Craig Reiser is a member of Axinn’s Executive Committee and serves as the firm’s General Counsel.
Clients turn to Craig when their reputations are on the line. He excels at representing companies and individuals in high-profile, high-value, and complex commercial and antitrust litigation. Known for his sharp legal insight, Craig quickly identifies the critical issues and develops strategies tailored to each client’s unique needs and business objectives. His approach has earned impressive results and the lasting confidence of those he represents. Craig’s accomplishments have earned recognition from Chambers USA and The Legal 500.
Craig handles high-stakes commercial and antitrust litigation for leading technology companies, global law firms, and other prominent clients. His matters frequently involve significant financial exposure, novel legal issues, and intense public scrutiny
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Among other high-profile litigation matters, Craig is currently lead counsel for SpaceXAI and X in a closely watched lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI involving conduct in the generative AI space. He also recently represented X in an antitrust lawsuit against the National Music Publishers’ Association and several major music publishers, challenging alleged coordination of music-licensing and copyright-enforcement practices. Following briefing on defendants’ motion to dismiss, X’s antitrust lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed, alongside a voluntary dismissal of a lawsuit the publishers had filed against X for copyright infringement.
Craig also led the successful defense of chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen in a headline-grabbing defamation and antitrust lawsuit arising from the widely reported chess cheating controversy.
He is also leading the defense of Alvogen in two of the largest multidistrict litigations in the United States, one involving antitrust claims relating to generic drug pricing and the other involving the opioid crisis
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In addition, Craig has extensive experience defending malpractice and breach-of-duty claims against major international law firms, with collective exposures in the billions. His work includes representing a global law firm in federal bankruptcy court, defending firms against claims arising from complex commercial transactions, and winning the precedent-setting dismissal of a $7 billion putative class action brought against a global law firm by non-client investors. He is also often called upon to provide confidential professional responsibility advice.
Craig also maintains an active pro bono practice, representing economically disadvantaged individuals in federal appellate courts in civil and immigration matters.
- Commercial disputes
- Competition/antitrust