American lawyer
Murray S. Monroe Sr. (September 25, 1925 - September 2, 2003) was a Cincinnati -based lawyer for Taft, Stettinius & Hollister and founded the firm's Antitrust practice.[ 1] [ 2]
Background
Murray Shipley Monroe Sr. was born on September 25, 1925. He graduated from The Governor's Academy prep school in 1943, where he was awarded the school's Morse Flag.[ 3] [ 4] He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II .[ 1] Following military service, he earned a Bachelor of Engineering in 1946 and B.S. in 1947 from Yale University .[ 1] In 1950, he earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he also served as editor of UPenn's Law Review .[ 1] [ 2] [ 4] [ 5]
Career
Monroe joined Taft, Stettinius & Hollister in 1950 and worked there for the next 53 years.[ 1] His name appeared third on the firm's letterhead after Robert Taft Jr. .[ 4] [ 6] [ 7]
As a lawyer, Monroe developed the firm's Antitrust practice in the 1960s: by 1993, "Taft’s antitrust practice was rated No. 1 in the Midwestern United States by the Global Research Survey of 1,300 lawyers nation-wide."[ 2] [ 8] Clients included: Olin Mathieson ,[ 9] [ 10] Marathon Oil ,[ 11] Sperry Rand ,[ 12] [ 13] Kroger , Union Oil ,[ 14] Kimball International , Leggett & Platt ,[ 15] Central Investment, Hilltop Concrete,[ 16] [ 17] McGraw-Edison , Globe Chemical,[ 18] and Ashland Oil .[ 2] [ 19] He remained senior partner of counsel at the time of his death.[ 1] [ 20] For the firm, he wrote law review articles; trained the firm's lawyers in legal writing, research, and advocacy; and served on all major committees.[ 2]
As a legal scholar as well as member of the Ohio State Bar Association , Monroe served on the faculty of the Ohio Continuing Legal Education Institute, where he taught antitrust law seminars and wrote for law journals.[ 1] He taught Intensified Antitrust Law seminars.[ 2] [ 21] [ 22]
Personal and death
Monroe married Sally Longstreth, with whom he had four children: Tracy, Murray, Courtney, and David.[ 1] [ 2]
For the Seven Hills School , he served on its board of trustees for a decade, mostly as chairman or treasurer. Under his leadership, Seven Hills expanded its capital and became one of Cincinnati's best known schools.[ 1] [ 2] He also served on the board of the College Preparatory School.[ 1]
Murray S. Monroe died age 78 on September 2, 2003, in Portland, Maine, of acute myeloid leukemia.[ 1] [ 2] [ 23]
Legacy
The Cincinnati Enquirer called Monroe a "legal scholar" as well as antitrust legal expert.[ 1]
Scholarly law journals and law books cite his articles.[ 24] [ 25] [ 26] [ 27]
Works
"Voluntary Compliance Programs" (1970)[ 28]
"Price Fixing – Proof and Inference" (1971)[ 21] [ 29]
"Alternative Courses of Action Available to Persons Injured Under the Antitrust Laws" (1973)[ 30]
"Prophylactic Antitrust" (1982)[ 31] [ 32]
"The Predatory Pricing Controversy: Academic Theories Enter the Courtroom" (1982)[ 33]
"Trade and Professional Associations: An Overview of Horizontal Restraints" (1984)[ 34] [ 35]
"Health Care: Current Antitrust Issues" (1993)[ 36]
"Health Care Under the Antitrust Guidelines" (1995)[ 37]
"Vertical Restraints" (1996)[ 38]
References
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Rebecca Goodman (28 October 2003). "Murray Monroe, 77, was legal scholar" . Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 14. Retrieved 27 January 2024 .
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"Murray S. Monroe: 1925-2003" . CBA Bar Report. January 2004. Retrieved 18 December 2013 .
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"Annual Report" (PDF) . Governor’s Academy. Fall 2011. p. 20. Retrieved 18 December 2013 .
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"The Archon" . Governor’s Academy. Retrieved 18 December 2013 .
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"Restricted Giving" (PDF) . The Law Alumni Journal . University of Pennsylvania: 10. 1985. Retrieved 27 January 2024 .
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United States Congress Senate Committee on the Judiciary (1983). Nomination of Sherman E. Unger: October 27, 1983 . United States General Printing Office. pp. 460, 647. Retrieved 27 January 2024 .
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The Bar Register . Bar Register Company. 1989. p. 1551. Retrieved 27 January 2024 .
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"Antitrust" . Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP. 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024 .
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"Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. v. Ontario Store" . CaseText. 1969. Retrieved 27 January 2024 .
