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Bona Law PC Bona Law is an antitrust boutique focused on competition law in the U.S. and abroad. Jarod M. We represent both plaintiffs and defendants.

We bring together some of the best legal minds with big-law, government, and senior in-house experience to solve our clients’ problems. Bona Law PC is a boutique law firm that concentrates on antitrust and competition, appellate litigation, business litigation, real-estate litigation and challenges to government conduct. Bona, a Harvard Law School graduate and former federal appellate clerk, created the firm after practicing law for a dozen years at two major international law firms. We are located in the San Diego, California area, but our reach is national and international and we routinely work with local counsel in other jurisdictions, as we are often brought into significant matters for our expertise. Our attorneys are active bar members in California, Minnesota, Virginia, and Washington, DC. We have substantial experience in state and federal trial and appellate courts and can handle matters ranging from the most complex antitrust disputes spanning multiple jurisdictions to basic breach-of-contract or real-estate disputes. We also counsel clients on antitrust, appeals, business litigation, and real-estate issues.

When a municipality profits from limiting competition, everyone else pays. 💡Local governments occupy a unique position i...
10/23/2026

When a municipality profits from limiting competition, everyone else pays. 💡

Local governments occupy a unique position in antitrust law. They can regulate, license, and contract in ways private actors can't, and sometimes those powers are deployed in ways that entrench local monopolies, raise costs for consumers, or favor politically connected incumbents. The state-action immunity doctrine can shield some of that conduct, but not all.

Bona Law explores how municipalities can harm competition (sometimes for direct financial gain), the legal mechanisms that enable this behavior, the doctrinal limits of state-action immunity, and the legal tools available to push back and restore fair competition in local markets.

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You may have a great argument, but do you actually have standing? ⚖️Article III standing is the doorway to federal court...
10/22/2026

You may have a great argument, but do you actually have standing? ⚖️

Article III standing is the doorway to federal court, and it's not a formality. Plaintiffs have to show an injury in fact, causation, and redressability... each with its own body of case law and its own traps. Standing challenges can end cases at the pleading stage, at summary judgment, or (occasionally) at trial when the record shifts.

Bona Law breaks down the components of Article III standing, how courts actually assess whether a plaintiff belongs in the case, and the practical implications for both plaintiffs (structuring the complaint) and defendants (developing early standing-based challenges).

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📚 Antitrust A–ZS is for SSNIP Test.The SSNIP Test asks whether a hypothetical monopolist could profitably impose a Small...
10/21/2026

📚 Antitrust A–Z

S is for SSNIP Test.

The SSNIP Test asks whether a hypothetical monopolist could profitably impose a Small but Significant and Non-Transitory Increase in Price.

Why does it matter?

The SSNIP Test is a tool often used when defining a relevant market and evaluating competitive alternatives available to customers.

💡 Antitrust A–Z Takeaway:

Market definition often begins with substitution and customer choice.

Explore more key antitrust concepts in Bona Law's Glossary of Key Antitrust Terms: https://na2.hubs.ly/H07D1qQ0

Not every group boycott is illegal, but some are, and knowing the difference matters. ⚖️Boycotts sit in a strange place ...
10/20/2026

Not every group boycott is illegal, but some are, and knowing the difference matters. ⚖️

Boycotts sit in a strange place in antitrust doctrine. Some group boycotts are treated as per se illegal. Others are analyzed under the rule of reason. And still others are protected by First Amendment principles when the boycott is political rather than commercial in nature. Which category your situation falls into can flip the analysis completely.

Bona Law walks through five essential questions to ask when evaluating whether a group boycott crosses into antitrust territory: the nature of the participants, the purpose of the boycott, the target, the market effects, and the availability of any defenses. A practical primer for trade associations, industry coalitions, and any business caught up in a coordinated refusal to deal.

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A competitor's false ad is costing you business. Do you have a claim? ⚖️The Lanham Act gives businesses a federal cause ...
10/19/2026

A competitor's false ad is costing you business. Do you have a claim? ⚖️

The Lanham Act gives businesses a federal cause of action against competitors who make false or misleading statements about their own products or a competitor's products in commercial advertising. But not every misleading claim qualifies... plaintiffs have to satisfy specific elements, including materiality, likely injury, and (often) actual deception.

