In this Issue:

- Focus On The Federal Trade Commission

- Supreme Court Decision in FTC v. Actavis Provides Guidance on Pay-for-Delay

- DOJ Prevails on Liability in eBooks Antitrust Case in the Southern District of New York

- Dawn Raids in Oil-Manipulation Investigation in Europe

- Commissioner Wright Proposes Guidance on Section 5 Scope

- Obama Nominates McSweeney to FTC

- FTC Congressional Testimony Reveals Areas of Focus in Antitrust Enforcement

- FTC Prevails at the Supreme Court and Fourth Circuit on Two State Action Cases

- FTC Decision May Provide Comfort to Competitor-Information Exchanges

- Excerpt from FTC Congressional Testimony Reveals Areas of Focus in Antitrust Enforcement:

On April 16, the FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez testi?ed on behalf of the FTC before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights. Chairwoman Ramirez discussed the FTC’s current areas of focus, and its progress in rulemaking, regulatory e?orts, and guidelines for competition. The FTC has focused its enforcement e?orts on sectors that most directly a?ect consumers, such as health care, technology, and energy.