Amanda S. McGinn

Counsel

Areas of Focus

Amanda S. McGinn

Counsel

amcginn@akingump.com

Areas of Focus

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  • Litigates and advises clients on complex labor and employment matters, with a focus on the sports industry.
  • Handles high profile litigation and arbitrations.
  • Handles workplace internal and government investigations, with a focus on employment discrimination claims.

Amanda McGinn’s practice focuses on complex employment litigation, arbitrations, internal and government investigations, and client counseling involving:

  • High-stakes contract and labor disputes between sports associations and athletes;
  • Allegations of discrimination, harassment, and other employee misconduct;
  • Labor and employment issues affecting government contractors, including Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) obligations.

Prior to joining Akin Gump, Amanda completed a one-year clerkship for the Honorable John A. Woodcock Jr. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine.

Education
  • J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude, 2016

  • M.Ed., George Mason University, 2012

  • B.A., Amherst College, cum laude, 2010

Clerkships
  • U.S.D.C., District of Maine

Bar Admissions
  • District of Columbia

Recognitions
  • 2020-2023 D.C. Rising Star, Super Lawyers.
  • Akin Gump’s labor and employment practice named as Law360 Employment Practice Group of the Year in 2009, 2013, 2015 and 2016.
  • Akin Gump’s sports practice named as Law360 Sports Practice Group of the Year in 2016 and 2017.
Affiliations and Public Service
  • Legal intern, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education.
  • Legal intern, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
  • Corps member, Teach for America.

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