REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Transactional 

• VMware’s proposed $61 billion acquisition by Broadcom
• Dell's $67 billion acquisition of EMC
• Thermo Fisher Scientific's $13.6 billion acquisition of Life Technologies
• Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility 
• Google's $700 million acquisition of ITA 
• Ball Corporation's $6.85 billion acquisition of Rexam PLC 

Sherman Act Litigation 

• Omnicare with respect to its Section One conspiracy claims against United Health in both the Northern District of Illinois and the Seventh Circuit 
• United Technologies Corporation in connection with Walker Process and Handgards claims in the Northern District of Illinois and District of Maryland 
• Stanley Black & Decker with respect to Section One conspiracy claims in the Eastern District of Virginia and Fourth Circuit 

Investigations 

• Google Section 2 investigation before agencies throughout the world
• Google with respect to its Standard Essential Patents decree with FTC 
• Stanley Works with respect to Made in USA markings

 FTC and DOJ Merger Challenges 

• Tyson Foods and George’s in DOJ merger challenge in the Western District of Virginia 
• SunGard in DOJ merger challenge to acquisition of Comdisco in D.C. District Court 
• US DOJ in challenge to WorldCom's $129 billion acquisition of Sprint 

Professional Activities

• Editorial Board, ANTITRUST (2007–present)
• American Bar Association, Vice-Chair, Economics Committee, Section of Antitrust Law (2003–2006)
• New York State Bar Association
• New York City Bar Association

Experience

Transactional 

• VMware’s proposed $61 billion acquisition by Broadcom
• Dell's $67 billion acquisition of EMC
• Thermo Fisher Scientific's $13.6 billion acquisition of Life Technologies 
• Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility 

• Google's $700 million acquisition of ITA 

• Ball Corporation's $6.85 billion acquisition of Rexam PLC

• Thermo Fisher $2.1 billion acquisition of Dionex 

• SunGard Higher Education's $1.77 billion sale of SunGard Higher Education to Datatel 

• SunGard's $700 million acquisition of Comdisco's disaster recovery assets 

• XLHealth's $2.2 billion sale to UnitedHealth 

• Bemis Company's $1.2 billion acquisition of the Food Americas’ assets of Alcan 
• Ball Corporation's $577 million acquisition of MCC assets from InBev 

• Cingular's $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless 

• BellSouth's $67 billion acquisition by AT&T 

• Omnicare in its hostile takeover of both Pharmerica and NeighborCare 

• Harcourt General with respect to its US $4.5 billion sale to Reed Elsevier and Thompson 

• MasterCard’s Board of Directors with respect to their IPO 

FTC and DOJ Merger Challenges 

• Tyson Foods and George’s in DOJ merger challenge in the Western District of Virginia 

• Omnicare in FTC Part III challenge to its acquisition of Pharmerica 

• SunGard in DOJ merger challenge to acquisition of Comdisco in D.C. District Court 

• US DOJ in challenge to WorldCom's $129 billion acquisition of Sprint 

Private Merger Challenges 

• Matlin Paterson in private litigation to prevent hostile acquisition of Vantico by Apollo 

• Stanley in private litigation to prevent hostile takeover by Newell 

Sherman Act Litigation 

• Omnicare with respect to its Section One conspiracy claims against United Health in both the Northern District of Illinois and the Seventh Circuit 

• United Technologies Corporation in connection with Walker Process and Handgards claims in the Northern District of Illinois and District of Maryland 

• Bar/Bri with respect to Section Two monopolization claims in the Ninth and Tenth Circuit 

• Stanley Black & Decker with respect to Section One conspiracy claims in the Eastern District of Virginia and Fourth Circuit 

• Iowa Beef (now Tysons) with respect to claims under the Packers and Stockyards Act in the Middle District of Alabama 

Investigations 

• Google Section 2 investigation before agencies throughout the world
• Google with respect to its Standard Essential Patents decree with FTC 

• Stanley Works with respect to Made in USA markings

Honors

• Chambers USA – Band 1 (Global, Nationwide and New York City)
• Axinn won Global Competition Review "Law Firm of the Year" (Americas) (2021 and 2016)
• Winner of Global Competition Review "Matter of the Year" (2013)
• Named "Litigator of the Week" by The American Lawyer (January 13, 2013)
• Winner of Global Competition Review "Lawyer of the Year" (2012)
• The Legal 500 United States (2022 – 2023)
• Winner of "Merger Control Matter of the Year" (2012)
• Comp360 MVP (2012) 
• Antitrust Writing Award sponsored by the Institute of Competition Law (2014)
• Best Lawyers in America (2017 – 2024)
• Who's Who Legal: Competition (2019 – 2022)

