Amanda S. McGinn
Counsel
amcginn@akingump.com
Areas of Focus
- Labor & Employment
- Employment Discrimination/Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Advocacy
- Labor Relations Strategic Advice & Counseling
- Workplace Investigations, Civil Rights Audits & DEI Practices Advice
- Labor & Employment Issues Affecting Government Contractors
- ERISA/Employee Benefits Litigation
- Class Actions
- Wage & Hour/Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Litigation & Counseling
- Pro Bono
Biography
- 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’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, Amanda completed a one-year clerkship for the Honorable John A. Woodcock Jr. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine.
EducationJ.D., Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude, 2016
M.Ed., George Mason University, 2012
B.A., Amherst College, cum laude, 2010
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude, 2016
M.Ed., George Mason University, 2012
B.A., Amherst College, cum laude, 2010
ClerkshipsU.S.D.C., District of Maine
U.S.D.C., District of Maine
Bar AdmissionsDistrict of Columbia
District of Columbia
Recognitions
- Super Lawyers, D.C., Rising Star, 2020-2023.
- Law360, Employment Practice Group of the Year, 2009, 2013, 2015 and 2016.
- Law360, Sports Practice Group of the Year, 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.
