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Amy Gilbert

Amy Starinieri Gilbert Partner

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Amy is a partner in the firm’s Antitrust & Trade Regulation Practice Group, where she focuses her practice on complex antitrust disputes and high-stakes class action defense. Amy represents corporate clients in federal and state courts across the country, defending claims involving alleged price-fixing, monopolization, unfair competition, and other antitrust and competition-related matters.

In addition to her antitrust practice, Amy has developed a specialty in Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) litigation defense and regulatory counseling. She advises businesses on compliance strategies, risk mitigation, and litigation avoidance related to telemarketing, text messaging, autodialer use, prerecorded communications, and related consumer protection statutes. When litigation arises, Amy defends clients in individual and class action TCPA matters, guiding them through every stage of the case—from pre-suit investigation through dispositive motion practice, discovery, trial, and appeal.

Amy also maintains a significant higher education practice. She advises colleges and universities on regulatory compliance, internal investigations, and enforcement matters involving various government agencies. She has experience guiding institutions through complex investigations, responding to government requests and inquiries, and managing sensitive compliance reviews. Her work in this area reflects a deep understanding of the regulatory landscape impacting higher education institutions.

Known for her strategic, practical approach, Amy partners closely with clients to develop litigation and compliance strategies aligned with their business objectives. She combines rigorous legal analysis with a pragmatic perspective, helping clients navigate complex legal challenges while minimizing operational disruption and reputational risk.

Amy is active in the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association, currently serving as co-chair for the Diverse Perspectives & Engagement Committee. Amy is also an active member of the firm’s Chicago Recruiting Committee.

Events

  • Speaker, "Hot Button Issues in Class Action Litigation," ABA Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting, April 4, 2025
  • Speaker, Antitrust & Competition Update: Back-to-School Edition, September 14, 2023
  • Speaker, Antitrust & Competition Update, April 27, 2023
  • Speaker, Antitrust & Competition Update, January 26, 2023
  • Speaker, "Where Marketers and Attorneys Learn to Speak the Same Language ," Frenemies Video Series, October 2020 - April 2021
  • Host, "The One About Spam: CAN-SPAM and TCPA," Frenemies Video Series, April 1, 2021
  • Moderator, "Pricing Conduct Year in Review and a Look Ahead to 2020," ABA Antitrust Section Pricing Conduct Committee program, March 3, 2020
  • Moderator, "Why Antitrust, Consumer Protection, and Privacy?," American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law, Membership and Diversity Committee, April 26, 2019
  • Moderator, "Pricing Conduct: 2018 Developments and a Look Ahead to 2019," American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law, Pricing Conduct Committee, February 5, 2019
  • Moderator, "Pricing Conduct: 2017 Developments and a Look Ahead to 2018," American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law, Pricing Conduct Committee, February 27, 2018
  • Speaker, "Antitrust Hypotheticals – LIVE! ," Hot Topics in Antitrust Compliance and Enforcement, McGuireWoods Seminar, December 7, 2016

Podcasts

Insights

  • Selected for inclusion in “Legal 500 United States,” Antitrust – civil litigation/class actions: defense, 2025
  • Selected for inclusion in America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Antitrust, Illinois, Chambers USA, 2024, 2025
  • Recipient, Outstanding Performance Award, Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association, 2023
  • Recipient, McGuireWoods Excellence Award, 2020
  • Award for Excellence in Pro Bono Service from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association

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