John Briggs Bio

John DeQ. Briggs is one of the most accomplished competition lawyers of his generation. Since 1973, John has been antitrust and litigation counsel of choice for dozens of major companies in the United States, Asia, Europe and Scandinavia. Client demand for his work has mainly focused on antitrust, M&A and complex civil litigation, including especially matters implicating shareholder liability and jurisdiction based on principles of veil piercing, agency and alter ego. Prior to joining Axinn, John served for more than 10 years as the Chair of the antitrust practice for Howrey LLP, during his tenure the largest private antitrust practice in the world. From 2009 until 2019 he was an adjunct Professor of International Competition Law at George Washington University. John is also a past Chair of the American Bar Association’s ten- thousand-member Section of Antitrust Law; a Senior Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, The Trial lawyer Honorary Society; and has also been elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He was shortlisted for the job of Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division during the Democratic Administration of President Clinton (see Newsweek, Sep. 9, 1996 at 59) and also during the later Republican Administration of President Bush (see The Daily Deal, May 17, 2005 at 1). John has been a prolific writer, having published some 50 articles and edited an edition of the ABA Antitrust Section’s flagship publication Antitrust Law Developments. He has recently published his first major non-legal book entitled America in Turmoil: Essays on Politics, the Economy, Society, and the Future, which has been favorably reviewed. www.johndeqbriggs.com.