Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Michael Dashefsky was named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers. This second annual list features attorneys who negotiate deals that pass regulatory scrutiny, battle for consumers as well as companies in massive competition contests, and navigate the frameworks of numerous countries and markets for global forces. Lawdragon released its 2026 list on January 16 and is available here.
Michael, chair of the Bass, Berry & Sims’ Antitrust & Competition Practice Group, brings nearly three decades of antitrust leadership, drawing on a unique combination of roles within both federal enforcement agencies and substantial in-house experience at a Fortune 200 global company. Drawing on this experience, he has a proven record of navigating clients through high-stakes matters in the United States and abroad. His practice reflects the modern antitrust landscape: a blend of sophisticated merger review, cutting-edge investigations, global enforcement coordination, and strategic counseling across industries undergoing rapid competitive change.
Michael previously served as a lead trial attorney at the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) for a decade, where he represented the United States through all phases of antitrust investigations and litigation. Prior to joining Bass, Berry & Sims, Michael was vice president and associate general counsel of global litigation and competition at a Fortune 200 company and was responsibility for managing all types of global antitrust litigation, investigations and regulatory inquiries. In his current role at Bass, Berry & Sims, Michael counsels clients on a wide array of antitrust matters, including investigations by the DOJ, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and antitrust agencies outside the United States; domestic and international antitrust litigation, including multidistrict class actions; and regulatory inquiries before U.S. and foreign regulators. Learn more about Michael and his practice here.