On September 26, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 17 state attorneys general filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington against Amazon.com, Inc. under Section 5 of the FTC...more
We are proud to share the 2022 Antitrust Year in Review, which discusses significant developments in antitrust law, policy, and enforcement over the past year. First, the report spotlights recent outcomes in court for U.S....more
Congress’s year-end omnibus legislation that funds the federal government, which was signed by President Biden on December 29, 2022, included three pieces of legislation—the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act, the State...more
On July 2, 2021, dotesports reported that the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division was investigating Overwatch League (OWL) over its soft salary cap policy aimed at discouraging excessive team spending. OWL is an...more
In May 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a report that examines consumer protection and antitrust issues relating to repair restrictions and finds that repair restrictions on electronic devices hurt consumers...more
US COMPETITION OVERVIEW -
As President Obama nears the midpoint of his second term, merger activity suffered a slight year-over-year dip but has still recovered moderately from the first years of the global economic...more