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Cracking Price-Fixing Cases: How Stratejic Relationships Supports Trial Lawyers in Antitrust Litigation

Cracking Price-Fixing Cases: How Stratejic Relationships Supports Trial Lawyers in Antitrust Litigation
Price-Fixing Antitrust Litigation

June 10, 2025

Price-fixing isn’t just bad business—it’s illegal. Yet large corporations across industries continue to collude in secret, driving up costs, manipulating supply, and harming consumers and businesses alike. Bringing these powerful entities to justice requires more than economic data—it demands evidence, access, and insider knowledge.

At Stratejic Relationships, we specialize in providing trial lawyers with the witness intelligence needed to succeed in price-fixing antitrust litigation. Whether you’re representing direct purchasers, indirect consumers, or businesses affected by anti-competitive conduct, our services help expose hidden agreements and prove intent behind corporate pricing schemes.

The Hidden Nature of Price-Fixing

Price-fixing conspiracies are designed to remain undiscovered. The parties involved often:

  • Communicate through private or off-channel methods
  • Mask collusion as “industry standardization”
  • Coordinate bids or pricing tiers behind closed doors
  • Use complex supply chain justifications to deflect scrutiny

These tactics make litigation especially difficult unless you have direct access to people who were in the room—former employees, sales managers, or internal compliance staff who saw the manipulation unfold.

That’s exactly who we help you find.

Antitrust Litigation Support for Plaintiffs’ Counsel

Stratejic Relationships supports law firms and trial lawyers by:

  • Locating ex-employees with direct knowledge of pricing strategies, competitor meetings, or internal pressure to fix prices
  • Providing verified contact information and detailed backgrounds of potential witnesses
  • Custom-targeting industries, regions, or defendants named in MDL or civil antitrust complaints
  • Supporting both early-stage investigation and discovery preparation through accurate and confidential outreach

We tailor our research to the economic sector in question—pharmaceuticals, technology, agriculture, transportation, and more.

Trusted by Leading Antitrust Litigators

“Paul is an absolute lightning rod when it comes to investigations that produce fact witnesses who possess relevant information…”
Terry E. Richardson, Jr., ESQ., RPWB
“They delivered exactly what they said they would: a list of impacted fact witnesses relevant to our case within budget.”
John W. Barrett, ESQ., Bailey Glasser LLP

Our team has supported attorneys involved in some of the nation’s most complex and high-stakes antitrust actions. Whether you’re filing a new complaint or supporting discovery in a multidistrict litigation, our witness development services help transform allegations into evidence.

Ideal Cases for Strategic Witness Discovery

Our services support antitrust cases involving:

  • Horizontal price-fixing among competing manufacturers or distributors
  • Vertical price-fixing across supply chains and dealer networks
  • Bid-rigging in government contracts, healthcare, or infrastructure
  • Market allocation or customer division agreements
  • No-poach or wage-fixing conspiracies affecting labor markets

We operate nationally and can zero in on target defendants or affected regions depending on the scope of your case.

How Our Process Works

  1. Initial Case Review – We consult with your firm on defendant profiles, class definitions, and jurisdictional needs
  2. Targeted Research Phase – Using litigation records, industry databases, and proprietary methods, we identify relevant former insiders
  3. Validation and Report Delivery – You receive a list of viable witness candidates, with full context and readiness indicators
  4. Follow-up Support – We can assist with additional jurisdictions or MDL expansion needs

All work is performed discreetly, lawfully, and customized to your firm’s internal strategy.

Why Choose Stratejic Relationships?

  • 18 years of investigative experience with class action and complex litigation firms
  • Deep familiarity with federal antitrust laws and MDL structures
  • A commitment to accuracy, efficiency, and ethical standards
  • Partnerships with some of the country’s most respected plaintiff-side firms

We’re not a data vendor or skip-tracing agency—we’re a strategic partner in litigation success.

Let’s Build a Stronger Antitrust Case—Together

Proving price-fixing requires voices from the inside—people who witnessed collusion and can help uncover the truth. At Stratejic Relationships, we’re here to help you find them and build the foundation for maximum recovery.

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What our clients are saying
Penn Law LLC

Paul is a fact witness magnet on his way to becoming a magnate in the niche he's expertly crafted. Not only do he and his team execute a proven method of bringing influential witnesses to bear in complex litigation, helpful fact witnesses just naturally gravitate toward them. People skills incorporated within the Witness|Mining™ process provide a seamless and time-saving transition which helps me develop relationships with fact witnesses with the potential to positively impact cases.

Darren W. Penn, ESQ.
Darren W. Penn, ESQ.

Penn Law LLC

Working with Stratejic Relationships recently has been a very positive experience. Consummate professionals, Paul and his team breathed new life into the investigation of a 10 year old personal injury case by identifying a substantial number of potential fact witnesses who may impact my ability to prevail against a corporate Defendant. They were insightful, prompt, and worked within my budget. Stratejic exceeded my expectations and is an organization with whom I continue to work.

Robert N. Edwards, ESQ.
Robert N. Edwards, ESQ.

The Law Office of Robert N. Edwards

New, Taylor & Associates

Conferring with the Whistleblower provided to me by Stratejic just prior to an important series of depositions provided me with invaluable insights into how my Defendant secretly conducted their business. Twenty minutes into my questions, and the first deponent had shredded the Defense, facilitating settlement. This is a service I will continue to use.

Stephen P. New, ESQ.
Stephen P. New, ESQ.

New, Taylor & Associates

Lipsky Lowe LLP

Stratejic has represented a significant return on my investment. Paul and his team saved me a considerable amount of time filing a class action by providing me with the names and addresses of a number of former, harmed employees of my Defendant. When you need a Class Representative, this is a time-efficient, economical, and ethical path to signing one, and a service I will continue to use.

Douglas B. Lipsky, ESQ.
Douglas B. Lipsky, ESQ.

Lipsky Lowe LLP

Beasley Allen Law Firm

Paul and his team have demonstrated a real proficiency for identifying and acquiring Insider Fact Witnesses who have the potential for bolstering claims, and in my own practice their unique solutions have represented a positive return on my investment.

Michael J. Crow, ESQ.
Michael J. Crow, ESQ.

Beasley Allen Law Firm

Richardson Thomas

Paul is an absolute lightning rod when it comes to investigations which produce fact witnesses who possess relevant information about, and interest in, my firm’s cases. His breadth of associations throughout the country is quite impressive, and he has the uncanny ability to help us forge impactful and beneficial relationships.

Terry E. Richardson, Jr., ESQ.
Terry E. Richardson, Jr., ESQ.

Richardson Thomas

Bailey Glasser, LLP

Paul and his team delivered exactly what they said they would: a list of impacted fact witnesses and their addresses relevant to our case within a given state, and they did so within our budget.

John W. Barrett, ESQ.
John W. Barrett, ESQ.

Bailey Glasser, LLP