Karin Moore is Vice President and General Counsel of the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA).Based in Washington, DC, GMA is the voice of more than 300 leading food, beverage and consumer product companies that sustain and enhance the quality of life for hundreds of millions of people in the United States and around the globe.Founded in 1908, GMA is an active, vocal advocate for its member companies and a trusted source of information about the industry and the products consumers rely on and enjoy every day. As Vice President and General Counsel of GMA, Karin serves as a member of the GMA Senior Leadership Team. She directs the association’s federal and state litigation activity and provides legal counsel on Board governance matters and a host of other issues.
Prior to joining GMA, Karin was the Vice President and Co-General Counsel of the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America, where she coordinatedthe association’s national litigation strategy, and advised on regulatory issues facing wholesalers at both the state and federal levels. Before that, she was counsel with O’Melveny & Myers’ Antitrust and Criminal Defense practice groups, where she focused on antitrust litigation, civil and criminal antitrust investigations, and federal and state class action defense. Karin previously held a variety of positions with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Competition, including Counsel to the Director and staff attorney with the Anticompetitive Practices Division. While at the FTC, Karin was selected to serve as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, where she conducted grand jury investigations and prosecuted criminal jury and bench trials.
Karin is an active member of the ABA Section of Antitrust Law and a frequent speaker regarding antitrust counseling of trade associations, as well as a variety of other legal and regulatory issues related to the industries with which she has worked. Karin received her law degree in 1995 from George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, VA and her undergraduate degree in Economics in 1989 from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY where she is a member of the Alumnae Association Executive Committee.
Karin resides in Alexandria, VA with her husband, two children, two dogs, a cat, and two guinea pigs.
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