James H. Sneed

Background

Sneed, James H. was born on November 27, 1947 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States. Son of James H. and Genevieve (Harris) Sneed.

Education

University of Oklahoma (Bachelor of Arts, 1969. Juris Doctor, 1972).

Career

Worked at McDermott, Will & Emery (Washington, DC) specializing in General Practice (including Corporate, Employee Benefits, Estate Planning, Health, Litigation and Tax Law). Admitted to the bar, 1974, District of Columbia. 1982, Illinois.

Co-Author: "Antitrust: Challenge of the Health Care Field," National Health Lawyers Association, 1990.

Assistant Director, Bureau of Competition. General Counsel; Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection. Federal Trade Commission, 1979-1981.

Member: American Bar Association. National Health Lawyers Association. American Academy of Healthcare Attorneys.

McDermott, Will & Emery is an international law firm founded in 1934. Originally a Chicago tax law practice, the firm has established a full-service presence in seven domestic and three international offices with more than 600 attorneys. Clients include large corporations and individuals as well as small and medium-sized businesses.

The firm represents a wide range of industrial, financial and commercial enterprises, both publicly and privately held. Firm attorneys represent clients in every state as well as numerous foreign jurisdictions.

Achievements

• Bar: District of Columbia 1974, Illinois 1982, United States District Court (northern district) Illinois, United States District Court District of Columbia, United States Court Appeals (9th, 10th, 11th and District of Columbia circuits).

Works

• book

  • Antitrust: Challenge of the health care field (NHLA focus series)

Membership

Member American Bar Association (chairman competition subordinate, Federal Trade Commission committee, antitrust section), Order of Coif.

Connections

Married Maree Sneed, December 27, 1969.