Alicia Downey has been recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for her work in Antitrust Law and Litigation – Antitrust in Massachusetts. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based on a rigorous peer-review survey. Alicia has been listed in the Best Lawyers directory annually since 2010.
At the Annual Midwinter Leadership Meeting of the ABA Antitrust Law Section, Alicia Downey received an Outstanding Performance Award in recognition of her service to the Section’s Podcast Programming Committee. Alicia has chaired the Podcast Programming Committee since 2022, and served in various other leadership roles in the Section since 1999. In addition to co-managing the overall production of the Section’s two podcasts, Alicia is one of the regular hosts of the Our Curious Amalgam podcast.
The 2024 Chambers USA Guide lists Alicia Downey among the individual Boston-based lawyers recognized for their work in antitrust law. In her profile, Alicia is described as “an experienced antitrust attorney with a niche practice focused on advising clients on their corporate relationships, including interactions with distribution partners and competitors.” A client reference is quoted as saying, “Alicia is a really good pair of hands.“
Alicia Downey has been selected for inclusion in the 28th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the categories of Antitrust Law and Antitrust Litigation. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review surveys designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.
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U.S. News and Best Lawyers have included Downey Law LLC in its 2018 rankings of “Best Law Firms” in the areas of Litigation – Antitrust and Antitrust Law. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review and the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.
Alicia Downey is included in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the practice areas of Antitrust Law and Litigation – Antitrust. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review surveys. (Rankings are visible online to paid subscribers.) Alicia has been listed in Best Lawyers every year since 2010.
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.
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.
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers recently announced their sixth annual “Best Law Firms” rankings, in which Downey Law earned recognition for its litigation and antitrust capabilities at both the national and local levels. According to the publishers’ press release, firms included in the 2016 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise, as well as the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity.
For the sixth year in a row, Alicia Downey has been selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016 in the fields of Antitrust Law and Litigation – Antitrust.
The 2015 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” has ranked Downey Law in Tier 1 for Litigation – Antitrust and Tier 2 for Antitrust Law in the Metro Boston area. This year, Downey Law was also awarded a National Tier 3 ranking in Litigation – Antitrust. According to Best Lawyers, rankings are determined on the basis of feedback from clients and peers and information provided by participating law firms.
