ANTHONY M. MACLEOD
PRACTICE AREAS
Trade Association and Nonprofit Law
Antitrust
Business Law and Contracts
Municipal Law
Energy and Public Utilities Law
EDUCATION
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D.
University of Notre Dame, A.B., Magna cum Laude
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
Connecticut
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
BIOGRAPHY
EXPERIENCE
Tony’s practice focuses on the representation of trade associations and other nonprofit entities, including charitable foundations and a police pension fund. He serves as general counsel to national and international trade associations in the building materials, distribution, environmental, print, plastic, and forest and paper products industries, providing antitrust counseling, governance, contractual and corporate law advice. Tony also counsels his clients in general business matters and employment law, including executive compensation and employment contracts, and he advises municipalities in specialized administrative law matters.
Tony has represented energy and utility clients, as well as municipal entities, in regulatory proceedings before several state agencies in Connecticut, including the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority and the Connecticut Siting Council. He has also been involved in the preparation and response by both regulated and non-regulated businesses to various federal and state governmental inquiries and proceedings.
Prior to the formation of MacleodLaw, Tony was a partner in private practice with Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan and with Wiggin & Dana, and he gained over a decade of experience in the corporate sector as the chief legal officer of both a business involved in mining, manufacturing and building materials and also a publicly listed utility company. He is a former Connecticut Supreme Court Law Clerk.
PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
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American Bar Association
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Connecticut Bar Association (Chair, Public Utility Law Section, 1995-1998; Experienced Lawyers Committee, since 2021)
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New Samaritan Corporation (Board of Directors, since 2024)
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Elderly Housing Management, Inc. (Board of Directors, since 2024)
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Greenwich Country Club (President, 2015-2018; Chair, Law, Policy and Risk Committee, 2012-2015; Board of Governors, 2011-2018)
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Greenwich Flood and Erosion Control Board (Chair, 1989-2013)
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Greenwich Youth Lacrosse, Inc. (Board of Directors, 2002-2013)
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Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control Task Force, Water Company Acquisitions (Chair, Finance Committee, 1996)
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Bridgeport Financial Review Board (Gubernatorial appointee, 1991-1993)
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National Association of Water Companies (Board of Directors, 1991-1992; Chair, Regulatory Law Committee, 1990-1993)
HONORS & RECOGNITION
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New England Super Lawyer®, 2011 and 2012 (Energy & Natural Resources). See selection information at http://www.superlawyers.com/connecticut/selection_details.html
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Connecticut Super Lawyer®, 2006, 2011 and 2012 (Energy & Natural Resources). See selection information at http://www.superlawyers.com/connecticut/selection_details.html
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Outstanding Achievement Award, Institute of Clean Air Companies, 2012
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AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™
PRESENTATIONS
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Speaker, "Legal Considerations for Associations: Where Are We Most Vulnerable?" National Council of Forest Association Executives (2023)
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Antitrust Compliance Lecturer
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Panelist, “21st Century Regulation: Paradigms Under Pressure,” ABA Public Utility Law Section Program (April, 2006)
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Speaker before National Association of Water Companies, New England Waterworks Association, and National Association of Regulatory Attorneys on various regulatory and ratemaking topics
SCHEDULE
Trade Association Meetings
If your meeting dates are not listed below or conflict with other meeting dates, please contact Tony.
2024
January
16-19 Naples, FL 23 Jacksonville, FL
February
20-21 Atlanta, GA
March
3-5 Sea Island, GA
6-8 Cleveland, OH
April
10-11 Chicago, IL
29-30 Nashville, TN
May
1 Nashville, TN
May
1-3 Miramar Beach, FL
9-11 Vancouver, WA
14-16 Palm Beach, FL
September
29-30 Orlando, FL
October
1 Orlando, FL
21-24 New Orleans, LA
22-25 Scottsdale, AZ
24-25 Denver, CO
November
1 or 4-6 Singapore
CONTACT
Email: tony@amaclaw.com
Tel: (203) 912-3041
Address: 124 Old Stone Bridge Road, Greenwich, Connecticut 06807