Ben A. Sherwood is an associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, where he practices in the Litigation Department as a member of the Firm’s Antitrust and Competition Practice Group. He advises clients on all aspects of antitrust law, particularly antitrust litigation brought by private plaintiffs and government enforcers, including the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, and state attorneys general. He has represented clients in a diverse range of industries, including financial services, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and software development, and has been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Class Actions – Defendants in 2025.
Ben’s representative engagements include:
- Representing RealPage in multidistrict class action litigation and government enforcement actions alleging an algorithmic price-fixing conspiracy.
- Representing Amgen in a competitor lawsuit alleging monopolization of the market for certain cholesterol-reducing medications.
- Representing Hillrom, a subsidiary of Baxter International, in a competitor lawsuit alleging monopolization of the market for certain medical devices.
Ben also represents clients in confidential antitrust investigations and, in addition to antitrust matters, has handled a variety of commercial litigation.
Outside the Firm, Ben is a member of the Antitrust Law Sections of the American and New York State Bar Associations. He serves on the Monopolization and Big Tech Committee of the New York State Bar Association.
Before joining the Firm, Ben served as a law clerk to the Honorable Naomi Reice Buchwald of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He received his J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 2017. Before law school, he was a trader at a high-frequency trading firm. Ben received his A.B. in mathematics from the University of Chicago in 2012.
Ben is admitted to practice in the State of New York and before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, among other courts.
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- Harvard University - 2017 Juris Doctor
- University of Chicago - 2012 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- New York Bar
Clerkships:
- USDC, Southern District of New York, Hon. Naomi Reice Buchwald, 2019 - 2020