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Downey Law in the News

Happy New Year to You and Happy 4th Birthday to Downey Law!

Downey Law officially opened for business exactly four years ago, in January 2013. Thanks to supportive clients, colleagues, family and friends, the past four years have been both professionally and personally rewarding. I learn something new everyday and look forward to seeing what the future will bring.

ABA Publishes “Antitrust Law and Economics of Product Distribution”

Alicia Downey is the co-author of Chapter 7 of a newly published book entitled, Antitrust Law and Economics of Product Distribution, available from ABA Publications. Alicia’s chapter, “Price Discrimination and Related Conduct,” includes the perspectives of antitrust lawyers and economists. Her co-author is Dr. Robert Kneuper, a Director and Principal at Navigant Economics. To introduce this unique publication to the antitrust community, Alicia organized and served as the moderator of a telephonic “virtual book launch” on October 21, 2016, which featured the book’s editors and selected contributors.

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Alicia Downey on the Faculty of “Annual Antitrust Update for Business Lawyers” September 8

The Business Law Section of the American Bar Association is holding its Annual Meeting on September 8-10, 2016, in Boston, where Alicia Downey is speaking on a CLE panel entitled, “Annual Antitrust Update for Business Lawyers.” As part of the presentation, Alicia will talk about the impact of recent antitrust developments on sales and distribution practices in the U.S. and the European Union.

Alicia Downey teaching at PLI Antitrust Counseling and Compliance Seminar in NYC September 28, 2016

For the sixth year in a row, Alicia Downey has been invited by the Practising Law Institute to speak at its annual seminar on Antitrust Counseling and Compliance. Speaking live from New York, Alicia will focus on antitrust constraints on pricing conduct, including resale price maintenance, minimum advertised price restrictions, and price discrimination. This year her talk will also compare the antitrust treatment of pricing conduct under the laws of the U.S., European Union, China, and Canada. Alicia is honored to share the podium with the highly distinguished faculty members listed below. Seminar registration details can be found here.

Chairperson(s)
M. Howard Morse ~ Cooley LLP
Speaker(s)
Patricia A. Conners ~ Associate Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of Florida
Lisl J. Dunlop ~ Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
William H. Efron ~ Director, Northeast Region, Federal Trade Commission
Sonia K. Pfaffenroth ~ Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice
W. Stephen Smith ~ Morrison & Foerster LLP
Lisa C. Wood ~ Foley Hoag LLP

Downey Law Listed in Special Edition of 2016 Best Lawyers

A special “Women in the Law” edition of 2016 Best Lawyers® – Business includes Downey Law in its listing of Massachusetts-based female antitrust practitioners. The cover photograph features 2015-2016 American Bar Association President Paulette Brown.

Cover of BL 2016