Amelia H. Bailey

Data Privacy Litigation

• PowerSchool Data Privacy Litigation: Counsel for PowerSchool in two separate suits alleging invasion of privacy and violations of various state privacy statutes.
• Bridges v. Blackstone, Inc.: Secured complete dismissal of class action under Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act arising out of purchase of Ancestry.com; affirmed on appeal to Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (profiled in the National Law Journal and recognized for Litigator of the Week by The American Lawyer).
• McGoveran, et al. v. Amazon Web Services, Inc., et al.: Twice successfully moved to dismiss class action complaint brought against Pindrop, Inc. by Illinois consumers alleging violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act in Illinois and Delaware federal courts.

Products Liability / Toxic Tort

• In re Paraquat Products Liability Litigation: Counsel for Syngenta in nationwide mass tort suits alleging exposure to herbicide caused farmers to develop Parkinson’s Disease.
• Preterm Infant Nutrition Products Liability Litigation: Representing Abbott in multijurisdictional litigation involving premature infant formula.

Antitrust

• In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation: Represented Sanderson Farms in putative antitrust class actions brought by direct and indirect poultry purchasers alleging conspiracy to reduce output and raise prices of broiler chickens. “See Why America Pays 50% More for Chicken,” Bloomberg, September 22, 2016; “Chicken Prices Under Scrutiny as New Rules Set to Kick In,” Wall Street Journal, November 22, 2016.
• Opelousas General Hospital Authority v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana: Represented potential intervenor Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in trial and appellate court in alleged class action lawsuit brought by providers challenging the Blue System’s rules under Louisiana antitrust laws.

Other Matters

• Ham v. Novartis: Representing Novartis in lawsuit brought by former employee.
• International Rail Partners, LLC v. American Rail Partners, LLC et al.: Successfully represented defendants in expedited TRO and preliminary injunction proceedings brought by minority investor seeking to enjoin the sale of two short-line railroads.
• Alfieri Frank v. Alfieri: Counsel for plaintiff, trustee of a family real estate trust, in dispute alleging breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties and fraud related to mishandling of trust interests in $1 billion+ real estate empire.

Research Assistant, Professor Michael Barr, 2016

Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Summer 2015

Legal Honors Intern, Federal Trade Commission, Summer 2014

Litigation Paralegal, Weitz & Luxenberg, 2012–2013

Analyst, Penn Schoen Berland, 2010–2012