Amanda Russo > Goodwin > Santa Monica, United States > Lawyer Profile

Amanda Russo

+1 213 426 2534 ARusso@goodwinlaw.com

Position

Partner

Career

Amanda Russo is a partner in the firm’s Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution, and a member of the firm’s Products Litigation and Counseling and Food + Healthy Living practices.

Her practice focuses on both complex civil litigation and advising and counseling for corporate clients in a variety of industries, with a particular focus in the consumer products space, including companies in the food and beverage, dietary supplement and personal care/cosmetics industries, as well as in the financial and technology industries.

Amanda’s litigation practice focuses on representing clients in a wide range of complex business and other civil litigation matters involving product liability, consumer fraud, contract and post-deal disputes, trade secret misappropriation, and other commercial disputes.  She has experience in both federal and state courts across the country, including in putative class actions and individual and multi-plaintiff suits.

In addition to her litigation work, Amanda actively counsels clients on federal and state regulatory compliance matters and provides advice on litigation avoidance, risk management and commercial strategy, in particular as related to food, supplement, cosmetics/personal care, and other consumer products.  Her counseling practice also involves conducting risk analyses of consumer product companies that are the subject of M&A, investments, or public offerings.  She also works closely with Goodwin’s FDA practice group on the intersection of food, supplement and cosmetics regulation with FDA’s drug and device authorities.

Amanda maintains a diverse and active pro bono practice, which has included, among other things, representing pro bono clients in federal district courts, as well as participation in the Neighborhood Business Initiative (NBI), which is a Goodwin-run pro bono program that brings business-related legal services to the front doors of entrepreneurs and small business owners, advising on contracting with third parties and in consumer product regulatory compliance.

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