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MEEGAN HOLLYWOOD PARTNER, ROBINS KAPLAN

PRACTICE PROFILE: Meegan Hol- Private Litigation Committee (2019-present) and Young Lawyer
lywood prosecutes actions involving Representative (2015-2019), Section of Antitrust Law, American
price-fixing, unlawful monopolization Bar Association; New York State Bar Association Antitrust Law
and other anticompetitive practices. She Section; NYSBA Task Force on Racial Injustice and Police Reform;
previously litigated the In re Air Cargo Co-Chair, Police Misconduct Subcommittee (2020-present)
Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation,
involving a class of direct purchasers PRIOR EXPERIENCE:Partner, Robins Kaplan, January
who recovered over $1.2 billion in settle- 2020-present; principal, January 2018-January 2020; Associ-
ments for an alleged global conspiracy ate, February 2013-January 2018; Associate, Labaton Sucharow,
in the market for airfreight services. Ms. 2011-2013; Associate, Clifford Chance, 2007-2009
Hollywood currently serves on the court-appointed plaintiffs’ steer-
ing committee in In re Local TV Advertising Antitrust Litigation EDUCATION: J.D., cum laude, Villanova Law School, 2007
representing a proposed class of purchasers of broadcast televi- B.A., cum laude, State University of New York at Binghamton, 2004
sion spot advertising against defendants who are alleged to have
engaged in a scheme to artificially inflate prices in violation of fed-
eral antitrust law. Additionally, she represents a direct action plain- WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO YOUNG LAWYERS?
tiff in opt-out litigation against two of the largest freight railroads in Be inquisitive. You’re not expected to know all of the answers
the country for allegedly conspiring to fix prices on rail shipments. yet. Ask questions … and listen to the answers.

LEADERSHIP, PRO BONO AND CIVIC WORK: Advisory Board,
American Antitrust Institute, 2021-present; Vice Chair, Global

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ANNE KARL PARTNER, MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS

PRACTICE PROFILE: Anne Karl Law clerk, Hon. José A. Cabranes, U.S. Court of Appeals for
works with states, plans and provid- the Second Circuit
ers in understanding and implement-
ing the Affordable Care Act and pay- EDUCATION:
ment and delivery system reform, as J.D., Yale Law School, 2009
well as a broad range of regulatory B.A., Dartmouth College, 2006
and transactional matters.

LEADERSHIP, PRO BONO AND
CIVIC WORK: In addition to her
traditional legal work, Anne’s work at the cross section of
law and government has made her an invaluable resource
for Manatt Health’s consulting clients, including the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation, the Texas Alliance for Health Care
and the Montana Healthcare Foundation, for which she has
co-authored numerous white papers on Medicaid topics over WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO YOUNG LAWYERS?
the past few years. Seize opportunities to master new legal developments, whether
they be new legislation, regulations or emerging case law. You
PRIOR EXPERIENCE: can quickly become a “go to” resource on complex new topics.
Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, January 2017-present; asso- Also, slow down and double-check everything!
ciate, September 2010-December 2016

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