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Axinn Recognized in Thirteen Categories of 2026 “Best Law Firms” Report

Best Lawyers® has released its 2026 Best Law Firms® rankings, and Axinn is proud to announce that the firm has been recognized in thirteen categories across national and regional tiers.

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January 24, 2025

Axinn Attorneys Named to Lawdragon 500 Leading Antitrust & Global Competition Lawyers Guide

Axinn is pleased to announce that Lawdragon has recognized 23 attorneys in its  "Leading Antitrust & Global Competition Lawyers” guide for 2025.

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August 7, 2024

Who's Who Legal Recognizes Twelve Axinn Attorneys

Axinn is pleased to announce that Who’s Who Legal has recognized twelve attorneys in its 2024 edition. Since 1996, Who’s Who Legal has identified the foremost legal practitioners in business law based upon comprehensive, independent research with clients and peers.

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Antitrust

July 3, 2024

FTC Standard for Preliminary Injunctions for Mergers May be Questioned After US Supreme Court's Starbucks Ruling

Axinn partner Russell Steinthal was quoted in the MLex article, "FTC Standard for Preliminary Injunctions for Mergers May be Questioned After US Supreme Court's Starbucks Ruling."

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June 20, 2024

Did the Supreme Court Just Make It Harder for the FTC to Block Mergers?

For most litigated mergers, the preliminary injunction hearing is decisive: if the FTC or DOJ obtains a preliminary injunction, parties...

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Antitrust

September 8, 2023

Who's Who Legal Recognizes Ten Axinn Attorneys

Axinn is pleased to announce that Who’s Who Legal has recognized ten attorneys in its 2023 edition. Since 1996, this Law Business Research publication has identified the foremost legal practitioners in business law based upon comprehensive, independent research with clients and peers.

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April 6, 2022

Axinn Matter Named 2022 GCR Behavioural Matter of the Year – Americas

Axinn is pleased to announce that Google’s defense of DOJ and State AG investigations and related litigation and multi-district class actions – which we have worked to defend alongside Freshfields, Ropes & Gray, Williams & Connolly, Wilson Sonsini, and Yetter Coleman – was named “Behavioural Matter of the Year – Americas” by Global Competition Review. This award recognizes “creative, strategic and innovative work carried out in a non-merger matter before an enforcer in the Americas.” The Axinn team is led by partners Daniel Bitton and John Harkrider, and includes partners Bradley Justus and Russell Steinthal, counsel James Hunsberger and David Pearl, and associates Caroline Boisvert, Chris Erickson, Drew Freeborn, Neelesh Moorthy, Sam Sherman, and Allison Vissichelli.

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March 11, 2022

American Bar Association Monthly Update for Corporate Counsel

Axinn partner Russell Steinthal, counsel Melanie Kiser, and associate Allison Vissichelli participated in the American Bar Association program, "Monthly Update for Corporate Counsel."

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January 25, 2018

New York State Bar Recognizes Eleven Axinn Attorneys

The New York State Bar Association recognized Axinn and eleven Axinn attorneys at the Seventeenth Annual Justice for All Luncheon, which celebrated the pro bono contributions of firms and attorneys that qualified as Empire State Counsel for 2017. The NYSBA’s prestigious Empire State Counsel program is only open to attorneys that contribute at least 50 hours of pro bono service in a calendar year, and recognizes firms that have at least three attorneys that qualify. The Axinn attorneys honored as Empire State Counsel for 2017 are: Kail Jethmalani, Carol Liu, Michael O'Mara, Russell Steinthal, and Jarod Taylor. Axinn attorneys collectively contributed approximately 2,400 hours of pro bono work in 2017 – a significant contribution to our communities.

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October 7, 2017

Axinn Representing Silver Lake Partners LP in IMG/Learfield Merger

Axinn is representing Silver Lake Partners LP in the merger of its sports marketing company IMG College with Learfield. The Axinn team is led by John Harkrider, Mike Keeley and Russell Steinthal, assisted by Michael O'Mara.

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