When the Market Stops Working for People

We like to believe that competition drives innovation, lowers costs, and rewards efficiency. But when companies collude—secretly setting prices, suppressing competition, or manipulating supply—the market becomes a tool of exploitation, not efficiency.

Price-fixing isn’t just an economic offense. It’s a betrayal of public trust, and it affects real people: patients, drivers, renters, workers, and everyday consumers. At Stratejic Relationships, we work behind the scenes of major antitrust litigation to ensure that the human cost of collusion is never overlooked.

What Is Price-Fixing?

Price-fixing occurs when two or more companies agree—formally or informally—to set prices at a certain level instead of allowing the free market to determine them. This includes:

• Agreements to raise, lower, or stabilize prices
• Setting minimum resale prices for products
• Coordinated bids or supply restrictions
• Fixing fees or terms in parallel markets

These agreements are often hidden, disguised in email threads, trade group meetings, or behind vague policy shifts. But the impact is visible: consumers pay more, and businesses lose the ability to compete fairly.

Who Is Harmed—and How?

Price-fixing affects far more than corporate balance sheets. It disrupts:

• Consumers, who pay more for groceries, gas, medicine, rent, or everyday goods
• Small businesses, who can’t keep up with artificial market controls
• Whistleblowers, who risk careers to expose fraud
• Plaintiffs, who often lack direct access to the truth or the scale of harm

In mass antitrust cases, we help legal teams center these perspectives—not just as statistics, but as stories that deserve redress.

The Complexity of Proving Collusion

Antitrust litigation is some of the most complex in the legal world. It involves:

• Multinational corporations and supply chains
• Decades of pricing history
• Economic modeling and industry analysis
• Regulatory gaps or jurisdictional delays
• Confidential internal communications and insider testimony

For plaintiffs’ attorneys, building a successful case requires not just data—but strategic intelligence, ethical research, and access to real-world witnesses.

Our Role in Antitrust Class Actions

At Stratejic Relationships, we support plaintiff-side firms with:

• Identifying harmed individuals or businesses for class representation
• Locating former employees with relevant industry insights
• Mapping the human narratives behind supply chain manipulation
• Building ethical, evidence-backed frameworks that withstand aggressive corporate defense

We approach every antitrust case with care, integrity, and attention to both the financial and human consequences.

The Power of Strategic Legal Partnership

Antitrust cases can span years, jurisdictions, and evolving industry standards. But one thing stays consistent: they require coordination, collaboration, and clarity.

We help legal teams:

• Bridge the gap between economic theory and lived impact
• Translate industry language into human terms for courts and juries
• Vet leads ethically and responsibly
• Stay focused on justice—not just technical wins

Because these cases aren’t just about proving collusion. They’re about restoring fairness to the systems people rely on.

Testimonial

“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 some 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. | Bronson Lipsky LLP | New York, NY

Restoring Competition, Rebuilding Trust

Price-fixing undermines the very promise of capitalism. When companies manipulate the system for profit, it’s not just illegal—it’s unjust. And while the courtroom can’t undo years of overpayment or missed opportunities, it can hold bad actors accountable and offer a path toward balance.

At Stratejic Relationships, we partner with legal teams who understand that economics is personal, and that behind every market distortion is a story worth telling—and justice worth pursuing.