Axinn Partners Named to Best Lawyers 2020

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August 15, 2019

Axinn is pleased to announce that nine partners have been named to the 2020 list of "Best Lawyers in America." This year, John M. Tanski and Francis H. Morrison III were also recognized as a “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas. Each year, Best Lawyers^® partners with U.S. News & World Report, the leading rankings publication in the U.S., to rank law firms and attorneys across the country. Best Lawyers^® compiles their lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.

Antitrust Law
Stephen M. Axinn
John DeQ. Briggs
Lisl J. Dunlop
John D. Harkrider
Michael L. Keeley

Litigation – Antitrust
Mark D. Alexander
Stephen M. Axinn
John D. Harkrider
John M. Tanski – Hartford, CT Lawyer of the Year

Litigation – Commercial
Francis H. Morrison III

Litigation – Intellectual Property
Matthew J. Becker
Francis H. Morrison III – Hartford, CT Lawyer of the Year

Litigation – Patent
Matthew J. Becker

Mark D. Alexander

Matthew J. Becker

John DeQ. Briggs

John D. Harkrider

Michael L. Keeley

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