Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider

Antitrust

Having previously served in senior positions at the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division, Leslie Overton offers her clients a valuable combination of experience and insight. Leslie guides companies through merger reviews, civil non-merger investigations, cartel investigations, and litigation involving federal, state, and foreign antitrust authorities. She also represents clients in matters concerning anticompetitive conduct and consolidation by competitors, suppliers, or customers. In her counseling practice, Leslie uses her skill and judgment to provide strategic advice and practical solutions on activities such as pricing, distribution, and licensing. She also customizes antitrust compliance programs to match her clients’ exposure and business realities.

While serving as deputy assistant attorney general for civil enforcement during the Obama Administration, Leslie managed over half of the DOJ’s merger challenges in fiscal years 2012–2014, including litigation complaints, settlements, and transactions restructured or abandoned. Leslie also supervised litigation and civil non-merger investigations, as well as several criminal antitrust matters. Additionally, Leslie oversaw the Antitrust Division’s international engagement and health care policy work. During the Bush Administration, she served as counsel to the assistant attorney general, where she contributed to investigations, litigation, and the seminal health care hearings and report with the FTC.

American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law, Task Force on the Future of Competition Law Standards (2019-2021) American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law, Consumer Protection & Diverse Consumers Task Force, Co-Chair and Nominating Committee (2021) American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law, Merger Practice Workshops, Co-Chair (2016-2018) American Health Lawyers Association National Bar Association

JD – University of Michigan (1994) BA – University of Pennsylvania (1991)