Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Former FTC Attorney Advisor Andrea Murino to co-chair Goodwin Procter’s Antitrust Practice, (Mar 24, 2015)

Goodwin Procter has welcomed Andrea Agathoklis Murino to the firm’s Washington, D.C., office as a partner and co-chair of the firm’s Antitrust Practice. Formerly an Attorney Advisor to FTC Chairman William Kovacic, she joins Goodwin Procter from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

Murino focuses her practice on a range of antitrust matters, including distribution and intellectual property arrangements, joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions. She represents clients before the Justice Department Antitrust Division, the FTC, state attorneys general, and international competition law enforcement agencies. Previously an FTC attorney advisor and counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust at the Department of Justice, Murino has extensive experience in criminal and civil enforcement matters. She received her undergraduate degree from American University and her law degree from George Washington University Law School.

“We are delighted that Andrea has elected to join Goodwin Procter,” stated the firm’s Business Law Department chair, Mark Bettencourt. “Her substantial antitrust experience—developed from both public service and private practice—will serve as a significant resource for our transactional clients.”

Goodwin Procter LLP is an international law firm with over 850 attorneys in eight offices in Boston, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C.

Attorneys: Andrea Agathoklis Murino and Mark Bettencourt (Goodwin Procter LLP)

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