Downey Law in the News
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.
2017 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America Includes Alicia Downey
Alicia Downey has been selected by her peers for inclusion in the Antitrust and Antitrust –Litigation lists in The Best Lawyers in America© 2017, which ranks the top 4% of practicing attorneys in the United States.
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.
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.
Alicia Downey Judges BC Law Moot Court Competition
On March 22, 2016, Alicia Downey returned to her alma mater, Boston College Law School, to serve as a judge in the Wendell F. Grimes Moot Court Competition. Working in teams of two, third year law students presented appellate arguments in a criminal case in which the defendant challenged the constitutionality of a police search. In addition to competing for top honors in oral advocacy, the students submitted appellate briefs for consideration by a separate panel of judges.
Appellate Victory Wins Media Attention
In the three weeks since the Appeals Court’s decision issued on January 6, Downey Law’s appellate victory in Downey v. Chutehall Construction Co., Ltd., has been the subject of a front page article in the January 15, 2016 issue of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and a number of law firm blog posts, including here, here, here, here, here, and here. For a deeper understanding of the factual record and the issues presented by the case, readers are invited to peruse the Initial Brief we filed in the case.