Axinn, strongly established in the Northeast with offices in New York, Hartford, and Washington, DC, also has a location in San Francisco. The firm has carved out a niche by specializing in the overlap of intellectual property and antitrust litigation. Not limited by these specialties, Axinn is also proficient in complex commercial litigation. Clients routinely point out the diversity of the firm’s teams as well as its casework.
While the firm has expanded beyond its Connecticut roots, the Hartford headquarters continues to be a dominant force in litigation. The Hartford office has one of the firm’s top intellectual property litigators,
Matt Becker who represents Norwich Pharmaceuticals in a patent-
infringement action filed by Salix Pharmaceuticals. Norwich is seeking approval to market rifaximin, a generic version of the Salix product Xifaxan, for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and hepatic encephalopathy (HE). A trial was held, and the District of Delaware issued an opinion allowing rifaximin to be marketed for IBS treatment but upheld the claims on HE. The case is currently on appeal. Another important member of the team is
Aziz Burgy. He is one of the top life-sciences litigators from the Washington, DC office.
The firm’s DC office features antitrust specialist Rachel Adcox. Adcox represents Alvogen in an antitrust case. She has led the team in defending the company against allegations that it participated in an industry-wide conspiracy to raise the prices of generic medications. The case is ongoing.
Bradley Justus is a rising star in the DC office. Focusing on antitrust litigation, he is on the team defending Tyson Foods in a multitude of class actions alleging industry-wide price manipulation. Also, on the team representing Tyson Foods is Tiffany Rider. She heads the firm’s antitrust investigations and cartels practice and has represented companies in domestic and cross-border antitrust matters before the US Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission.
Adcox joined the New York antitrust litigator Denise Plunkett as a lead counsel defending Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP) in a lawsuit alleging a conspiracy to prevent the plaintiff, Pharmacychecker.com, from accessing platforms to promote the importation of pharmaceuticals outside the US. Adcox and Plunkett secured early summary judgment in favor of ASOP. Plunkett teamed up with fellow New York litigator
Craig Reiser in a high-profile case representing World Chess Champion and grandmaster Magnus Carlsen in an antitrust lawsuit. The pair successfully defended Carlsen against claims brought by another grandmaster, Hans Niemann, who filed defamation claims and violations of the Sherman Act.