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"Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. v. Ontario Store of Price Hill, Ohio, Inc., 40137" . VLex. 1969. Retrieved 27 January 2024 .
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"Marathon Oil Company, Plaintiff-appellee v. Mobil Corporation; Mobil Oil Corporation; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Defendants-appellants, 669 F.2d 378 (6th Cir. 1981)" . Justia. 1981. Retrieved 27 January 2024 .
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"Allan Gradsky, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Sperry Rand Corporation, Defendant-appellee, 489 F.2d 502 (6th Cir. 1973)" . Justia. 1973. Retrieved 27 January 2024 .
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"Gradsky v. Sperry Rand Corporation" . CaseText. 1973. Retrieved 27 January 2024 .
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"Lee-Moore Oil Co. v. Union Oil Co., Etc" . CaseText. 1977. Retrieved 27 January 2024 .
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"United States v. Leggett Platt, Inc" . CaseText. 1976. Retrieved 27 January 2024 .
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"United States v. Richter Concrete Corporation, 328 F. Supp. 1061 (S.D. Ohio 1971)" . Justia. 1971. Retrieved 27 January 2024 .
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"RICHTER CONCRETE CORPORATION, the Collinwood Shale Brick and Supply Company, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HILLTOP CONCRETE CORPORATION, et al., Defendants-Appellees" . Law.Resource. 1982. Retrieved 27 January 2024 .
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"United States v. Globe Chemical Co., 311 F. Supp. 535 (S.D. Ohio 1969)" . Justia. 1969. Retrieved 27 January 2024 .
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"United States v. Globe Chemical Co., 311 F. Supp. 535 (S.D. Ohio 1969)" . Justia. 1969. Retrieved 27 January 2024 .
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The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory . Martindale-Hubbell. 2001. p. NR-35. ISBN 978-1-56160-439-5 . Retrieved 27 January 2024 .
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Monroe, Murray S. (1971). "Price Fixing – Proof and Inference" . Antirust Law Journal . 41 (1). American Bar Association: 84–97. JSTOR 40841817 .
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Ohio State Bar Association Report, Volume 60, Part 1 . Ohio State Bar Association. 1987. p. 606. Retrieved 27 January 2024 .
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"Obituaries" . Penn Gazette . University of Pennsylvania. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 18 December 2013 .
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Page's Ohio Revised Code Annotated: Containing the Text of the Official Ohio Revised Code . Anderson Publishing Company. 1993. p. 147.
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Julie Y. Park (1997). "PHOs and the 1996 Federal Antitrust Enforcement Guidelines: Ensuring the Formation of Procompetitive Multiprovider Networks" . Northwestern University Law Review . ProQuest 2210283562 .
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Georg Terhorst (2000). "Reformation of the EC Competition Policy on Vertical Restraints" . Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business : 350 (footnotes 36, 38).
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Bradley C. Nahrstadt (2005). "Trade Meetings and the Antitrust Laws: What Business Competitors Need to Know About Antitrust Liability" . FDCC Quarterly . ProQuest 201221138 .
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Monroe, Murray S. (1970). "Voluntary Compliance Programs" . Case Western Reserve Law Review .
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Monroe, Murray S. (1971). "Price Fixing – Proof and Inference" . Antirust Law Journal . 41 : 84.
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Monroe, Murray S. (1973). "Alternative Courses of Action Available to Persons Injured Under the Antitrust Laws" . Ohio State Law Journal .
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Monroe, Murray S. (1982). "Prophylactic Antitrust" (PDF) . Northern Kentucky Law Review .
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Monroe, Murray S. (1982). "Prophylactic Antitrust" . Northern Kentucky Law Review . 9 : 405.
^ Monroe, Murray S.; Hill, Thomas C. (1982). "The Predatory Pricing Controversy: Academic Theories Enter the Courtroom" . University of Toledo Law Review . 13 : 539.
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Monroe, Murray S. (1984). "Trade and Professional Associations: An Overview of Horizontal Restraints" . University of Dayton Law Review . 9 (3): 479, 483.
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Monroe, Murray S. (1984). "Trade and Professional Associations: An Overview of Horizontal Restraints" . University of Dayton Law Review . 9 : 479, 483.
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Monroe, Murray S. (1993). "Health Care: Current Antitrust Issues" . Northern Kentucky Law Review .
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Monroe, Murray S.; Seitz, William J. (1995). "Health Care Under the Antitrust Guidelines" . University of Cincinnati Law Review . 64 : 71.
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Monroe, Murray S. (1996). "Vertical Restraints" . University of Toledo Law Review . 27 : 953.
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