In the final days of the Biden administration and on the eve of significant agency turnover, the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a new set of guidelines addressing...more
1/23/2025
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
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Employment Contract ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
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Independent Contractors ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Unfair Competition
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission), in the final two months of the Biden administration, entered into two settlements in cases targeting the use of so-called “no-hire” restrictions in services agreements. In...more
The US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) recently filed a Statement of Interest (Statement) to highlight its view that (1) information sharing alone, without any agreement to fix prices, can violate US antitrust...more
The Office of the Maryland Attorney General recently announced that the state is actively investigating resale price maintenance (RPM) violations under Maryland’s state antitrust law. Maryland’s investigations are notable as...more
Welcome to the 37th edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry, published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive and mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel...more
Welcome to the 36th edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry, published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive and mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel...more
Welcome to the 35th edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive and mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel our...more
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division is withdrawing three enforcement policy statements that provided important guidance on the exchange of competitively sensitive information through third parties. The...more
Welcome to the 34th edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive and mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel our...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued long-awaited guidance regarding its interpretation of the scope of Section 5 of the FTC Act on November 10, 2022. The updated guidance expands what the FTC may consider to be “unfair”...more
Welcome to the 33rd edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive and mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel our...more
Welcome to the 32nd edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive and mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel our...more
7/22/2022
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Automotive Industry ,
Competition ,
Driverless Cars ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Manufacturers ,
Mergers ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Safety Standards ,
Supply Chain
Welcome to the 31st edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive and mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel our...more
A recent BASF jury verdict highlights the breadth of the Sherman and Clayton Acts—particularly the remedies available to plaintiffs involved in the manufacturing of goods—if supply agreements are found to hinder marketplace...more
Welcome to the 27th edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive and mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel our...more
4/27/2021
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Automotive Industry ,
Connected Cars ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Infrastructure ,
Innovative Technology ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Manufacturers ,
Merger Agreements ,
Microchip Technology ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Supply Chain
Welcome to the 26th edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive & mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel our...more
Welcome to the 24th edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive & mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel our...more