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Attorney
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Attorney
Career Profiles of the Profession
Who?
Name:
Kim Van Winkle
kim.vanwinkle@oag.state.tx.us
What?
Primary Practice Area & Subspecialty Fields:
Antitrust
When?
Years in Practice Area:
Since 1997
Years in the Legal Profession:
Since 1997
Where?
Employer:
Texas Attorney General
http://www.oag.state.tx.us
Size/Sector:
Government
City/State:
Austin, TX
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Law School:
University of Texas
Undergraduate School/Degree:
BA, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD
Other Post-Graduate Education:
Master of Public Affairs, LBJ School, U. TX.
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Why?
Pluses/Challenges of Practice Area:
Practicing antitrust law is always interesting and intellectually challenging. You are always tackling new issues and learning about different industries. The quality of the practice and professionalism of the antitrust bar is very high.
Core Skills/Key Knowledge Needed in Your Practice Area:
I think it helps to have a basic curiosity about business and economics, as well as strong analytical abilities.
Advice to Lawyers and Law Students Interested in Your Practice Area:
Consider spending a summer clerking in an antitrust enforcement agency.
How?
Career Path to Current Position:
This was my first job straight out of law school.
Suggested Reading About Your Practice Area:
World War 3.0; Titan.
Recent Professional Presentations:
Guest lecturer, Antitrust and Intellectual Property Seminar, University of Texas School of Law, March 2006.
The Changing Face of Pharmaceutical Litigation, ABA Health Law Section Teleconference, January 2006.
State Enforcement Roundtable, 4th Annual ACI In-House Counsel Forum on Government Regulation of Prescription Drug Pricing, New York City, January 2006.
Moderated panel discussion on Multistate Settlement Negotiation Strategies, National Association of Attorneys General Antitrust Seminar, September 2005, Denver.
ABA-sponsored panel-"Why Antitrust?", about careers in antitrust law at the University of Texas School of Law.
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