

Richard Brunell
Richard Brunell joins Hilliard Shadowen after more than a decade at the American Antitrust Institute, most recently as General Counsel. In 2012-13, he was Senior Advisor for Competition Matters in the chairman’s office at the Federal Trade Commission. Rick previously practiced in the litigation department at Foley Hoag LLP in Boston, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, and at the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department.
A contributing editor of the Antitrust Law Journal, Rick is the author of numerous antitrust articles and book chapters. He has testified before Congress and the Federal Trade Commission and is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences.
Rick has argued numerous appeals, including in the U.S. Supreme Court, and written dozens of appellate briefs.
Rick is a graduate of Swarthmore College and the Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. He often teaches antitrust law as an adjunct professor.