Jody Karol is a patent litigator with deep technical experience in chemistry and pharmaceuticals, representing both brand and generic manufacturers in complex Hatch-Waxman matters. She handles all phases of patent litigation, including case strategy development, claim construction, expert discovery, trial preparation, and post-trial briefing. She has experience crafting invalidity and infringement strategies, drafting key litigation filings, managing discovery, preparing experts, and taking depositions across a broad range of pharmaceutical technologies.

Ali Vissichelli is a partner in Axinn’s Antitrust group. She has experience in civil, multidistrict, and criminal antitrust litigation, as well as complex investigations. She has worked with clients in a range of industries, including financial services and products, technology, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, automobiles, food services, and chemicals. In addition to her litigation and investigation work, Ali has represented clients in merger clearances and compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. She has also developed antitrust compliance programs and risk assessments, specifically for clients in the technology and pharmaceutical industries.

Drawing on more than twenty years of experience, Nick counsels clients on a full range of antitrust issues, including litigation, mergers, civil non-merger and criminal cartel investigations, internal investigations, and counseling. A skilled listener, Nick has helped clients to resolve antitrust problems in diverse industries ranging from aerospace defense to data analytics, recycled paper to beverage packaging, sports equipment to sports entertainment.

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.

Jacklin (Jackie) Chou Lem is a Partner and accomplished antitrust lawyer based in our San Francisco office. She had a distinguished career at the U.S. Department of Justice, where her portfolio spanned the breadth of civil and criminal antitrust enforcement. She advises clients on merger clearance, cartel investigations, and high-stakes litigation, bringing deep government insight and a practical, strategic approach to managing antitrust risk.

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. 

Jody Karol is a patent litigator with deep technical experience in chemistry and pharmaceuticals, representing both brand and generic manufacturers in complex Hatch-Waxman matters. She handles all phases of patent litigation, including case strategy development, claim construction, expert discovery, trial preparation, and post-trial briefing. She has experience crafting invalidity and infringement strategies, drafting key litigation filings, managing discovery, preparing experts, and taking depositions across a broad range of pharmaceutical technologies.

Ali Vissichelli is a partner in Axinn’s Antitrust group. She has experience in civil, multidistrict, and criminal antitrust litigation, as well as complex investigations. She has worked with clients in a range of industries, including financial services and products, technology, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, automobiles, food services, and chemicals. In addition to her litigation and investigation work, Ali has represented clients in merger clearances and compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. She has also developed antitrust compliance programs and risk assessments, specifically for clients in the technology and pharmaceutical industries.