Neelesh Moorthy

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Neelesh Moorthy’s practice focuses on antitrust law, including litigation, government investigations, and merger reviews.

Neelesh Moorthy

Associate

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Antitrust

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Neelesh Moorthy’s practice focuses on antitrust law, including litigation, government investigations, and merger reviews.

Prior to joining Axinn, Neel served as an intern with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia under the Honorable Timothy Kelly. Neel was a summer associate at Axinn in 2020.

Neel earned his JD at The University of Chicago Law School. He holds a BS in Economics from Duke University.

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JD – The University of Chicago Law School (2021)
BS, Economics, cum laude – Duke University (2018)

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Their knowledge of the industry, law, and implications is deep and thoughtful. The quality of the work...is first-rate.

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Their knowledge of the industry, law, and implications is deep and thoughtful. The quality of the work...is first-rate.

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January 22, 2025

Working the Headline-Grabbing Antitrust Cases as a Junior Associate with Axinn: Google Ad Tech

As part of our partnership with Berkeley Center for Law and Business, partner Daniel Bitton & associates Bella Solórzano, Neel Moorthy, & Darpan Singh from Axinn will discuss working headline-grabbing antitrust cases, including a Q&A hosted by the Antitrust Law and Economics Association of Berkeley.

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March 6, 2024

Axinn Assists Pro Bono Client with Obtaining Settlement of Civil Rights Claims

Axinn is proud to have assisted pro bono client Mayito Guzman in obtaining a favorable settlement in his civil rights claims against two California prison officials. Mr. Guzman alleged that he had been transferred on the basis of his race in violation of the U.S. Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause.

Pro Bono

November 25, 2022

United States: E-Commerce and Big Data Merger Control

Axinn partners Daniel Bitton and Leslie Overton, counsel Melanie Kiser, and associate Neelesh Moorthy co-authored "United States: E-Commerce and Big Data Merger Control," a chapter in the second edition of the Global Competition Review publication, Digital Markets Guide.

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Antitrust

September 19, 2022

Axinn Advises McKesson on $875M Acquisition of Rx Savings Solutions

Axinn is representing McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK), a diversified health care services leader, in its $875M acquisition of Rx Savings Solutions, a prescription price transparency and benefit insight company. Announced on September 19, 2022, the acquisition will strengthen McKesson’s ability to help solve the most common medication challenges related to access, affordability and adherence. The Axinn team is led by partners Daniel Bitton and Jeny Maier, and assisted by associate Neelesh Moorthy.

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Antitrust

April 6, 2022

Axinn Matter Named 2022 GCR Behavioural Matter of the Year – Americas

Axinn is pleased to announce that Google’s defense of DOJ and State AG investigations and related litigation and multi-district class actions – which we have worked to defend alongside Freshfields, Ropes & Gray, Williams & Connolly, Wilson Sonsini, and Yetter Coleman – was named “Behavioural Matter of the Year – Americas” by Global Competition Review. This award recognizes “creative, strategic and innovative work carried out in a non-merger matter before an enforcer in the Americas.” The Axinn team is led by partners Daniel Bitton and John Harkrider, and includes partners Bradley Justus and Russell Steinthal, counsel James Hunsberger and David Pearl, and associates Caroline Boisvert, Chris Erickson, Drew Freeborn, Neelesh Moorthy, Sam Sherman, and Allison Vissichelli.

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