
Sandhya Taneja
Associate
Sandhya Taneja is an associate in Axinn’s Antitrust practice group. Her practice focuses on merger analysis, civil litigation, and antitrust counseling and compliance. Sandhya represents both U.S. and international clients in complex antitrust litigation and transactional matters, providing practical and strategic counsel across a range of industries.
Sandhya Taneja
Associate
Sandhya Taneja is an associate in Axinn’s Antitrust practice group. Her practice focuses on merger analysis, civil litigation, and antitrust counseling and compliance. Sandhya represents both U.S. and international clients in complex antitrust litigation and transactional matters, providing practical and strategic counsel across a range of industries.

Sandhya’s recent experience includes representing Qualtrics in its $6.75 billion acquisition by Press Ganey and representing Alliance Laundry in complex antitrust and commercial litigation involving mobile-payment technology.
In 2026, Sandhya was named a Rising Star by the South Asian Bar Association of North America.
Before joining Axinn, Sandhya clerked for the Honorable Bibi M. Berry in the Montgomery County Circuit Court in Maryland, where she focused on family law and civil and criminal jury trials. Earlier in her career, Sandhya worked with several startups, advising founders on early legal and structural challenges – from drafting operating agreements to developing frameworks that support sustainable growth and scalability.
Sandhya also maintains an active pro bono practice, assisting immigration clients, including Afghan refugees, with asylum matters and supporting family law cases.
Sandhya earned her JD from The George Washington University Law School, where she served as president of the Antitrust Law Association and worked as a research assistant to Professor William Kovacic. She holds a BA in Economics and Business from the University of Maryland and is currently pursuing an MBA at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.
Experience
- Representing Alliance Laundry in complex antitrust and commercial litigation involving mobile-payment technology for commercial laundry equipment.
- Represented Qualtrics in its $6.75 billion acquisition by Press Ganey, a significant transaction in the healthcare technology and experience management sectors.
- Represented Boyd Group Services Inc. in its $1.3 billion acquisition of Joe Hudson’s Collision Center.
- Represented Worldpay in its $24.5 billion acquisition by Global Payments.
- Counseled the Florida Association of Realtors® in complex litigation involving real estate broker and agent commission practices.
- Counseled Cummins Inc. in connection with its proposed $3 billion electric vehicle battery joint venture with Daimler Truck and PACCAR, involving the development and manufacture of commercial EV battery cells.
- Represented M. Holland Company in its acquisition by Ravago Group, a global plastics distribution and manufacturing company.
Honors
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pathfinder (2026)
- South Asian Bar Association of North America, Rising Star Award (2026)
- Winner - Concurrences 2025 Antitrust Writing Award for "Setting the AI Standard for Algorithmic Pricing in the U.S.: Per Se or Rule of Reason?"
- Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll (Honors, 2022; High Honors, 2023; High Honors, 2024)
- Epiq Women's Award for Justice and Advocacy (2023)
- Leadership Academy Fellow of The Bar Association of Montgomery County, Maryland (2022-2023)
Education
- JD – The George Washington University Law School (2021)
- BA, Economics – University of Maryland (2017)
Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
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