Private Practice

• Represented First Advantage in its $2.2 billion acquisition of Sterling Check Corp.
• Represented VMware Inc. in its $69 billion acquisition by Broadcom Inc.
• Represented Berkshire Partners in its parallel acquisitions of Forcura and Medalogix.
• Represented Elite Roofing Supply in its acquisition by Gulfeagle Supply.
• Representing a pharmaceutical company in a confidential Federal Trade Commission investigation.
• Represented Thermo Fisher Scientific in numerous matters, including its $3.1 billion acquisition of Olink, its $12.5 billion tender offer for QIAGEN N.V., and its approximately $1.85 billion acquisition of PeproTech Inc.
• Represented Choice Hotels in its proposed acquisition of Wyndham Hotels.
• Represented Dundee Partners in its strategic partnership with Universal Music Group to acquire KKR’s majority interest in Chord Music Partners, valued at $1.85 billion.
• Represented Sagard Holdings, Fairfax Financial Holdings, and Peak Achievement Athletics Inc. in the DOJ review and clearance of Rawlings Sporting Goods’ acquisition of Easton Diamond Sports.
• Represented D.G. Yuengling & Son in its joint venture with Molson Coors Beverage Company to expand west.
• Counseled a leading digital platform as it considered strategic M&A options.
• Advised a leading digital platform on policies and product development to minimize antitrust risk.
• Represented Novartis in the sale of its animal health division to Eli Lilly.
• Represented United Airlines in its proposed acquisition of take-off and landing slots from Delta at Newark Liberty International Airport.

Axinn Antitrust Insights:

FTC Final Rule Banning Non-Competes Faces Uncertainty, Axinn Update, May 7, 2024

FTC Announces Revised HSR Thresholds for 2024, Axinn Update, January 30, 2024

With Final 2023 Merger Guidelines, DOJ and FTC Formalize Aggressive Merger Enforcement Policy, Axinn Update, January 3, 2024

New Proposed Merger Guidelines Reflect DOJ and FTC’s Anti-merger Policy, Signal Continued Aggressive Enforcement, Axinn Update, July 27, 2023

FTC Proposes Massive Revisions to HSR Filing Requirements Amounting to a Fundamental Shift in the U.S. Merger Review Regime to Mirror European and Chinese Systems, Axinn Update, June 28, 2023

FTC Announces Revised HSR Thresholds for 2023, Axinn Update, January 26, 2023

FTC Issues Proposed Rule Banning Employee Non-Compete Clauses, Axinn Update, January 9, 2023

FTC Policy Statement Re Section 5, Axinn Update, November 21, 2022

Public and Regulatory Sentiment Point to Increased Healthcare Merger Enforcement, Axinn Update, October 31, 2022

Antitrust Division Obtains First Conviction for Labor-Market Collusion, Axinn Update, October 27, 2022

Judges Skeptical of Recent Biden Administration Merger Challenges, Axinn Update, October 26, 2022

US Department of Justice Forces Interlocking Board Members to Resign, Axinn Update, October 21, 2022

Confirmation of Third Democratic FTC Commissioner Secures Majority, Setting Stage for Aggressive and Unconventional Agenda, Axinn Update, May 13, 2022

DOJ Updates Antitrust Leniency Program and Agencies Continue Shift to Increase Merger Enforcement, Axinn Update, April 19, 2022

DOJ Officials Raise Specter of Criminal Monopolization Prosecutions, Axinn Update, March 15, 2022

FTC Announces New HSR Thresholds for 2022, Axinn Update, January 26, 2022

U.S. Antitrust Agencies to Significantly Revise and Broaden Merger Guidelines, Axinn Update, January 24, 2022

White House Issues Executive Order Aimed at Increasing Antitrust Enforcement and Promoting Competition, Axinn Update, July 12, 2021

Lina Khan Sworn in as New FTC Chair, Axinn Update, June 17, 2021

Supreme Court Limits FTC's Ability to Seek Equitable Monetary Relief, Axinn Update, April 30, 2021

FTC Launches Multinational Group to Tackle Pharmaceutical Deals, Axinn Update, April 6, 2021

FTC Challenges Illumina’s Acquisition of Grail, Axinn Update, April 6, 2021

DOJ Continues Criminal Enforcement in Labor Markets, Axinn Update, April 6, 2021