Cody McCracken

Cody McCracken joined Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca following his graduation from William & Mary Law School. While at William & Mary, Mr. McCracken founded the school’s Agricultural Law Society, assisted veterans in pursuing VA disability claims as a member of the William & Mary Lewis B. Puller Veteran’s Clinic, and published a student note in the William & Mary Business Law Review analyzing the effects of market concentration in agricultural sectors, a piece which won the Best Student Note Award. 

Mr. McCracken specializes in antitrust and civil litigation, with a focus on plaintiff-side antitrust class actions. His work primarily involves cases concerning food products and agricultural markets, where he leverages his deep personal connection to the industry, having grown up in a family of farmers and ranchers.

He is actively involved in several high-profile antitrust cases, including:

• In re Pork Antitrust Litigation
• In re Turkey Antitrust Litigation
• In re Beef & Cattle Antitrust Litigation

Throughout his career, Mr. McCracken has played a significant role in shaping legal precedent in class action litigation, helping create favorable precedent for indirect purchaser claims in multiple circuits.  

His past case wins include:

• In re Packaged Seafood Antitrust Litigation – Secured final approval of settlements from all defendants.
• In re Pork Antitrust Litigation – Obtained class certification for an indirect purchaser class in 2023.
• In re Turkey Antitrust Litigation – Obtained class certification of an indirect purchaser class in January 2025.

EDUCATION

• William & Mary Law School, J.D.
• Montana State University – Billings, B.S.

BAR ADMISSIONS

• District of Columbia
• Montana

COURT ADMISSIONS

• U.S. District Court, D.D.C.

MEMBERSHIPS

• Montana Farmers Union
• American Agricultural Law Association

PUBLICATIONS

• Old MacDonald had a Trust: How Market Consolidation in the Agricultural Industry, Spurred on by a Lack of Antitrust Law Enforcement, is Destroying Small Agricultural Producers, 13 Wm. & Mary Bus. L. Rev. 575 (2022).
• Good For Business, Bad For Animals: The Rise of Industrialized Agriculture and Its Impact on Agricultural Animal Welfare, 14 J.A.E.L. (2022).