Makala McNeil focuses her practice on government and congressional investigations, complex commercial litigation, and antitrust and competition matters. She has represented companies and senior executives in high-stakes government and congressional investigations, including preparing witnesses for congressional hearings and testimony, responding to government inquiries, and managing complex investigative and enforcement matters. Her experience also includes multidistrict litigation, commercial disputes, and antitrust defense matters, as well as advising private equity sponsors and strategic buyers on antitrust risk and clearance for multibillion-dollar M&A transactions. She has represented clients across a wide range of industries, including healthcare, government contracts, technology, and consumer goods, and has experience managing all stages of litigation, from pre-suit investigations through discovery, motion practice, and arbitration.
While in law school, Makala served as a Judicial Intern for the Honorable Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Representative Experience
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- Represented a global healthcare company in a consumer class action alleging misleading nutritional labeling on a pediatric supplement; second-chaired deposition of a key corporate witness.
- Represented a major technology company in high-profile congressional investigations concerning foreign market entry, content moderation practices, and data privacy and security protections.
- Represented a federal healthcare contractor serving DoD and veteran beneficiaries in a government contract dispute involving alleged misuse of trade secrets and confidential business information.
- Represented a primary care provider in a $10.6 billion acquisition by a national pharmacy company; managed FTC merger review and Second Request addressing vertical integration and foreclose concerns.
- Represented the nation’s largest alcohol distributor in a lawsuit against an online marketplace alleging unlawful tying of retailer access to alcohol brands to use of its proprietary platform.
- Represented an amusement park operator in an $8 billion merger of equals; supported merger-clearance strategy in a transaction that raised local geographic market and consumer-substitution questions.
