Simeon A. Morbey
Senior Counsel
Minneapolis
Practice Areas
Education
University of St Thomas School of Law, 2010
St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD, 2005
Court Admissions
Minnesota
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
Support Staff
Overview
Simeon Morbey practices in the firm’s antitrust and e-discovery groups. He is a 2010 graduate of the University of St Thomas School of Law, where he was elected Chairman of the Board of Advocates and was a Senior Editor for the Journal of Law and Public Policy. Before law school, Mr. Morbey worked as a high school English and Mathematics teacher in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia. In 2021, Mr. Morbey won the prestigious American Antitrust Institute Award for Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement by a Young Lawyer for his work in In re Peanut Farmers Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 2:19-cv-00463 (E.D. Va.).
Representative Cases
All in United Sates Federal District Courts
- In re Peanut Farmers Antitrust Litigation (Eastern District of Virginia) (Co-Lead Counsel)
- In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation (Northern District of Illinois) (Co-Lead Counsel)
- In re Pork Antitrust Litigation (District of Minnesota) (Co-Lead Counsel)
- In re Beef Antitrust Litigation (District of Minnesota) (Co-Lead Counsel)
- In re Turkey Antitrust Litigation (Northern District of Illinois) (Co-Lead Counsel)
- Precision Associates, Inc., et al. v. Panalpina World Transport (Holding) Ltd., et al. (Freight Forwarder Antitrust Litigation) (Eastern District of New York) (Co-Lead Counsel)
- In re Automotive Parts Antitrust Litigation (Eastern District of Michigan)
- In re Capacitors Antitrust Litigation (Northern District of California)
- In re Resistors Antitrust Litigation (Northern District of California)
Presentations
- Ethical E-Discovery and Non-Traditional Data Sources and Emerging Technology (September 27, 2023)
- Search Methodology: Basics, Developments & Pitfalls, Complex Litigation e-Discovery Forum Spring Conference 2023 (March 23, 2023)
- American Antitrust Institute, 16th Annual Private Antitrust Enforcement Conference, Young Lawyers’ Breakfast Panel Speaker: Career in the Plaintiffs’ Antitrust Bar (November 9, 2022)
- LTAG Civil Litigators Panel, University of Minnesota (February 22, 2022)
- Corporate Control: Opportunities for Action on Anti-Trust, Minnesota Farmers Union Annual Convention (November 19, 2021)
- Best Practices for Rule 30(b)(6) Depositions: Perspectives from Judges and Practitioners, Minnesota Federal Bar Association Annual Federal Practice Seminar (November 18, 2021)
Publications
- Cultural Property and the Armenian Genocide: An Application to the International Court of Justice, University of St. Thomas Journal of Law and Public Policy Vol. 4:2 (2010).
Professional Recognition
- 2021 American Antitrust Institute Award for Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement by a Young Lawyer, Winner
- 2021 American Antitrust Institute Award for Outstanding Achievement in Private Practice, Team Member
Community Involvement
- Minnesota Chapter Federal Bar Association, Civil Discovery Practice Group, Co-Chair
- Minnesota Chapter Federal Bar Association, Legal Education Committee Member
- FOCUS MN, Advisory Board Member