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Michael Best is proud to&nbsp;share&nbsp;that Amanda Wait has been named&nbsp;Managing&nbsp;Partner of the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. As&nbsp;partner and sub-group leader of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Antitrust and Competition&nbsp;group, Wait brings more than 20 years of experience in government and private practice to her expanded leadership role.&nbsp;

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In addition to her appointment, Wait has been named to the 2026 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers list, a distinction earned by no more than 5% of attorneys in the region.&nbsp;She has also been recognized&nbsp;as a leading antitrust lawyer by&nbsp;Chambers,&nbsp;The Best Lawyers in America,&nbsp;Thomson Reuters,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Global Competition Review, further underscoring her leadership in the field.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Wait has&nbsp;established&nbsp;herself as a trusted advisor to senior executives and is&nbsp;regularly called&nbsp;upon by clients and the media to provide perspective on market-shaping deals. A former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawyer, she leads global antitrust and competition strategy for companies pursuing complex, high-value&nbsp;transactions&nbsp;and guides clients through high-stakes investigations before the FTC, Department of Justice (DOJ), and state attorneys general.&nbsp;

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Amanda Wait Steps into New Leadership Role at Washington, D.C. Office

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