Fourth Annual Chicago Forum on International ... - Mayer Brown

BRITT M. MILLER is a partner in the <strong>Chicago</strong> office, where she practices in the areas
of antitrust litigation and complex commercial litigation. She is co-leader of the <strong>Chicago</strong>
Litigation Practice and a group leader of Mayer Brown’s Antitrust & Competition
practice. Britt focuses on representing domestic and international corporations in pricefixing,
market allocation, monopolization, and conspiracy cases, and has also counseled
clients on general antitrust issues. Since joining Mayer Brown in 1998, Britt has been
involved in numerous antitrust cases including In re Vitamins Antitrust Litigation, one of
the largest antitrust cases ever filed in the US. Her antitrust work has involved a variety
of products and industries including synthetic rubber, aspartame, resins, household
moving services, consumer health products, industrial chemicals, nursing services,
fertilizers and vitamins.
Britt’s general litigation experience spans both the federal and state court systems and
includes client representations relating to contract disputes, constitutional rights,
securities fraud, banking practices, airline deregulation, products liability and trust
interpretation. Britt co-authored the "United States" chapter for the 2007-2012 editions
of Global Competition Review’s "Private Antitrust Litigation" treatise, is a contributing
author to West’s Illinois Civil Discovery Practice, and has given numerous presentations
on international antitrust issues. She is a member of the American Bar Association’s
Section of Antitrust Law and the Section of Litigation and has been named a "Rising
Star" in the Antitrust Litigation sections of the Illinois Super Lawyers list published by
Law & Politics since 2008. Britt was named also “Future Star” by Benchmark Litigation
in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. In addition, she was recently named one of Law 360’s
“10 competition lawyers under 40 to watch.” Prior to joining Mayer Brown, Britt served
as a Judicial Extern to the Honorable George M. Marovich, US District Court for the
Northern District of Illinois (1997).
Britt earned her BA from Auburn University and her JD from Northwestern University.
MAUREEN K. OHLHAUSEN was sworn in as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade
Commission on April 4, 2012, to a term that expires in September 2018. Prior to joining
the Commission, Ohlhausen was a partner at Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, where she
focused on FTC issues, including privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity.
Ohlhausen previously served at the Commission for 11 years, most recently as Director
of the Office of Policy Planning from 2004 to 2008, where she led the FTC’s Internet
Access Task Force. She was also Deputy Director of that office. From 1998 to 2001,
Ohlhausen was an attorney advisor for former FTC Commissioner Orson Swindle,
advising him on competition and consumer protection matters. She started at the FTC
General Counsel’s Office in 1997.
Before coming to the FTC, Ohlhausen spent five years at the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the D.C. Circuit, serving as a law clerk for Judge David B. Sentelle and as a staff
attorney. Ohlhausen also clerked for Judge Robert Yock of the U.S. Court of Federal
Claims from 1991 to 1992. Ohlhausen graduated with distinction from George Mason
University School of Law in 1991 and graduated with honors from the University of
Virginia in 1984.
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