Competition/Antitrust
Global Guide 2024 : USA
Band 3
About
Provided by Axinn
Axinn has more than 70 full time antitrust lawyers working on M&A, litigation, criminal and conduct investigations. The firm has been a global lead on mergers worth close to half a trillion dollars, including: Dell’s US$67 billion acquisition of EMC; Thermo Fisher’s US$13.6 billion acquisition of Life Technologies and US$12.5 billion tender offer of Qiagen; Tyson Foods’ US$2.16 billion acquisition of Keystone Foods and US$1.2 billion sale of its pet treats business; Ball Corporation’s US$6 billion acquisition of Rexam; Johnson Controls’ US$2 billion sale of Scott Safety to 3M; McKesson’s US$3.4 billion joint venture with Change Healthcare; and Google’s most complex deals, including Motorola Mobility and ITA Software. Axinn has extensive experience in major trials and class actions, including the ad technology business litigations (for Google), the multiple major treble-damage class action litigations and regulatory investigations (for Tyson Foods); a patent infringement and antitrust litigation regarding Indivior’s opioid dependency treatment drug Suboxone® Film and the Generic Drugs MDL (for Alvogen); the In Re Surescripts monopolisation class action (for RelayHealth (McKesson)); and In Re Blue Cross antitrust litigation (for Independence Health Group). The firm has litigated six merger cases brought by government agencies (winning five). Axinn has deep contacts with the staff and front offices of the FTC and the DOJ in both Republican and Democratic administrations.
Chambers Review
Axinn is a highly respected boutique antitrust firm with broad strength in corporate and litigious work. It is adept at counseling clients through complex merger control issues, and also noted for its strong intellectual property practice leveraged in litigation at the cross-section of IP and antitrust. It frequently represents those in the food, manufacturing, technological and finance industries.
Michael Keeley is a key contact in Washington, DC.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team has the subject matter knowledge but they're also strong litigators, which is often hard to find combined."
"The team has the subject matter knowledge but they're also strong litigators, which is often hard to find combined."
Members
Provided by Axinn
Michael L Keeley
Head of Department