has regularly been appointed lead and co-lead class counsel by courts in nationwide antitrust litigation. He serves on the AAI Advisory Board and on the AAI Board of Directors.
“Joe Bruckner’s career exemplifies the best of private antitrust enforcement,” said Randy Stutz, President of AAI. “His leadership, integrity, and tireless advocacy have advanced competition and delivered real benefits for consumers and workers. We are proud to recognize his outstanding contributions by welcoming him into the AAI Private Antitrust Enforcement Hall of Fame.”
Bruckner graduated with honors from Creighton University School of Law, where he was the editor-in-chief of the Creighton Law Review. He served as a law clerk to the Honorable Donald P. Lay, then Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Bruckner has led, litigated, and tried major antitrust class actions throughout his career, including the Freight Forwarders Antitrust case involving a global antitrust conspiracy in the freight cargo shipping industry; and the Potash Antitrust litigation, in which he and his colleagues obtained a precedential and unanimous en banc decision from the 7th Circuit clarifying the application of the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act to global cartels.
Bruckner also chaired the Minnesota State Bar Association Antitrust Law Section, and served as president of the Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws. He was a contributing author of The International Handbook on Private Enforcement of Competition Law (2010), and the Private Enforcement of Antitrust Laws in the United States (2012), among other publications. He has spoken at antitrust and complex litigation conferences and programs locally and nationwide.
“I am deeply honored to be inducted into the AAI Private Antitrust Enforcement Hall of Fame,” Bruckner said. “I have dedicated my career to make markets open and fair, and I’ve had the great fortune to work alongside many colleagues and good friends who share that dedication to protect competition and serve the public good. I am grateful to AAI for this recognition and for its steadfast leadership in advancing antitrust enforcement.”
About the AAI Hall of Fame
AAI established the Private Antitrust Enforcement Hall of Fame in 2018 as an important part of celebrating the organization’s 20th anniversary and furthering the goals of progressive competition education, research, and advocacy that have defined AAI’s mission and success since its founding in 1998.
The Hall of Fame recognizes practitioners for three major contributions:
– Distinguished service to the private antitrust enforcement community;
– Commitment to the enforcement of the antitrust laws; and
– Success in fighting for competition, consumers, and workers.
Learn more about the AAI Private Antitrust Enforcement Hall of Fame here.
