Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider

Specialist antitrust firm Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider boasts a deep bench of experts with longstanding experience in the field, handling cross-border, complex merger control work, including John Harkrider‘s representing VMware in its $69 billion acquisition by Broadcom. Harkrider, based in New York, regularly handles high value, high stakes merger clearance matters for multinational companies, while in Washington DC Michael Keeley chairs the firm’s antitrust practice, with particular experience litigating merger challenges. Major corporations regularly seek out DC-based Jeny Maier for assistance with strategic M&A transactions, from risk analysis through antitrust agency review. Also in DC, Leslie Overton draws on experience in senior positions at the Department of Justice Antitrust division to provide strategic advice. In New York, Lisl Dunlop is a particular go-to for clients in the healthcare sector, and Nicholas Gaglio has a practice spanning mergers, corporate counselling, and cartel investigations.