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FN:J. Manly Parks
TEL;WORK:+1 215 979 1342
TEL;TYPE=WORK,FAX:+1 215 689 3682
EMAIL;WORK;PREF:JMParks@duanemorris.com
N:Parks, J. Manly
TITLE:Partner
ORG:Duane Morris LLP
ADR;INTL;WORK;PARCEL;POSTAL:;;Duane Morris LLP | 30 South 17th Street | Philadelphia, PA  19103-4196 | USA | 
URL;WORK:http://www.duanemorris.com
NOTE;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE: J. Manly Parks represents clients nationally in the areas of antitrust law, intellectual property litigation, franchise and distribution law and complex business litigation. 

A member of the firm's Antitrust and Competition Group and an experienced litigator, trial attorney and appellate advocate, Mr. Parks represents and counsels manufacturers, distributors, dealers, franchisors, franchisees, financial institutions, healthcare providers, joint ventures and trade associations in matters involving the antitrust laws, including claims of price fixing, dealer/distributor termination, group boycotts, competitor collaboration, monopolization and attempted monopolization, and price discrimination.

Mr. Parks is also a member of the firm's Intellectual Property Litigation Division and has handled a number of cases involving claims of copyright and trademark infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets. Mr. Parks' copyright litigation experience includes matters involving consumer goods, computer software, large product databases, popular music and materials associated with food service franchises. His trademark experience includes matters involving truck bodies, restaurants, franchises and medical equipment.

Mr. Parks' experience in the area of franchise and distribution law includes prosecuting and defending against commercial contract, business tort and intellectual property claims, including dealer/distributor termination, tortious interference with contract, unfair trade practices, copyright and trademark violations, breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

Mr. Parks regularly represents plaintiffs and defendants in class action litigation, including in cases involving antitrust matters and franchise and dealership disputes. He serves as Chairman of the firm's Dealer Services Group, representing automobile, truck and equipment distributors and dealers in a wide range of legal matters, including contract and business negotiations, regulatory and compliance matters and the litigation and mediation of commercial disputes.    

An active member of the Antitrust Law Section of the American Bar Association, the Antitrust Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Litigation and the ABA Forum on Franchising, Mr. Parks has written and spoken on antitrust issues, including in the areas of franchising, distribution and healthcare. Since 2005 Mr. Parks has been a member of the faculty of the annual comparative law academy presented by Multilaw, an association of law firms from approximately 50 nations around the globe. In 2009, he was named chair of Multilaw's Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group, and in 2007, he was named chairman of the Multilaw Academy and presently holds that distinction.

He is a former judicial clerk to the Honorable Donald W. VanArtsdalen of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New York and Maryland. In 2005 he was one of only 35 attorneys across Pennsylvania named a "Lawyer on the Fast Track" by the publisher of The Legal Intelligencer. He was also identified as a "Rising Star" in antitrust law in 2005, 2006 and 2007 by Philadelphia Magazine.   

Mr. Parks is a 1994 graduate of the Marshall-Wythe School of Law of the College of William and Mary, where he served as senior professional articles editor of the William and Mary Law Review and was a member of the Order of the Coif.  He is also a cum laude graduate of Colgate University.

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