In the latest development signaling California’s increasing efforts to police antitrust violations, on March 6, 2024, Senior Assistant Attorney General Paula Blizzard announced that the California Office of the Attorney...more
Welcome to Morrison & Foerster’s quarterly newsletter on dispute resolution. In this newsletter, we address recent developments in arbitrations, investigations, and commercial and intellectual property litigation that may...more
6/30/2021
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Bribery ,
Causation ,
Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2015 ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Ford Motor Co. v Montana Eighth Judicial District Court ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Joe Biden ,
New York Convention ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Risk Assessment ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trade Secrets
Despite the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the work of antitrust enforcers has continued largely uninterrupted in the second half of 2020. The Department of Justice Antitrust Division (the “Division”) has announced...more
11/3/2020
/ Bid Rigging ,
Confidential Information ,
Criminal Antitrust Litigation ,
Cross-Border ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DPA ,
FBI ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Market Allocation Scheme ,
Price-Fixing
On September 2, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) signed a competition enforcement framework with antitrust agencies in the Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The...more
The following is an excerpt from “Quarterly Cartel Catch-Up: Recent Developments in Criminal Antitrust for Busy Corporate Counsel ? 2nd Quarter 2020.”
Division Continues Increased Focus on Procurement Collusion, Presents...more
Throughout the first half of 2020, much of the world has grappled with the reality of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as the outbreak spread rapidly across entire countries and shut down large segments of the global...more
7/7/2020
/ ACPERA ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DPA ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Price-Fixing ,
Remote Working ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to unfold, antitrust enforcement agencies worldwide continue to adapt their policies and enforcement, balancing the need to be more permissive about corporations collaborating...more
As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues to unfold, entire governments, economies, businesses, and countries are being adversely affected. The World Health Organization reports that there are “still many...more
On February 11, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) submitted its budget request to Congress for fiscal year 2021, which includes a 13% increase in funding for the Antitrust Division. Overall, the Division is requesting a...more