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Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider Offices
114 WEST 47TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10036
NEW YORK
United States
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Denise Plunkett
Work Department
Antitrust, Litigation
Position
Denise Plunkett is a trial lawyer with more than 25 years of experience handling an impressive array of high-profile antitrust cases and other high-stakes commercial disputes. Denise has served as lead trial counsel in well over a dozen jury trials of varying types. Her diverse litigation and counseling practice includes trials and appearances in numerous federal and state courts, international and AAA arbitrations, advocacy before the FTC Bureau of Competition, and appellate and other post-judgment representations.
Denise has significant experience and longstanding relationships with leading companies in the payments, financial services, and pharmaceutical industries. She is a trusted advisor to her clients, aggressively representing them in litigation, providing antitrust and regulatory guidance, and helping them to navigate issues related to legal and conduct risk.
Memberships
- Co-Chair, New York State Bar Association Antitrust Section’s Unilateral Conduct Committee (2019-present)
- Member, New York City Bar Antitrust Committee (2014-present)
Education
- JD, cum laude – Boston University School of Law (1994)
- BA – University of Maryland (1991)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
Fielding a team of ‘responsive, aggressive, and very smart’ attorneys, Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider is well positioned to take on the gamut of antitrust defenses, including MDLs and treble-damage litigation arising out of price fixing and monopolization allegations, including standout work for Google, among others. Washington DC’s Michael Keeley leads the group, specializing in disputes that concern both antitrust and IP issues, such as patent jury cases, and is also sought after for representation in relation to monopolization. ‘Master strategist’ Rachel Adcox, also based in the capital, is adept at handling concurrent civil and criminal litigation, including treble-damage suits, while ‘stand-out trial lawyer’ Denise Plunkett is noted for her representation of payments and other financial services clients in antitrust litigation out of New York. Made partner in January 2024, Kail Jethmalani maintains a practice covering civil antitrust suits with defense of clients before the FTC and foreign competition regulators. DC-based Kenina Lee brings experience of FTC procedure relating to pharmaceutical sector mergers to the practice.
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