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Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider Offices
1901 L STREET NW
WASHINGTON DC 20036
United States
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Rachel Adcox
Work Department
Antitrust
Position
Whether successfully leading clients through complex multidistrict litigation cases or negotiating criminal fine reductions in the hundreds of millions of dollars, Rachel Adcox is a standout amongst antitrust practitioners. In the last two years alone, Rachel was named a GCR “Women in Antitrust,” shortlisted for GCR’s “Lawyer of the Year” and “Litigator of the Year,” and named a National Law Journal “Litigation Trailblazer.”
The scope and significance of Rachel’s work is the best illustration of the trust that major corporations place in her skill and judgment. As lead counsel for Tyson Foods in their Broilers, Growers, Pork, and Turkey matters, Rachel’s team has navigated hundreds of individual cases in both federal and state courts, while skillfully managing concurrent regulatory investigations. Rachel currently also leads the defense of Alvogen in the sprawling Generic Drugs MDL, the defense of the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies in a treble-damages class action case alleging a group boycott, and the defense of RelayHealth (a wholly-owned subsidiary of McKesson) in class action litigation following an FTC investigation.
Memberships
- American Bar Association Sections of Antitrust Law, Litigation, and Criminal Law
- Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- Maryland State Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
Education
- JD, with Honors – The George Washington University Law School (2007)
- BS, with High Honors – Michigan State University (1996)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
(Leading lawyers)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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading lawyers United States > Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Civil litigation/class actions: defense United States > Antitrust