Angelo Russo > McGuireWoods LLP > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile

McGuireWoods LLP
77 WEST WACKER DRIVE
SUITE 4100
CHICAGO, IL 60601
ILLINOIS
United States

Career

Angelo advises international and U.S. companies and individuals in both criminal investigations and civil litigation involving a variety of antitrust issues, such as price fixing, bid rigging, customer and market allocations, monopolization, and no-poach agreements. He has successfully persuaded authorities to close investigations without taking enforcement action and has secured leniency protection for clients.

Angelo counsels clients on exclusivity clauses, competitor collaborations, discounting practices, non-compete agreements, distribution relationships, and group boycotts. In addition to providing antitrust counseling, Angelo conducts antitrust compliance audits and designs innovative compliance programs for his clients.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense

McGuireWoods LLP regularly defends corporations, trade associations and individuals in follow-on treble damage civil litigation and multi-district class actions which concerns allegations of price fixing to exclusive dealing and no-poach agreements. Mark Kinghorn chairs the firm’s practice and is based in North Carolina. Chicago-based Amy Manning is a key attorney who handles criminal and civil antitrust matters particularly in the life sciences, healthcare, and transportation sectors. In Richmond, Howard Feller focuses on antitrust litigation and investigations and Brent Justus has a broad antitrust practice, focusing particularly on cartel defense and litigation covering vertical conspiracies and boycotts among other claims. In Chicago, Angelo Russo handles both criminal and civil litigation across federal and state courts especially for healthcare and life sciences clients, while Sarah Zielinski assists clients with antitrust compliance and representation in complex litigation, investigations, and competitor lawsuits.

United States > Antitrust > Cartel

The cartel team at McGuireWoods LLP handles national and international cartel investigations, guiding clients thorough all phases of investigations as well as follow-on litigation. The firm routinely represents individual executives and private companies in high-profile criminal investigations and civil and criminal defense proceedings. Mark Kinghorn, based in Charlotte, chairs the firm’s antitrust regulatory practice, while Amy Manning leads on the litigation side, defending companies and senior executives in DOJ investigations, in addition to handling leniency applications and civil litigations. Angelo Russo is an experienced antitrust litigator with an emphasis on government enforcement and private cartel litigation, while Sarah Zielinski advises on antitrust and consumer protection issues. In Richmond, Brent Justus has a broad antitrust practice with a focus on cartel litigation before federal courts. Unless otherwise specified, lawyers are based in Chicago.