Within the past month, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (the Division), in two separate matters, indicted a former owner of a health care staffing company for participating in a conspiracy to fix prices by...more
In the final weeks of 2020, opportunity knocked for Sazerac Company, Inc (Sazerac), Precept Brands LLC (Precept), and Vie-Del Company (Vie-Del) and each opened the door.
After a 20-month investigation that found E. & J....more
No matter how novel a scheme about “coordinating” with competitors to instill “discipline” in the market may seem, odds are that the antitrust enforcers have seen it before and eventually will prosecute it.
Take the recent...more
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Last week, the Antitrust Division (Division) of the U.S. Department of Justice (Department or DOJ) issued a memorandum providing further guidance to Division attorneys and the public on the use of arbitration in civil...more
If you caught our last two client alerts–Hey Fintech, the Antitrust Division Is Watching You! and Hey Fintech: Watch What You Say, and Be Mindful of What Others Say on Your Behalf–then you know that the Antitrust Division has...more
What You Need To Know:
•No matter what industry you are in, what others say on your behalf can be ripe targets for antitrust enforcers.
•Consultants and bankers create “sales materials” with the same mindset as real...more
What You Need To Know:
•The Antitrust Division is training its sights on fintech deals in which incumbents buy up “nascent competitors.”
•If you’re on the buy-side considering a “nascent competitor” transaction, early...more
The Federal Trade Commission, by a 3-2 vote along party lines, has proposed for public comment two major changes to its Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act premerger notification rules. These changes would exempt from HSR filing some...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reminded us that the “failing firm defense” is much harder to pull off than might be imagined, and that the antitrust agencies will closely analyze all “failing company” claims even...more