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Experience:
Diane Green-Kelly represents clients engaged in litigation, arbitrations, administrative, regulatory and appellate matters. Her representations include cases involving antitrust, consumer fraud, Lanham Act, trade regulation, trade secrets, covenants not to compete, class actions, product liability, securities fraud, healthcare, and state attorney general actions.
Antitrust. Diane represents clients in antitrust consultation and litigation, including private class actions, government actions, and antitrust compliance programs. Her representations have generated numerous published opinions on a variety of antitrust issues, including relevant market definition and antitrust injury. Diane has been named an "Illinois Super Lawyer in Antitrust Litigation" in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
Franchise and Distribution Law. Diane has represented franchisors, franchisees and franchisee associations in civil litigation and consultation matters. Her work includes cases involving antitrust, contract disputes (including the covenant of good faith and fair dealing), declaratory judgments, arbitrations, and complex class actions. She has written numerous articles and made presentations on franchise and distribution law, and she is an Associate Editor of The Franchise Law Journal. Diane has been listed in Who's Who Legal in Franchise Law.
Health Care. Diane represents clients in the health care industry, including pharmaceutical companies and group purchasing organizations, in litigation, administrative, regulatory, and appellate matters.
Escheatment Laws. Diane advises clients on escheatment laws, including representing clients in state audits of unclaimed property and in negotiations and/or litigation arising from state audits.
For more than 15 years prior to joining Mayer Brown in 1993, Diane, who is a Certified Public Accountant, served in both the tax and audit departments of large national CPA firms. She provided tax consulting services and conducted certified audits and compliance reviews for a wide variety of clients. Earlier (1975), Diane worked with the Chicago Board of Trade's Office of Investigations and Audits.
Diane has been named an "Illinois Super Lawyer in Antitrust Litigation" in 2006, 2007, and 2008, and she is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell (2007). She works closely with some of Mayer Brown's largest clients, including BASF, Knoll Pharmaceutical, Abbott Laboratories, News Corporation, BNSF Corporation, and McKesson Corporation.
Education:
The John Marshall Law School, JD, magna cum laude, 1993, DePaul University, MS, Taxation, 1978, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, BS, Accounting, 1975, Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1976. |
