The Axinn team, led by partners Craig Reiser and Denise Plunkett, with assistance from Eva Yung, Caroline Boisvert, and Claire Haws, received a shout out from The American Lawyer in its “Litigator of the Week” column for their successful defense of the claims brought by Hans Niemann against Magnus Carlsen in the high-profile chess cheating lawsuit against Carlsen and four other defendants. The Axinn team was supported by Missouri counsel at Stinson LLP and worked alongside co-counsel at Latham & Watkins LLP, who were also recognized for their representation of Chess.com, Danny Rensch, and Play Magnus; as well as Michael J. Ryan PA and Lewis Rice LLC, who were recognized for their representation of Hikaru Nakamura.

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