Geraldine W. Young

Partner Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

Geraldine W. Young

Geraldine is a commercial litigator, who specializes in antitrust, RICO, and class action litigation. She has obtained dismissals and other wins for her clients in federal and state courts and in arbitration. She has considerable courtroom and trial experience, including several jury trials and arbitration hearings.

Most recently, Geraldine won dismissal of antitrust class claims before a California federal court and dismissal of antitrust claims before the Texas Supreme Court. She defeated RICO class claims before the Fifth Circuit. She secured a significant arbitration win, with an award of compensatory and punitive damages, fees, and costs for her clients. She also counsels clients on antitrust and related compliance issues and on pre-litigation disputes.

Professional experience

Representative experience

Antitrust and Competition

Obtained summary judgment dismissal of antitrust conspiracy and monopolization claims for client in the entertainment industry, before the Texas Supreme Court
Obtained summary judgment dismissal of antitrust price-fixing claims for client in the energy industry before a California federal court
Defended and obtained favorable settlement for client in the biotechnology industry against federal and state antitrust conspiracy and monopolization claims
Represented and obtained favorable judgment for client in arbitration proceedings involving antitrust issues and contract claims
Represented a steel service center and its president against federal antitrust conspiracy claims, from discovery to trial in federal court
Advised client in construction industry regarding threatened antitrust lawsuit and conspiracy claims
Advised client regarding potential antitrust issues raised by proposed billion-dollar transaction
Advised client in the telecommunications industry regarding antitrust issues related to patent litigation
Advised clients in the entertainment industry regarding antitrust issues related to joint venture activities
Prepared antitrust and export compliance materials for a U.S. subsidiary of a Chinese oil and gas company
Advised multiple clients in response to grand jury subpoenas in federal antitrust investigations

Other Class Actions

Obtained dismissal of consumer class RICO claims for major airline before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Obtained dismissal and favorable settlements of third-party-payor and consumer claims in putative RICO and consumer fraud class actions in California and New York federal courts
Obtained preliminary and final approval of hotly contested class action settlement in Texas state court
Defending client against consumer unfair practices claims in class action proceedings in Texas federal court
Defending client against consumer RICO and various state law class claims in Texas federal court

Rankings and recognitions

Legal 500 US, Recommended lawyer: Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Pharmaceuticals and medical devices, The Legal 500, 2025
Legal 500 US, Recommended lawyer: Antitrust: Civil litigation/ class actions: Defense, The Legal 500, 2024-2025
The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Antitrust Law, Best Lawyers, 2023-2025
The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, Best Lawyers, 2023-2025
The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Energy Law, Best Lawyers, 2022-2023
Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Antitrust and Competition Lawyers, Lawdragon, Inc., 2025
Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, Lawdragon, 2023 - 2025
Benchmark Litigation, US 40 and Under List, Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, 2024
Texas Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, 2018 – 2021

Education

JD, Vanderbilt University Law School, 2012
BA, magna cum laude, Sociology, Rice University, 2008

Geraldine served as the Executive Editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review.

Geraldine is admitted to the State Bar of Texas and is admitted to practice before the US Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fifth, and Ninth Circuits and the US District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of Texas. Additionally, she regularly practices in California and New York federal courts as a pro hac vice.

Admissions

Texas State Bar

Publications

Co-author, "Cybersecurity information exchanges may raise cross-border competition concerns," Norton Rose Fulbright Competition World, 2015
Annual Review of Antitrust Law Developments, ABA Section of Antitrust Law
Co-author, "DOJ Puts Cybersecurity Info-Sharing Policy Into Practice," Law360, October 20, 2014
Co-author, "Antitrust and Cybersecurity — Still A Long Way To Go," Law 360, September 2014
Co-author, "Congress on Cybersecurity: Recent Bill Limits Liability," Norton Rose Fulbright Briefing, August 2014
Co-author, "Top Antitrust Concerns for Chinese Companies," The Asian Lawyer, July 2014

Memberships and activities

Houston Bar Association, Past Chair of Antitrust Section, Minority Opportunities in the Legal Profession (MOILP) Committee
Asian American Bar Association of Houston
Texas State Bar, Business Litigation Section & Asian Pacific Interest Section
Federal Bar Association, Southern District of Texas Chapter & Younger Lawyers Division
Vanderbilt University Law School, Class Agent and Firm Representative