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Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider
1901 L STREET NW
WASHINGTON DC 20036
United States
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Work Department

Antitrust, Litigation

Position

Tiffany Rider has over 20 years of experience focusing on criminal antitrust cartel investigations; follow-on antitrust class action litigation; and complex mergers and acquisitions. She has defended companies and individuals in consequential international cartel cases, advocating before the Department of Justice and European Commission, among a number of other global enforcement agencies. Tiffany also has extensive experience as lead counsel in civil follow-on MDLs, civil litigation and arbitration. In her counseling and compliance practice, she designs and implements global competition compliance programs for clients in diverse industries, including technology, manufacturing, transportation and financial services. Additionally, Tiffany has extensive experience representing clients on significant mergers and acquisitions, including before both the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission.

Tiffany is a frequent speaker on panels on criminal antitrust and civil litigation issues. She has held several key ABA leadership roles, including on the International Cartel Task Force, Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, and the Diversity Plan Task Force. She served by invitation from the U.S. DOJ as a non-governmental advisor (NGA) for the International Competition Network (ICN) at the 2021 Annual Conference.

Memberships

  • American Bar Association, International Cartel Task Force
  • American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law: Former Co-Chair, Civil Practice & Procedure Committee
  • American Bar Association, “Perspectives in Antitrust” Newsletter, Founder & Former Editor
  • American Bar Association, Women.Connected Advisory Board, Founder
  • American Bar Association, Diversity Plan Task Force
  • American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law, Membership Vice Chair
  • American Bar Association, Antitrust Law Student Ambassador Program, Leadership

Education

  • JD, magna cum laude – Indiana University School of Law (2002)
  • BA, Theatre Arts – University of California, Los Angeles (1992)

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Antitrust > Cartel

Highlighted by clients for offering ‘a deep bench of experienced practitioners’, boutique firm Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider is led by Michael Keeley and specializes in handling a multifaceted caseload of cartel matters before antitrust agencies around the globe, with particular strength in price-fixing investigations and niche expertise at the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property law. ‘Master strategist’ Tiffany Rider exemplifies the firm’s multifarious offering, with her practice encompassing the representation of corporates and individuals in proceedings before the DOJ, the European Commission and the Canadian Competition Bureau, while former DOJ official James Attridge ‘s caseload encompasses leniency applications, investigations related to allegations such as labor-market collusion, and internal investigations. All mentioned lawyers are based in Washington DC.