Nicole A. Veno is a dynamic litigator in the firm’s New York office focusing on antitrust, consumer, and whistleblower litigation. In 2022-2025, Ms. Veno was named an Antitrust and Business Litigation “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers. Ms. Veno is Chair of the firm’s Training committee.
Practice Focus
- Antitrust
- Consumer Protection
- Whistleblower
Representative Successes
- In re Granulated Sugar Antitrust Litig. 24-MD-03110 (D. Minn.). Ms. Veno represents consumer indirect purchasers of granulated sugar alleging price fixing and information sharing claims against leading producers of granulated sugar in the United States. The case largely survived a motion to dismiss in 2025.
- In re Crop Protection Products Loyalty Program Antitrust Litig. 1:23-md-03062 (M.D.N.C.). Ms. Veno is part of the Lowey team appointed interim co-lead counsel representing farmers in a class action lawsuit against Defendants Syngenta and Corteva alleging anticompetitive conduct in the pesticides industry, and the case largely survived a motion to dismiss in 2025.
- Artuso Pastry Foods Corp v. Packaging Corp of America, et al., No. 1:25-cv-08856 (N.D. Ill.). Ms. Veno is part of the Lowey team appointed interim co-lead counsel representing direct purchasers of containerboard products (containerboard, linerboard, and finished packaging products) alleging a price-fixing conspiracy in the industry beginning in 2020.
- Earlier in her career, Ms. Veno represented plaintiffs in a number of cases alleging that cosmetics products were falsely marketed as “natural,” including the first-ever case of this type. See Langan v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Cos. Inc., 897 F.3d 88 (2d Cir. 2018) (holding that a class action plaintiff has Article III standing to represent out of state consumers) (subsequent $2.4 million settlement); Morales v. Conopco, dba Unilever, No. 13-cv-02213 (E.D. Cal.) ($3.25 million settlement); Stephenson v. Neutrogena Corp., No. 12-cv-00426 (C.D. Cal.) ($1.8 million settlement in first-ever case alleging cosmetics were falsely marketed as natural).
Professional Engagement
- Publications: Veno, et al. Climate and Antitrust, 37 Geo. Envtl. L. Rev. 267 (2025), Class Action Securities Lawsuits Should Survive the Death of a Named Defendant: Why Baillargeon v. Sewell Was Wrongly Decided, 25 Quinnipiac Prob. L.J. 408 (2012).
- Speaking: Panelist, Intersection of Antitrust Law and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Objectives, Federal Bar Council 2025 Winter Conference.
- Memberships: Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws (Chair, Policy Committee 2025-2026), Federal Bar Council, Women in eDiscovery
Recognition
- Super Lawyers Rising Star 2022-2025
Community & Personal
Ms. Veno is an active member of the New York Junior League, where she has served in multiple leadership roles. She is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Lexington Democratic Club.