Oil companies ordered to pay $5.6 million for exerting beneficial control before the expiration of the mandatory HSR waiting period.
On January 7, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed and resolved a merger...more
1/10/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gun-Jumping ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Purchase Agreement
Last week DOJ published an updated version of its guidance on the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations (“Guidance”). These updates refresh the guidance originally issued in 2019,...more
On January 7, 2021, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice announced a two-count indictment of Surgical Care Affiliates LLC (“SCA”), which owns and operates outpatient medical care centers across the...more
On December 10, 2020, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictment of Neeraj Jindal, a former owner of a therapist staffing company, for a criminal conspiracy to fix wages paid to physical...more
12/15/2020
/ Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Civil Sanctions ,
Compliance ,
Criminal Sanctions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Indictments ,
Investigations ,
No-Poaching ,
Wage-Fixing
On November 5, 2019, the Justice Department announced the creation of a nationwide "strike force" to address criminal antitrust violations impacting government contracting, such as price fixing and bid rigging. The strike...more
11/8/2019
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Bid Rigging ,
Collusion ,
Criminal Antitrust Litigation ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
DCIS ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DOJ Strike Force ,
FBI ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Inspector General ,
Price-Fixing ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
State Attorneys ,
USPS