The US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced on Wednesday the withdrawal of the Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors originally issued in 2000....more
On March 5, President Joe Biden launched the Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing (Strike Force) for the purpose of implementing policies in his July 9, 2021 Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American...more
On Oct. 30, the White House issued Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (Executive Order). In the wide-ranging Executive Order, the White House provides a road...more
This past Tuesday, July 11, a federal judge ruled against the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) request to the District Court of Northern California to issue a preliminary injunction against Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion...more
On August 9, 2022, a federal judge hearing the antitrust lawsuit filed by 11 professional golf players against the PGA Tour ruled against three of the players who had sought a temporary restraining order. The order, if...more
On August 3, 2022, 11 professional golfers, led by Phil Mickelson, filed an antitrust complaint in the Northern District of California against the PGA Tour for the actions it took against the golfers - including...more
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against Procter & Gamble to enjoin the consumer goods company from acquiring New York-based...more
On Feb. 3, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) challenged Edgewell Personal Care’s proposed $1.37 billion acquisition of Harry’s. Edgewell owns Schick and another brand, making it one of the two leading manufacturers of wet...more