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

McGuireWoods LLP advises on all aspects of cartel investigations, including dawn raids, leniency applications, negotiation of plea agreements and responses to subpoenas by the government, and is also adept at follow-on class actions and opt-out cases. The practice is led by Amy Manning, whose recent caseload extends to an amnesty application in a no-poach antitrust investigation conducted by the DOJ, and the representation of a company in an investigation related to antitrust violations in government contracting. Angelo Russo is proficient in both criminal antitrust investigations and civil antitrust regulation, with his areas of expertise encompassing price fixing, bid rigging, wage-fixing and no-poach agreements. Richmond’s Brent Justus has a track record of representing corporate clients and individuals in global antitrust cartel investigations. Unless stated otherwise, all mentioned lawyers are based in Chicago.

Counting trade associations, corporations, and individual executives from a broad range of industries among its clients, McGuireWoods LLP’s antitrust and competition team regularly handles disputes alleging price-fixing, no-poach agreements, and wage-fixing issues. Amy Manning, based in the firm’s Chicago office, now heads the team; Manning acts for individual executives and corporations in cases alleging no-poach agreements, as well as wage- and price-fixing claims, with particular industry expertise in the life sciences sector. Further key individuals in the Chicago team include Angelo Russo and Sarah Zielinski; Russo is also recommended for his expertise in defending corporations accused of no-poach conspiracies, while Zielinski takes point on cases concerning anticompetitive information exchanges and wage-fixing allegations. Brent Justus, in Richmond, has a particular focus on merger clearances and cartel defense.