Charles Paul Hoffman

Associate

Charles Paul Hoffman is an associate in the New York office of Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP.  His practice is focused on antitrust litigation, merger analysis, and complex litigation.

Mr. Hoffman's work has included the criminal defense of an international parcel tanker shipping company expelled from the Department of Justice Antitrust Division's Corporate Leniency Program and the representation of creditors in the bankruptcy of a national cable television company.  He has also engaged in substantial pro bono work, including a report for the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law on U.S. compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as election law projects with the National Campaign for Fair Elections.

Prior to joining Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP, Mr. Hoffman was a litigation associate at the New York office of White & Case LLP.

Bar & Court Admissions

• New York
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York

Education

• University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, 2005 J.D.; Honors: Magna Cum Laude; Order of the Coif; University of Illinois Law Review, Lectures Editor.
• University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 2001 B.A. Concentration: Comparative Literature.

Publications

The Gerrymander and the Commission: Drawing Electoral Districts in the United States and Canada, 31 Manitoba L.J. 331 (2005)

Professional Activities

• American Bar Association, Antitrust Section, Unilateral Conduct Committee: Moderator
• New York State Bar Association