"Glass's professional relationship with Compass officially began in late April of this year, when it hired Glass, then a partner at Cooley LLP, to represent it in its antitrust suit against Northwest MLS (NWMLS). But, the antitrust attorney is no stranger to the real estate industry. He most recently represented the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in both the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit and the antitrust suit filed by REX Real Estate against both NAR and Zillow dealing with NAR's optional no-commingling rule,"
"Prior to this, Glass spent nearly a decade working in the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Antitrust Division from 2007 to 2016, first as a trial attorney, then as an assistant chief. During his time at the DOJ, Glass helped lead several notable antitrust cases, including one against American Express and another dealing with the Comcast/Time Warner merger. However, much of Glass' time at the DOJ was spent investigating and litigating against MLS organizations for anticompetitive conduct."
"Glass was most notably part of the DOJ team that brought an antitrust suit against the Columbia, South Carolina-based Consolidated MLS (CMLS). Filed in May 2008 in U.S. District Court in South Carolina, the lawsuit dealt with several CMLS rules and practices that the DOJ felt banned innovative real estate brokerage business models and raised barriers to entry for new brokers in the Columbia area."
Glass began representing Compass in April after leaving Cooley LLP to handle Compass's antitrust suit against Northwest MLS. He previously represented the National Association of Realtors in the Sitzer/Burnett commission case and in REX Real Estate's antitrust suit involving Zillow and NAR's optional no-commingling rule. Glass worked at the DOJ Antitrust Division from 2007 to 2016 as a trial attorney and assistant chief, helping lead cases against American Express and matters involving the Comcast/Time Warner merger. Much of his DOJ work focused on investigating and litigating MLS organizations for anticompetitive conduct, including a suit challenging multiple CMLS rules and a $5,000 initiation fee.
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