Amanda R. Jesteadt *

Mandy’s practice focuses on complex telecommunications and antitrust matters. She represents wireless carriers, mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), and cable and satellite providers in their efforts to combat fraud and other concerns that threaten reputation, relationships, and resources. She has handled matters across the country in state and federal courts and in arbitration regarding fraud, intellectual property, contracts, commercial disputes, consumer issues, and other matters. In addition, Mandy has significant experience defending companies facing antitrust and unfair competition claims in state and federal courts, and she has assisted corporate clients with claims to recover substantial damages under state and federal antitrust laws.

Representative Matters

• Represented several direct action plaintiffs in antitrust litigation concerning the poultry, pork, and beef industries.
• Represented large health care conglomerate in litigating and ultimately resolving commercial suit alleging monopolization, group boycott, exclusive dealing, and merger-challenge claims brought by alleged competitor.
• Represented distributors, retailers, and telecommunications companies as direct action opt-out plaintiffs in multidistrict commercial litigation to recover damages for interchange fee price-fixing by payment card networks.
• Represented several telecommunications carriers in prosecution of unfair competition, federal trademark infringement, and fraud cases before federal courts and arbitration panels across the country, including in New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Illinois, Nevada, and Florida; obtained several multimillion-dollar judgments and permanent injunctions.
• Represented several computer manufacturers, mobile handset manufacturers, and electronic manufacturing service companies as direct action opt-out claimants in multidistrict commercial litigation to recover damages from an international price-fixing cartel in the electrolytic capacitor market.

Professional Experience

• Private law practice (2009-2024)

Affiliations

• Women’s Foundation of Florida
  • Chair, Board of Directors (2024-Present), Vice Chair, Board of Directors (2020-2024), Board of Directors (2019-Present)
  • Chair, Women’s Equality Day Event (2023)
  • Raise the Bar Committee (2018-Present)
  • Chair, Women on the Bench Program (2016-Present)
• Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Palm Beach County Chapter
  • Past President, Advisory Council (2023-Present), President (2018-2019), President-Elect (2017-2018), Board of Directors (2010-2017)
• The Florida Bar
  • Chair, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee (2023-2024)
  • Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee (2020-2024)
  • Diversity and Inclusion Committee (2015-2019)
  • Committee on Professionalism (2012-2015)
• Federal Communications Bar Association (2022-Present)

Recognitions

• Justice Barbara Pariente Award, Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Palm Beach County (2022)
• Finalist, Dorothy Height Racial Justice Award, YWCA of Palm Beach County (2021)
• Finalist, Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County Giraffe Award (2021)
• Included in The Best Lawyers in America directory for Commercial Litigation (2021-2025)
• Florida Rising Stars, Super Lawyers Magazine (2019)