Bona Law explains what it takes to bring a Lanham Act false advertising claim, how to prove harm to your business, the remedies available under the statute, and the strategic considerations for brand-driven companies weighing whether to sue or push back through other means.

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Facing a trade secret claim? You have more defenses than you might think. 🔒Both California's Uniform Trade Secrets Act (...
10/16/2026

Facing a trade secret claim? You have more defenses than you might think. 🔒

Both California's Uniform Trade Secrets Act (CUTSA) and the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) provide plaintiffs with powerful tools, but they also come with defense arguments that can shut down claims early. Independent development, reverse engineering, failure to identify secrets with particularity, inadequate reasonable measures, statute-of-limitations, and preemption all come into play in different cases.

Bona Law walks through the most common defenses to trade secret claims, how CUTSA and DTSA analysis differs, and the strategic considerations for businesses on the receiving end of an aggressive trade secret action.

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A federal court rejected class certification in the lithium-ion batteries antitrust case, and there are lessons in why. ...
10/16/2026

A federal court rejected class certification in the lithium-ion batteries antitrust case, and there are lessons in why. 🔋⚖️

Modern antitrust class actions live or die on the certification decision, and the lithium-ion batteries ruling illustrates how sharp the analysis has become. Courts want specialized expertise, real economic evidence, and rigorous predominance analysis, and plaintiffs who don't deliver on all three risk losing before the merits are ever reached.

Bona Law breaks down three key takeaways: the importance of experienced antitrust counsel and economists, why federal antitrust litigation increasingly turns on data, and how to steer clear of per se antitrust violations that make certification (and defense) even more challenging.

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📚 Antitrust A–ZR is for Resale Price Maintenance (RPM).Resale Price Maintenance (RPM) refers to agreements between manuf...
10/14/2026

📚 Antitrust A–Z

R is for Resale Price Maintenance (RPM).

Resale Price Maintenance (RPM) refers to agreements between manufacturers and resellers regarding the price at which products are resold.

RPM has been the subject of significant antitrust debate and has evolved considerably under U.S. antitrust law.

Today, RPM is generally evaluated under the rule of reason, rather than being treated as automatically unlawful.

💡 Antitrust A–Z Takeaway:

Today manufacturers can usually enforce retail pricing agreements; that wasn't always the case.

Explore more key antitrust concepts in Bona Law's Glossary of Key Antitrust Terms: https://na2.hubs.ly/H07D1gZ0

Setting minimum resale prices? Know where the line is. 💡Manufacturer-imposed price restrictions, minimum resale prices, ...
10/13/2026

Setting minimum resale prices? Know where the line is. 💡

Manufacturer-imposed price restrictions, minimum resale prices, MAP policies, and related programs, can serve legitimate business purposes, but they can also veer into problematic territory depending on structure and market context. Since Leegin, most vertical price restraints are analyzed under the rule of reason, but state laws (California in particular) can still be significantly harsher.

Bona Law walks through the difference between legal and illegal manufacturer price restrictions, the key cases that shape the current landscape, and how businesses should structure pricing programs to capture the intended benefits without crossing antitrust lines.

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Apple v. Pepper opened a new door for indirect purchaser antitrust cases. 🍏For decades, Illinois Brick has been the doct...
10/12/2026

Apple v. Pepper opened a new door for indirect purchaser antitrust cases. 🍏

For decades, Illinois Brick has been the doctrinal backdrop for federal antitrust standing: indirect purchasers generally can't sue for damages. Apple v. Pepper tested how that rule applies to modern platform economics, where the definition of "direct purchaser" isn't as intuitive as it once was.

In Part 2 of the series, Bona Law breaks down the significance of the ruling, how it affects businesses and consumers, and what it may signal for the future of antitrust class actions in platform-driven markets. If you follow big-tech antitrust or manage class-action exposure, this one earned its bookmark.

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