Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Election & Politics Law, Commercial Law & Contracts

Will FTC Chairman Leibowitz’s Departure Change The Enforcement Landscape?

by Barak Bassman, Daniel Boland, Deirdre McInerney, Barbara Sicalides | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 3/7/2013

After three years at the helm of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Chairman Jon Leibowitz stepped down. Without a doubt Chairman Leibowitz has been a visible and relentless advocate for restricting pay-for-day or reverse...more

Consumer Prices, Nominal Retail Trade, Real Retail Trade (Italy, 2001-2012)

by Nicola Carmine Salerno on 11/23/2012

Tra il Gennaio 2001 e il Settembre 2012, sono poste a confronto le seguenti tre serie: 1) Commercio al dettaglio a valori nominali; 2)Prezzi al consumo (indice armonizzato Europa, HICP); 3) Commercio al dettaglio in...more

Original Sin: Complying with Country of Origin Laws

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/10/2012

Congress recently introduced the whimsically titled bill, the “Team U.S.A. Made in America Act,” which would require the United States Olympic Committee to ensure that ceremonial uniforms for the Olympic team are assembled in...more

Weekend Miscellany: Will Congress Repeal the Antitrust Laws?

by Howard Ullman on 7/23/2012

I recently stumbled upon this bill (Senate Bill 2269) introduced by Senator Rand Paul a couple months ago. It is a bill “[t]o permit voluntary economic activity.” Who isn’t in favor of voluntary economic activity? The...more

Kansas Supreme Court Declares "Rule of Reason" Inapplicable to Kansas Antitrust Law; Legislature May Have a Different Idea

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/25/2012

In Leegin Creative Leather Prods., Inc. v. PSKS, Inc., 551 U.S. 877 (2007), the U.S. Supreme Court expressly overruled the categorical ban on vertical price fixing agreements that had existed for nearly a century prior. See...more

Electric Vehicles & Competition Law

by Carsten Reimann on 4/20/2012

Assessments of electriv vehivles (EVs) in new European competition law framework (excerpt from a book by Professor Bellis)...more

President Obama Establishes Interagency Trade Enforcement Center

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 3/1/2012

On February 28, President Obama signed an Executive Order establishing the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center (ITEC), a new trade enforcement unit falling under the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). This...more

President Obama Establishes Interagency Trade Enforcement Center

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 3/1/2012

On February 28, President Obama signed an Executive Order establishing the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center (ITEC), a new trade enforcement unit falling under the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). This...more

The Download: Developments In E-Commerce, Privacy, Internet Advertising, Marketing And Information Services Law And Policy –...

by Venable LLP on 12/21/2011

In this Issue: Marketplace Developments - DAA Announces Comprehensive Principles for Online Collection of Web Data Heard on the Hill - House Energy and Commerce Committee Continues to Debate...more

U.S. Senator Raises Concerns About New Technology That Tracks Shoppers’ Movements Using Their Cell phones

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 12/12/2011

Over the Thanksgiving shopping weekend, two shopping malls in the U.S. were using “FootPath technology,” developed by British company Path Intelligence, to track shoppers’ movements by monitoring their cell phone signals. The...more

Ifrah Law’s Blog Wrap-Up, June 1-20

by Jeff Ifrah on 6/30/2011

This is the sixth of a regular series of posts that summarize and wrap up our latest thoughts that have appeared recently on Ifrah Law’s blogs. 1. Perjury, Obstruction and Barry Bonds’ Conviction Read why we regard the...more

Federal “Do Not Track” Bill Introduced

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 2/21/2011

When the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its privacy report in December 2010, it discussed the possibility of providing consumers with a universal choice mechanism, that would permit or prevent the collection and use of...more

The Download - Developments In E-Commerce, Privacy, Internet Advertising, Marketing And Information Services Law And Policy -...

by Venable LLP on 1/25/2011

In this Issue: Around the Agencies • Federal Trade Commission Report on Privacy • Department of Commerce Issues Green Paper Concerning Commercial Data Privacy New Online Marketing Law • Congress Passes the Restore...more