Berman Tabacco is proud to announce that Carl Hammarskjold has been elevated to the position of Partner effective January 1, 2021.
“We congratulate Carl on his new role as Partner,” said San Francisco Managing Partner Nicole Lavallee. “Carl’s expertise in antitrust matters has been a tremendous asset to our firm. We look forward to his continued success.”
Partner Todd Seaver added, “Carl’s promotion to Partner reflects his outstanding work and tireless efforts on behalf of our clients, as well as his strong skills as a litigator.”
Carl is based in the firm’s San Francisco office. He represents the firm’s clients and class plaintiffs in several financial market manipulation and antitrust class actions on behalf of investors alleging that major banks colluded to fix the prices of bonds and derivatives. These cases include Australian Dollar (Dennis, et al. v. JPMorgan Chase & Co., et al., No. 16-cv-06496 (S.D.N.Y)); Euribor (Sullivan v. Barclays PLC, et al., No. 13-cv-2811 (S.D.N.Y.)); Yen Libor (Sonterra Capital Master Fund, LTD. v. UBS AG, et al., No. 15-cv-5844 (S.D.N.Y.)); In re Mexican Government Bonds Antitrust Litigation, No. 18-cv-02830 (S.D.N.Y); and GSE Bonds (In re GSE Bonds Antitrust Litigation, No. 19-cv-01704 (S.D.N.Y.)). Plaintiffs in GSE Bonds reached settlements with all defendants totaling $386.5 million. To date, partial settlements have also been reached in the Euribor and Yen Libor actions in the amounts of $491.5 million and $307 million, respectively. Carl also represented the firm’s client and class plaintiffs in a nationwide antitrust class action—In re Lithium Ion Batteries Antitrust Litigation, No. 13-md-02420-YGR (N.D. Cal.)—on behalf of direct purchasers of lithium ion rechargeable batteries that resulted in settlements totaling $139.3 million.
Prior to joining Berman Tabacco in 2018, Carl worked for a San Francisco-based plaintiffs’ law firm specializing in antitrust class actions and other complex, multidistrict litigation in federal court. He was also a business litigator at a large, national law firm.
Carl is rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell® and was selected by Northern California Super Lawyers magazine as a Rising Star in 2016-2020. In 2021, Carl was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® under Ones To Watch for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs (2021) and Northern California Best Lawyers under Ones To Watch for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs.