Caroline Boisvert is an associate in Axinn’s Antitrust and Litigation groups, representing clients in a wide variety of high-profile antitrust litigations and complex commercial disputes. For example, Caroline is currently representing Google in multidistrict antitrust litigation related to Google’s ad technology business and defending a global pharmaceuticals company against antitrust claims in one of the largest multidistrict litigations in the United States. She previously contributed to the successful defense of chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen against antitrust and defamation claims arising from the high-profile chess cheating scandal. Caroline also maintains an active pro bono practice assisting immigration clients, such as Afghan refugees, with asylum cases.

Prior to joining Axinn, Caroline was a Law Clerk to the Honorable Paul V. Niemeyer of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Caroline’s previous experience includes practicing in the litigation department of a global law firm, where she represented clients in complex civil and criminal litigation and enforcement matters, including appeals.

Caroline earned her JD at Georgetown University Law Center. While in law school, she served as the Senior Articles Editor for the Georgetown Law Journal and worked as a judicial intern for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Caroline holds an undergraduate degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.

Professional Activities

• American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law, Young Lawyer Representative for the Civil Practice & Procedure Committee (2022-2024)
• American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division Antitrust Law Committee Vice-Chair (2022-2023)
• Connecticut Bar Association, Young Lawyers Executive Committee, Federal Practice Committee Chair (2021-2023)
• Connecticut Bar Association, Young Lawyers Executive Committee, CLE Co-Director (2023-2024)

Experience

• Representing Google in multidistrict litigation brought by various private plaintiffs challenging Google’s ad technology business.
• Defending a generic pharmaceutical manufacturer in a multidistrict litigation pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania involving industry-wide price-fixing allegations.
• Defending Tyson Foods, Inc. in a consolidated treble-damages class action case alleging industrywide conspiracy to manipulate the price of broiler chicken in the Northern District of Illinois.
• Successfully defended affiliate of Mercury Public Affairs in high-profile contract and corporate governance dispute.
• Secured dismissal of claims against chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen in dispute arising from the high-profile chess cheating scandal.
• Successfully defended a Fortune 100 company against a $500 million claim in AAA arbitration.

Honors

• Recognized in Am Law "Litigator of the Week" column for representation of chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen
• Volunteer of the Year, Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers Section (2021-2023)
• Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” (2024)

News

• Axinn Successfully Secures Asylum on Behalf of Pro Bono Client
• Axinn Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2024
• Axinn Team Receives Am Law "Litigator of the Week" Shout Out for Representation of Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen
• Axinn Achieves Complete Antitrust Victory for Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen in $100 Million Lawsuit Over Cheating Allegations
• Axinn Matter Named 2022 GCR Behavioural Matter of the Year – Americas
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Thought Leadership

• What’s at Stake in Bystolic 'Side Deals' Litigation, Law360, November 21, 2023
• Environment Has Become a Global Merger Control Issue, Law360, December 17, 2021
• Highlights From the OECD Roundtable on the Role of Competition Policy in Promoting Economic Recovery, Competition Policy International, January 11, 2021
• Anti-Terrorism Act Case Could Bring New Risks For US Cos., Law360, June 21, 2019

Events

Education

• JD, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif – Georgetown University Law Center (2018)
• BS, summa cum laude – Georgetown University (2012)

Admissions

• Connecticut
• Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court Maryland
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit