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UFC retains anti-trust lawyer to battle federal investigation
Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), has retained Axinn-Veltrop-Harkrider, LLP, a New York City-based law…
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Chris Palmquist
Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), has retained Axinn-Veltrop-Harkrider, LLP, a New York City-based law firm specializing in anti-trust litigation, as defense against an on-going probe by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) into the purchase of UFC competitor Strikeforce, FCF has learned.
It is true that Zuffa has retained my law firm, but I will not comment further, said Stephen Axinn, the firm’s senior partner. As I am sure you know, people generally do not want to comment where there may be possibly some sort of investigation going on.
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