News

• Axinn Partners Named to 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America
• Who's Who Legal Recognizes Ten Axinn Attorneys
• Axinn Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2024
• Axinn’s Antitrust Practice Nationally Ranked by The Legal 500 United States for 2023
• Chambers USA 2023 Recognizes Axinn Lawyers and Practice Groups
• Who’s Who Legal – Thought Leaders 2023
• Axinn Partners Named to Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America
• Axinn Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2023
• Who's Who Legal Recognizes Ten Axinn Attorneys
• Axinn’s Antitrust Practice Nationally Ranked by The Legal 500 United States for 2022
• Chambers USA 2022 Recognizes Axinn Lawyers and Practice Groups
• Axinn Advising VMware, Inc. in $61B Acquisition by Broadcom Inc.
• Axinn Matter Named 2022 GCR Behavioural Matter of the Year – Americas
• Axinn Advised Thermo Fisher on $1.85B Acquisition of PeproTech, Inc.
• Axinn Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2022
• Who's Who Legal Recognizes Eleven Axinn Attorneys
• Axinn’s Antitrust Practice Nationally Ranked by The Legal 500 United States for 2021
• Chambers USA 2021 Recognizes Axinn Lawyers and Practice Groups
• Six Axinn Articles Nominated for Antitrust Writing Awards
• Axinn Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2021
• Who's Who Legal Recognizes Eleven Axinn Attorneys
• Axinn’s Antitrust Practice Nationally Ranked by The Legal 500 United States for 2020
• Chambers USA 2020 Recognizes Axinn Lawyers and Practice Groups
• Axinn Advised Thermo Fisher on $12.5B Acquisition of QIAGEN
• Axinn Represented Mitchell | Genex in its Acquisition of Coventry Workers’ Comp Services
• Three Axinn Articles Nominated for Antitrust Writing Awards
• Axinn Partners Named to Best Lawyers 2020
• Who's Who Legal Recognizes Eight Axinn Attorneys
• Axinn’s Antitrust Practice Nationally Ranked by The Legal 500 United States
• Chambers USA 2019 Recognizes Axinn Lawyers and Practice Groups
• Three Axinn Articles Nominated for Antitrust Writing Awards
• Eight Axinn Partners Named to Best Lawyers 2019
• Who's Who Legal Recognizes Seven Axinn Attorneys
• Chambers USA Recognizes Seven Axinn Partners
• Axinn Representing Silver Lake Partners LP in IMG/Learfield Merger
• Seven Axinn Partners Named to the 2018 List of Best Lawyers in America
• Who's Who Legal Recognizes Seven Axinn Attorneys
• Six Axinn Partners Recognized by Chambers USA
• Axinn Represents Thermo Fisher in $7.2 Billion Acquisition of Patheon
• GCR Nominates Axinn for Litigation of the Year, Deal of the Year and Dealmaker of the Year
• Axinn Represents Stanley Black & Decker in its Purchase of the Craftsman Brand from Sears Holdings
• Axinn Wins Summary Judgment for Stanley Black & Decker
• Axinn Represents Dell in $60 Billion Acquisition of EMC
• Six Axinn Partners Named to the 2017 List of Best Lawyers in America
• Axinn Secures Global Antitrust Clearance for Ball’s Acquisition of Rexam
• Axinn Represented McKesson in Transaction with Change Healthcare to Form New Health Care Information Technology Company
• Seven Axinn Partners Recognized by Chambers USA
• Axinn Represents Thermo Fisher in $4.2 Billion Acquisition of FEI
• Axinn Featured as an “Elite” Firm by GCR
• Axinn Receives Three Nominations for 2016 GCR Awards
• Axinn Obtains FTC Clearance for Dell’s $67B Acquisition of EMC
• Axinn Represents Charles River Laboratories in $585M Acquisition of WIL Research
• Axinn Represents Thermo Fisher in $1.3B Acquisition of Affymetrix
• Three Axinn Antitrust Partners Included in “Who’s Who in Legal”
• Axinn is Lead Antitrust Counsel in Dell’s $67B Acquisition of EMC
• Axinn Advises SunGard on Acquisition by FIS
• Six Axinn Partners Ranked by Chambers USA
• Axinn Partners Ranked by Chambers in Global Guide
• Axinn Nominated for Global M&A Deal of the Year by Atlas Awards
• Axinn Acts as Global Coordinating Antitrust Counsel for Ball’s $6.85 Billion Acquisition of Rexam
• Axinn Wins Motion to Dismiss Monopolization Suit for Stanley Black & Decker
• FTC Approves Final Order for Thermo Fisher's $13.6 Billion Acquisition of Life Technologies
• John Harkrider and John Briggs Recognized at 2014 Antitrust Writing Awards
• Axinn Obtains Global Antitrust Clearance for Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.’s $13.6 billion Acquisition
• GCR 100 Ranks Axinn as "Highly Recommended"
• Axinn Matter Named 2013 GCR Matter of the Year
• Partner John D. Harkrider Selected as "Litigator of the Week" by The American Lawyer
• Axinn Represented Google in the Standard Essential Patent Investigation by the FTC
• GCR Rates Axinn's Antitrust Practice as "Highly Recommended"
• Axinn Partners Selected by Chambers USA
• Axinn winner of “Merger Control Matter of the Year- Americas” by Global Competition Review
• John Harkrider selected as “Lawyer of the Year” by Global Competition Review
• Axinn Obtains Antitrust Clearance for $1.775 Billion Combination of SunGard Higher Education and Datatel, Inc.
• Axinn represents Google in connection with the patent/antitrust issues raised by Google’s $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc.
• Axinn's Antitrust Practice "Highly Recommended" in Global Competition Review Survey
• Axinn Partner John D. Harkrider named a 2011 Law360 "MVP"
• Axinn Represents Omnicare Inc. in Proposed Acquisition of PharMerica Corp.
• Axinn Partners Again Ranked by Chambers
• Axinn's Antitrust Practice "Highly Recommended" in Global Competition Review Survey
• Axinn Represents Google in its $700 Million Acquisition of ITA
• Axinn Practice Groups, Attorneys Rank Highly in Chambers 2010 USA Release
• The International Legal Alliance Recognizes Axinn as One of the Top Antitrust Firms in the U.S.
• Axinn Recognized Among the Best Antitrust Practices in NY by Global Competition Review Magazine
• The Antitrust Review of the Americas
• John Harkrider Discusses White House Announcement of Revised Antitrust Laws with The Wall Street Journal
• John Harkrider Featured in Competition Law 360
• Chambers USA Ranks Axinn Among Top New York Law Firms
• Axinn Obtains Antitrust Clearance for Omnicare's Acquisition of Rival Neighborcare
• John D. Harkrider Speaks at Milton Handler Annual Antitrust Review
• Axinn Counsels BellSouth and Cingular in Acquisition of AT&T Wireless
• Axinn Represents Harcourt General in Sale to Reed Elsevier and Thomson Corporation
• Axinn Represents Sungard Data Systems Inc. in Acquisition of Availability Solutions Business of Comdisco Inc.
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Thought Leadership

