Daniel Bitton Named to Daily Journal Top Antitrust Lawyers 2022

April 28, 2026

Seven Axinn Attorneys Named to 2025 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll

In 2011, the D.C. Courts established the Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, which annually recognizes members of the D.C. Bar who perform 50 hours or more of pro bono legal services, and additionally recognizes those who perform over 100 hours with a “High Honors” distinction. Axinn is pleased to announce that seven Axinn attorneys have been named to the 2025 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll:

Pro Bono

Antitrust

April 27, 2026

Axinn Advises Thermo Fisher Scientific on $1.075 Billion Sale of its Microbiology Business to Astorg

Axinn advised Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, on its definitive agreement to sell its microbiology business to Astorg, a leading pan-European private equity firm, for approximately $1.075 billion. The microbiology business provides antimicrobial susceptibility testing and culture media solutions for clinical, pharmaceutical and food safety testing.

Deals & Cases

Antitrust

April 27, 2026

Axinn Appoints Rachael Philbin as Chief Innovation Officer

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP today announced the appointment of Rachael Philbin as Chief Innovation Officer, reinforcing the Firm’s continued investment in advanced solutions and technology for legal services delivery. Philbin joins from Proskauer Rose LLP, where she served as Innovation & Transformation Officer. Based in Axinn's New York office, she will lead the Firm’s AI and legal technology initiatives as well as knowledge management efforts, accelerating adoption and integration across its antitrust, intellectual property, and litigation practices.

News

April 27, 2026

Teva v. Lilly -- Clarifies Written Description of Method Claims Involving A Genus

The Federal Circuit recently clarified its written description jurisprudence concerning claims directed to methods of using a genus. Teva...

Axinn Viewpoints

Intellectual Property

April 27, 2026

What’s Up? Competition Enforcement Updates From Italy and Portugal

What has competition enforcement looked like in Italy and Portugal over the past year? In this episode, Managing Partner Jeny Maier speaks with Nuno Cunha Rodrigues, President of the Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC), about a creative hospital merger remedy, AdC’s research on AI and competition, and a consumer outreach initiative that took the authority beyond Lisbon.

Podcast

Antitrust

April 21, 2026

ACI 22nd Annual Paragraph IV Conference

Axinn partner Aziz Burgy and counsel Ricardo Camposanto will speak at American Conference Institute's Paragraph IV Disputes Conference, being held April 21-22 in New York.

Speaking Engagement

Intellectual Property

April 21, 2026

Informa 35th Annual Advanced EU London Conference

On April 21, Axinn partner Katrina Rouse will speak on the "Defence Readiness Omnibus: Competition Law Considerations" panel at Informa's Advanced EU London Conference, being held April 21-22.

Speaking Engagement

Antitrust

April 15, 2026

Antitrust Fault Lines: Will Licensing Negotiation Groups Reshape SEP Licensing?

Axinn partners Brian Johnson and Michael O’Mara, along with Noerr lawyers Alexander Birnstiel and Jochen Christoph Hegener, co-authored the IAM article, “Antitrust Fault Lines: Will Licensing Negotiation Groups Reshape SEP Licensing?”

Byline Articles

Antitrust

April 13, 2026

AHLA Health Care Transactions Program 2026

Axinn is proud to sponsor the American Health Law Association’s Health Care Transactions Program, being held April 13-15 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Sponsorship

Antitrust

April 6, 2026

Kenina Lee Selected as a Member of Law360’s 2026 Competition Editorial Advisory Board

Axinn counsel Kenina Lee has been reappointed to Law360’s 2026 Editorial Board, serving on the Competition Editorial Advisory Board. In this role, she will continue to provide insights to help shape Law360’s coverage and future reporting in the areas of antitrust and competition.

Awards & Recognitions

Antitrust

April 3, 2026

Axinn Associates at the Antitrust Spring Meeting: You Get a Deal, You Get a Deal—A Deal in Every Environment

The Spring Meeting is the largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy professionals globally, with lawyers,...

Axinn Viewpoints

Antitrust

April 3, 2026

Axinn Associates at the Spring Meeting: Trends in Federal Antitrust Enforcement and Policy

The Spring Meeting is the largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy professionals globally, with lawyers,...

Axinn Viewpoints

Antitrust

Daniel Bitton Named to Daily Journal Top Antitrust Lawyers 2022

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