John has been engaged in all aspects of antitrust law for more than 30 years, with a focus in recent years on European competition issues as well as American antitrust issues, often in connection with Intellectual Property. He served as Chairman of the ABA's Section of Antitrust Law for 1995-1996 and was Chair or Co-chair the Antitrust Practice Group at Howrey, LLP for more than a decade. John is now Co-chair of the Antitrust Practice Group at Axinn Veltrop and Managing Partner of the firm's DC office. He has been lead counsel for many companies on both sides of the Atlantic in hundreds of mergers, class actions, private antitrust litigations, cartel matters, and other commercial litigations. John is listed in The Best Lawyer's in America and received the BTI Client Service "All-Star" award based on repeat nominations by Fortune 1000 company chief legal officers for "client focus, delivery of results and exceptional understanding of clients' business." Joseph served as an Officer in the U.S. Navy, serving two tours of duty in Vietnam.