Marisa Ball
- Chicago
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Marisa represents clients in a range of antitrust matters, including high-stakes complex litigation, government investigations, and strategic counseling.
Marisa Ball has advised clients across the supply chain—manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers. She works with companies in myriad industries, including consumer goods, technology and software, gaming, telecommunications, media, agriculture, meatpacking, and construction materials.
Marisa’s experience includes drafting dispositive motions, managing discovery, taking depositions, negotiating the scope of government subpoenas, and developing case strategy and defenses.
Marisa is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School, where she served on the Latinx Law Students Association board and was a student lawyer with the law school’s Employment Law Clinic and the Global Human Rights Clinic. She maintains an active pro bono practice, working on various immigration, asylum, and civil rights matters.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- The University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 2022
- Washington University in St. Louis, B.A., International/Global Cultural Studies, 2019
- Washington University in St. Louis, B.S., Psychology, 2019
Bar and Court Admissions
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Illinois
Related Employment
- Perkins Coie LLP, Chicago, IL, Summer Associate and 2L Diversity Scholar, 2021
Professional Recognition
Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Commercial Litigation, 2024-2027
*The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certifications of specialties in the practice of law and no certificate, award or recognition is a requirement to practice law in Illinois.
Professional Experience
Representative Experience
In re Concrete and Cement Admixtures Antitrust Litigation
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Defending Mapei Corporation, Mapei S.p.A., and Mapei France S.A. (collectively, Mapei) in a putative class action lawsuit brought by direct and indirect purchasers, alleging violations of the Sherman Act, as well as state antitrust and consumer protection laws. Plaintiffs claim that Mapei and other manufacturers of concrete and cement admixtures (CCAs) engaged in a conspiracy to unreasonably restrain trade and fix prices for CCAs sold in the United States.
A.K. Rashidzada Corporation, et al. v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, et al.
Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
Defending Costco Wholesale Corporation and Costco Wholesale Membership, Inc. (together, Costco) in a lawsuit brought by wholesalers and distributors alleging violations of California’s Unfair Practices Act, Bus. & Prof. Code § 17045. Plaintiffs claim that Costco solicited and received secret, unearned discounts from suppliers that were not offered to them and harmed competition.
FTC et al. v. Syngenta Crop Protection AG et al.
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Representing third-party Simplot AB Retail, Inc. in the FTC’s initial investigation, and later lawsuit, against Syngenta and Corteva alleging violations of federal and state antitrust laws based on the alleged anticompetitive use of loyalty and rebate programs in the crop protection product market.
Ad Fontes FTC CID
Represented Ad Fontes through the FTC’s investigation related to alleged information exchanges and collusion to bias certain media companies. The investigation ended with no action taken against the client.
