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Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider Offices
114 WEST 47TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10036
NEW YORK
United States
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Mr Craig Reiser
Work Department
Antitrust, Litigation
Position
Craig Reiser represents clients whose reputations are on the line in complex, bet-the-company litigation, with a focus on defending global law firms facing malpractice and breach-of-duty claims and defending high-stakes antitrust class actions.
Craig’s litigation experience spans federal and state courts across the country—at both the trial and appellate level—as well as arbitral tribunals.
He has defended malpractice and breach-of-duty claims against major international law firms, in numerous forums, with collective exposures in the billions. He is currently representing a global law firm in federal bankruptcy court, has represented numerous major law firms in connection with malpractice claims arising from various commercial transactions, and won a precedent-setting dismissal of a $7 billion putative class action brought against a global law firm by non-client investors. In addition, Craig serves as a member of Axinn’s professional responsibility committee.
Education
- JD, summa cum laude – University of Pennsylvania Law School (2010)
- Honors BA, Political Science, summa cum laude – University of Delaware (2007)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
The team at Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider has extensive experience as lead counsel in private treble damage actions and in representing companies and individuals in follow on litigation arising from cartel investigations across the manufacturing and pharmaceuticals industries. Recent work includes defending Fortune 500 companies like Tyson Foods in strategically important disputes including multiple class action suits and private arbitrations. Heads of team include John Harkrider in New York, who acts as lead counsel in cross-border litigation involving claims under section 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act and Michael Keeley in Washington DC, who has experience in trying monopolization and patent jury cases with recent involvement in the Avogen generics price-fixing litigation. Also in DC is Rachel Adcox, who defends major corporations in multidistrict litigation especially in cartel disputes, John Briggs, who offers extensive experience in large antitrust class actions work and Tiffany Rider who is known for her work in international cartel cases and civil follow-on multi district and class action litigation. In New York, Craig Reiser’s litigation spans federal and state courts at both trial and appellate level while Denise Plunkett often defends clients in the payments, financial services and pharmaceutical sectors. New arrival James Attridge, who offers experience as previous deputy chief of staff of the antitrust division in the DOJ, joined the DC office in September 2022.