Amanda Metts is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's Chicago office. Amanda focuses her practice on complex litigation, including antitrust and class action lawsuits, white collar criminal matters, health care-related cases and breach of contract cases.
Amanda has appeared in and represented clients in both federal and state courts in a wide range of matters. She is currently defending putative nationwide class actions alleging monopolization against an agricultural cooperative. She is also currently defending several putative, nationwide class actions by direct and indirect purchasers alleging an antitrust conspiracy among steel producers in the United States. Amanda's other work includes defense of a hedge fund in connection with class action multi-district securities litigation and related government investigation, defense of a major oil company in multibillion dollar multi-district litigation, representation of several major health care organizations and employees in connection with various government health care fraud investigations, and prosecution and defense of several former employee disputes.
Amanda has been active in pro bono matters, particularly in post-conviction cases, including extensive work with the New England Innocence Project. Most recently, she worked as part of a team that secured the release of a wrongly convicted man after 23 years in prison. As part of her pro bono efforts, she has also worked on a team serving as special counsel to the Massachusetts commission that investigates judicial misconduct.
Before joining the Firm in 2003, Amanda was a litigation associate in a major Boston law firm, where her practice involved general commercial, securities, intellectual property, white collar and appellate motion work. She also served as a Special Assistant District Attorney for the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office in Massachusetts.
Just after completing law school, Amanda served as judicial clerk to Chief Justice Boyce F. Martin, Jr. with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Amanda has been recognized as a "Rising Star" in both Massachusetts (2005) and Illinois (2008-2010) and as an "Outstanding Young Lawyer" by the American Registry.
Amanda is admitted to practice in Illinois and Massachusetts and before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts; and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Sixth and Seventh Circuits. She is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
Education
- Boston University School of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude), 1998
- Ohio University, B.S. (summa cum laude), 1995
