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A&O Shearman

U.S. DOJ Seeks Rare USD3.5 million “Gun Jumping” Penalty For Alleged Pre-Closing Conduct In Violation Of Hart-Scott-Rodino Act

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On August 5, 2024, the United States Department of Justice filed a rare gun jumping civil lawsuit and proposed settlement in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against a global sports and...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Another Brick in the Wall: NCAA Enjoined from Enforcing NIL Rules Prohibiting Student-Athletes from Negotiating with Third Parties

U.S. District Judge Clifton Corker issued an injunctive order prohibiting the NCAA from enforcing its name, image or likeness (NIL) rules to the extent those rules prohibit prospective or existing student-athletes from...more

Kaufman & Canoles

Tennessee and Virginia v. NCAA: The Wild(er) West of NIL in College Sports

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“The wild west” is by far the most frequent characterization used to describe college sports since NCAA v Alston, 141 S. Ct. 2141, paved the way for college athletes to be compensated for use of their Name, Image, and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

2024 Regulatory, Compliance, and Enforcement Predictions for Life Sciences Companies

The year 2023 was a busy one for regulatory, compliance, and enforcement developments in the healthcare and life sciences industries, and 2024 promises to be even busier. We tapped MoFo’s Life Sciences + Healthcare Compliance...more

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[Webinar] Notable Trends in US Privacy Law - January 17th, 12:00 pm EST

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Join privacy and compliance expert Chris Wall from HaystackID as he leads an insightful webcast exploring the key developments and trends impacting privacy laws and regulations across the United States. Companies face new...more

Paul Hastings LLP

FTC Petition Highlights Renewed Focus on Price Discrimination Under Long-Ignored Robinson-Patman Act

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News of a recently filed Federal Court petition against Total Wine & More (“Total Wine”) has brought renewed focus on aggressive actions by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) to enforce antitrust laws, even at great expense...more

Hinch Newman LLP

Lead Generator Faces Devastating Monetary Penalties for Allegedly Violating Telemarketing Sales Rule

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On September 1, 2023, an Illinois federal court ruled in the matter of Federal Trade Commission v. Day Pacer LLC, et al. (N.D. Ill. Sept. 1, 2023) that Day Pacer (f/k/a EduTrek) and company executives violated the...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Balancing ESG Initiatives and Antitrust Risk

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Companies face a difficult choice between taking heed of growing anti-ESG voices while continuing to meet investor and shareholder demands. For several years, companies have come under intense pressure from their boards,...more

Holland & Hart LLP

DOJ Ups the Enforcement Ante on Interlocking Directorates

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Over the past year, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division has renewed enforcement efforts against “interlocking directorates” that violate Section 8 of the Clayton Act.  This provision prohibits directors and...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

U.S. Attorneys’ Offices Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy - Watch Out for The Next Logical Step – Enforcement

It is safe to assume that the United States Attorneys’ Offices Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy announced on March 2, 2023 is intended to decrease wrongdoing and impose rehabilitation and recovery for victims. But...more

Fenwick & West LLP

[Webinar] What Recent Antitrust Developments Tell Us to Expect in 2023 - January 11th, 11:00 am PT

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The previous year in antitrust enforcement has been marked by rapid change. In many ways this foreshadows things to come in 2023, as antitrust enforcement agencies’ tough rhetoric continues to ramp up into real-world action....more

Perkins Coie

Three Reasons Companies Need Customized Antitrust Compliance Programs Now

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Antitrust compliance programs that are tailored to a company’s culture, line of business, and competitive conditions have long been worth their weight in gold. But as 2022 draws to a close, a looming economic slowdown and an...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

[Webinar] Technology Platforms and Developments in Antitrust Law - November 2nd, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

Technology platforms are digital marketplaces where software developers, competing companies, and end users all come to build and buy software tools, store data, or integrate software from different providers to make it...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Threats of Antitrust Enforcement in the Supply Chain

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With steep inflation and seemingly constant disruptions in supply chains for all manner of goods, the Biden Administration has turned increasingly to antitrust authorities to tame price increases and stem future bottlenecks....more

Foley Hoag LLP

Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security Eyes Enforcement and Voluntary Disclosure Review Policy Changes

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June 23, 2022 Key Takeaways: In two recent speeches, Matthew Axelrod, Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement at the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”), has signaled policy changes related to...more

BakerHostetler

Look Back, Look Ahead: State Attorneys General Enforcement - Part Two

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Last month, as part of BakerHostetler’s “Look Back, Look Ahead: Advertising and Marketing Law in 2021 & 2022” webinar series, partners Craig A. Hoffman and Victoria Weatherford presented on recent trends and predictions on...more

Hogan Lovells

[Webinar] From "no poach" to merger control: An update on the continuing evolution of antitrust enforcement in labor markets -...

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Join the Hogan Lovells Antitrust and Competition team on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 for a discussion on the evolution and expansion of antitrust enforcement in labor markets and how to identify and avoid common pitfalls in a...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Hospital and Health System Affiliation Transactions: Critical Legal and Business Issues

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We continue to see affiliation activity among hospitals and health systems, albeit at a slower pace than previously experienced, likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting slow down in elective care, staffing...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

[Webinar] Navigating the New Antitrust Enforcers - August 19th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CT

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With Lina Kahn the new chair of the FTC and Jonathan Kanter poised to helm DOJ’s Antitrust Division, are big changes afoot in antitrust enforcement? What role is fellow big tech critic and competition progressive Tim Wu, now...more

Bracewell LLP

President Signs Executive Order Directing Federal Agencies to Promote Competition and Increase Antitrust Enforcement

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On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14036, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” which broadly targets anticompetitive practices and corporate consolidation across many sectors of the U.S....more

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[Webinar] Antitrust & Competition Litigation and Investigations: Trends in Global Antitrust Enforcement and Litigation - June...

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Antitrust litigation – both public and private enforcement – is entering a period of significant change. As North American and EU policymakers consider changes in the scope and enforcement of laws that govern competition,...more

Cozen O'Connor

State AGs Seek Federal Funding For Antitrust Enforcement

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The National Association of Attorneys General (“NAAG”) sent a letter to Congress signed by a bipartisan group of 45 AGs calling on legislators to provide funding to support state antitrust enforcement efforts...more

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Healthcare Antitrust Enforcement Outlook with Former DOJ Antitrust Prosecutor and Strike Force District Leader

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A revitalized focus on antitrust in healthcare has increased healthcare companies’ concerns about their compliance status. On this episode of In the Trenches, Brian Stimson, McDermott partner and former Acting General Counsel...more

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Politischer Wechsel und US-Kartellrecht: Nun aber richtig?

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“Quo vadis, amerikanisches Kartellrecht?” Nach dem Überraschungssieg von Präsident Trump im November 2016 stellte sich diese Frage nicht nur in amerikanischen Kartellrechtskreisen. Zehn Monate später steht eine eindeutige...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

US Senate Bill Would Reshape Antitrust Enforcement and Litigation

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The bill would increase and shift the burden for many merger reviews, introduce new categories of prohibited conduct, and undo important common law defenses to single-firm conduct. On February 4, 2021, Senator Amy...more

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