Lindsey Strang Aberg is a counsel in Axinn’s Antitrust group. Her practice focuses on civil litigation, government investigations, mergers and acquisitions, and counseling and compliance. Lindsey has recently been involved in litigating multiple class action lawsuits alleging price fixing by major U.S. protein suppliers. Her recent antitrust work on strategic transactions includes Tyson Foods’ $1.2 billion sale of its pet treats business to General Mills. Lindsey attended The George Washington University Law School, where she was a legal writing tutor and an associate editor of The George Washington Law Review. She holds a BA in Literature from American University.

Leslie Overton is an antitrust partner and Axinn’s chief workplace culture & opportunity officer. With a wealth of experience from her time at the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ),  Leslie offers her clients a valuable combination of experience and insight. She guides companies through merger reviews, civil non-merger investigations, and criminal investigations involving federal, state, and/or foreign antitrust authorities. Her counseling practice focuses on delivering clear, actionable advice on pricing, distribution, and other strategic business matters. Leslie crafts tailored antitrust compliance programs that meet each client’s unique needs and business context.

Tejaswini Gupta guides clients in matters intersecting antitrust and intellectual property law. Prior to law school, Tejaswini worked at a leading financial institution’s commercial specialized lending/investments group.

John DeQ. Briggs is one of the most accomplished competition lawyers of his generation. Since 1973, John has been antitrust and litigation counsel of choice for dozens of major companies in the United States, Asia, Europe and Scandinavia. Client demand for his work has mainly focused on antitrust, M&A and complex civil litigation, including especially matters implicating shareholder liability and jurisdiction based on principles of veil piercing, agency and alter ego. Prior to joining Axinn, John served for more than 10 years as the Chair of the antitrust practice for Howrey LLP, during his tenure the largest private antitrust practice in the world. From 2009 until 2019 he was an adjunct Professor of International Competition Law at George Washington University.

Jarod Taylor represents clients in antitrust and other high-stakes, complex commercial litigation, arbitrations, and government investigations nationwide. He has represented clients in some of the largest litigations of the last few years, including multibillion-dollar, multidistrict class actions, and he has fought just as hard for individuals, including attorneys accused of malpractice and directors and officers whose careers were on the line in regulatory investigations. 

James Hunsberger helps clients navigate the full range of complex antitrust challenges, from major global mergers to high-stakes litigation and government investigations. James has over a decade of experience representing leading companies in high-profile matters before courts across the country, the DOJ and FTC, and international agencies. James is known for delivering clear, practical strategies that align with his clients’ commercial goals, built on a deep understanding of their business and the markets in which they compete.

Lindsey Strang Aberg is a counsel in Axinn’s Antitrust group. Her practice focuses on civil litigation, government investigations, mergers and acquisitions, and counseling and compliance. Lindsey has recently been involved in litigating multiple class action lawsuits alleging price fixing by major U.S. protein suppliers. Her recent antitrust work on strategic transactions includes Tyson Foods’ $1.2 billion sale of its pet treats business to General Mills. Lindsey attended The George Washington University Law School, where she was a legal writing tutor and an associate editor of The George Washington Law Review. She holds a BA in Literature from American University.

Leslie Overton is an antitrust partner and Axinn’s chief workplace culture & opportunity officer. With a wealth of experience from her time at the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ),  Leslie offers her clients a valuable combination of experience and insight. She guides companies through merger reviews, civil non-merger investigations, and criminal investigations involving federal, state, and/or foreign antitrust authorities. Her counseling practice focuses on delivering clear, actionable advice on pricing, distribution, and other strategic business matters. Leslie crafts tailored antitrust compliance programs that meet each client’s unique needs and business context.