Rebecca J. Schindel focuses her practice on complex litigation, particularly in the areas of antitrust, securities and general commercial disputes. She has represented a variety of clients, including American Express, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and several member plans, First Solar and Merck.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2026 | Complex Litigation, inc. Antitrust, Securities |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2025 | Litigation, Antitrust, Securities |
Schindel’s representative matters include:
- Representing American Express (“Amex”) in an antitrust class action lawsuit in New York federal court brought by merchants alleging that Amex and numerous other credit and charge card issuers conspired to shift certain costs of fraudulent charges from the card issuers to merchants by the implementation of standards replacing swipe cards with chip cards.
- Secured a major trial victory for Amex in class action litigation brought in New York federal court by classes of debit card and non‑reward credit card users in multiple states alleging that Amex’s non‑discrimination provisions inflated prices paid for goods and services sold by merchants across the country. Following a three‑week trial, the jury unanimously found that Amex’s non‑discrimination provisions do not unreasonably restrain trade—an important win that protects Amex’s business model.
- Representing Amex in a putative class action brought on behalf of more than 5,000 merchants in Rhode Island federal court challenging Amex’s non‑discrimination provisions as anticompetitive, and in arbitrating more than 1,200 similar claims brought by merchants in separate JAMS and AAA arbitrations.
- Representing the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (“BCBSA”) and several member plans in consolidated multidistrict antitrust class action litigation—one of the largest class actions in the country—alleging that the Association and its members have used the Association’s agreements to fix prices and limit competition. Schindel also represents BCBSA and various member plans in related opt‑out litigation across the country brought by large self‑funded subscribers and providers.
- Represented Florida Blue in winning the dismissal of antitrust litigation filed by competitor Oscar Insurance alleging that Florida Blue’s exclusive agency relationships violated the Sherman Act.
- Represented First Solar in a securities class action in Arizona federal court alleging that First Solar and several of its officers and executives concealed manufacturing issues with its solar modules and committed accounting violations, which settled on favorable terms the night before jury selection.