


John DeQ. Briggs
Since 1973, Mr. Briggs has been antitrust and litigation counsel of choice for dozens of major companies in the United States, Asia, Europe and Scandinavia. Prior to joining Axinn, Mr. Briggs 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 Briggs is also a past Chair of the American Bar Association’s ten-thousand-member Section of Antitrust Law; a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, The Trial lawyer Honorary Society; and was also recently elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He 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 is now in the near-final throes of publishing his first major book, with a working title of Thinking About Things: Essays, Commentary, and Ruminations on America, Politics, Law, Society, Foreign Affairs, Culture, The Arts, The Pandemic, and Other Things (2019-2022)
Distinctions
Nominee, 2019 Antitrust Writing Awards: Business, Cross-Border Issues
Nominee, 2018 Antitrust Writing Awards: Academic, Procedure
Nominee, 2016 Antitrust Writing Awards: Academic, Cross-Border Issues
Winner, 2015 Antitrust Writing Awards: Academic, Cross-Border Issues
Nominee, 2014 Antitrust Writing Awards: Academic, General Antitrust
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Change is in the air and it is coming to antitrust and competition policy in the United States. The unexpected election of President-elect Donald J. Trump opened wide the speculation or mystery about what he and his advisors are planning concerning his administration’s antitrust policy. During (...)
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In the Eurotunnel case, the analysis conducted in parallel by the French Competition Authority and the Competition Commission on the merger between Eurotunnel and SeaFrance’s assets, brought to divergent outcomes. This case gives the opportunity to discuss about the European approach to (...)
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