Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Amy Manning named chair of McGuireWoods antitrust practice group, (Jun 16, 2016)

Amy B. Manning has been appointed the chair of the Antitrust and Trade Regulation Department of McGuireWoods. She served as the managing partner of the firm’s Chicago office from 2012 to June 1, 2016, when she was succeeded in the position by Christina Egan. Previously, she served on the Firm’s Executive Committee, on the Board of Partners, and as co-chair of the Life Sciences Industry Group.

Manning has extensive experience handling criminal and civil antitrust matters for international and U.S. companies, as well as individuals, in federal and state courts and arbitration tribunals throughout the United States. Her cases involve international cartels, price fixing, market allocation, bid rigging, tying arrangements, bundling, monopolization, attempted monopolization, Robinson-Patman Act claims, and antitrust conspiracies. In addition, she regularly advises clients on antitrust issues, compliance and distribution relationships and designs and implements national and international compliance programs.

Her practice also focuses on complex commercial litigation, including class actions, commodities litigation, multi district litigation, healthcare litigation, civil RICO litigation, real estate disputes, and intellectual property disputes.

McGuireWoods has more than 1,000 lawyers in 23 offices. The 115-lawyer Chicago office is the firm’s third largest, serving clients regionally and nationally in multiple industries, particularly healthcare and life sciences, technology, banking, energy, and franchise and distribution. It is home to the firm’s nationally-recognized antitrust group.

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