Articles from Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP announced today that Jacklin “Jackie” Lem, who most recently served as Civil Chief of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division’s San Francisco Office, has joined its Antitrust practice as a partner in the San Francisco, CA office.  

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP announced today that Mary Helen Wimberly, a veteran litigator with nearly a decade of high-level government experience at the U.S. Department of Justice, has joined its Antitrust practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office.

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP announced today that veteran intellectual property trial lawyer Joseph Micallef has joined its Intellectual Property practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office.

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP announced today that it has relocated its New York headquarters to 45 Rockefeller Plaza. The new office space, spanning 28,000 square feet on the building’s 33rd floor, will accommodate over 65 lawyers and business professionals from Axinn. This move places the firm in a prestigious location in the heart of Manhattan.

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP announced today that Scott Eisman has joined its litigation practice as a partner in the New York office.

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP announced today that it has promoted Michael O’Mara to partner and Lindsey Strang Aberg, Ali Vissichelli, and Eva Yung to counsel, effective January 1, 2025. Michael, Lindsey, Ali, and Eva work across Axinn’s antitrust and litigation practices.

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP unveiled the results of a months-long rebranding process today with the launch of a new website, brand imagery, and a sharpened message to the market about the firm’s work on high-stakes antitrust, intellectual property, and litigation matters. The rebrand emphasizes the invested, incisive, inquisitive, and inclusive qualities of Axinn, while giving it a look consistent with the sophistication of its work for clients including Google, Thermo Fisher, Alvogen, and Tyson.

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP has named antitrust partner Jeny Maier as the firm’s next managing partner, effective Jan. 1, 2024. Maier, who leads clients through antitrust agency review of their multibillion-dollar M&A deals, succeeds Matt Becker, who will continue to practice in the firm’s intellectual property group, following his six-year term.

Broadcom Inc., a global technology leader in semiconductor, data center hardware, and infrastructure software solutions, announced that it had closed its $69 billion acquisition of VMware, Inc., a leading virtualization software provider. As global lead antitrust counsel to VMware in what The Wall Street Journal has called “one of the largest technology mergers ever,” Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP helped VMware secure global regulatory clearances in more than 10 jurisdictions to clear the way for the closing of the transaction.