• Who’s Who Legal – Thought Leaders Competition 2022, January 18, 2022
• Remedies in the Context of Multi-Jurisdictional Mergers, GCR Insight: Merger Remedies Guide, October 2021
• Managing Timing of Multi-Jurisdictional Review, GCR Insight: Merger Remedies Guide, October 2020
• What Lemons Teach Us About Privacy and Competition, ABA Antitrust Magazine, Fall 2020
• Break Up Denny’s, Competition Policy International, July 8, 2020
• Assessing the New DOJ, FTC Vertical Merger Guidelines, Law360, July 6, 2020
• The US DOJ and FTC Release Their Vertical Merger Guidelines, Concurrences e-Competitions Bulletin, June 30, 2020
• Who’s Who Legal – Thought Leaders Competition, Who’s Who Legal, December 2019
• Managing Timing of Multi-Jurisdictional Review, GCR Insight: Merger Remedies Guide, October 1, 2019
• Who’s Who Legal – Thought Leaders Competition and Thought Leaders Global Elite, Who’s Who Legal, May 9, 2019
• Antitrust in the Trump Administration: A Tough Enforcer That Believes in Limited Government, ABA Antitrust Magazine, July 20, 2018
• Concentrated Benefits and Dispersed Costs Rent-Seeking by Incumbents Against Innovative and Disruptive Web Based Firms, Douglas H. Ginsburg – An Antitrust Professor on the Bench Liber Amicorum Volume 1, March 1, 2018
• Cash Tender Offers Under the HSR Act: Protecting an Efficient Market for Corporate Control, Antitrust Magazine, Fall 2016
• Working the Clock: Strategic Choices in Managing Global Regulatory Review Timelines, The Antitrust Counselor, March 15, 2016
• John Harkrider Interviewed Director of Competition of the FTC, MLex, June 25, 2015
• Iraq Asks 2nd Circ. For $10B Oil-For-Food Rehearing, Law360, October 3, 2014
• Seeing the Forest Through The SEPs, Antitrust Magazine, March 25, 2014
• Lawyers Weigh In On Obama "Patent Troll" Initiatives, Law360, June 5, 2013
• John Harkrider and Team Featured in The American Lawyer’s ‘Big Suits’ Column, The American Lawyer, February 27, 2013
• Closing at Your Peril: Post-Consummation Merger Challenges, The Threshold, Summer 2012
• Obama: The First Year, ANTITRUST, Summer 2010
• Lessons from the Great Depression, ANTITRUST, April 1, 2009
• Antitrust Enforcement During the Bush Administration, ANTITRUST, July 1, 2008
• Exporting Antitrust Law to China, Global Competition Review, February 2006
• Risk-Shifting Provisions and Antitrust Risk: An Empirical Examination, ANTITRUST, Fall 2005
• Sophistication Snag, The Deal, January 17, 2005
• Proving Anticompetitive Impact: Moving Past Merger Guidelines Presumptions, Columbia Business Law Review, 2005
• Resolving Complex Antitrust Cases Promptly, Icarus, Summer 2002

Events

Education

• Ph.D. Program – University of Michigan (did not complete dissertation)
• JD, cum laude – University of California, Hastings College of the Law (1991) Order of the Coif
• BA, with highest Honors – University of Michigan (1988)

Admissions

• District of Columbia
• New York
• US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• US District Court Southern District of New York
• Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation