In December 2025, Mexico’s two largest ultra-low-cost carriers (ULCCs) – Volaris and Viva Aerobus – announced an agreement to combine their holding companies in a transaction structured as a merger of equals. The combined...more
4/6/2026
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Aviation Industry ,
Competition Authorities ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Holding Companies ,
Merger Agreements ,
Merger Reviews ,
Mexico ,
Regulatory Requirements
On February 23, 2026, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly announced a public inquiry seeking input on potential new guidance regarding collaborations...more
Inside Competition is designed to help companies identify key legal developments in antitrust and competition law in the United States.
In addition to reporting on antitrust litigation and enforcement actions over the...more
2/12/2026
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Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Exemption ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
CFIUS ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Controls ,
Merger Reviews ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Price-Fixing ,
Sherman Act ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division announced the first monetary award under its new Whistleblower Rewards Program (Program) on January 29, 2026. The DOJ awarded $1 million to an individual whose...more
2/11/2026
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Bid Rigging ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Leniency Programs ,
Mergers ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has intensified its enforcement and policy focus on rental pricing transparency and fees in the housing market. In rapid succession, the Commission announced a $24 million settlement with...more
The Competition Bureau has closed its civil investigation into RealPage and Yardi’s use of algorithm-driven pricing tools in Canada’s rental housing market.
While the probe is over, the Bureau also issued a position...more
12/12/2025
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Algorithms ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Canada ,
Canadian Competition Act ,
Competition ,
Competition Act ,
Competition Authorities ,
Data Management ,
Enforcement Actions ,
New Guidance ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Residential Real Estate Market ,
Software
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York recently ruled, in favor of publishers and advertisers, that Google monopolized worldwide markets for publisher ad servers and ad exchanges and unlawfully...more
11/11/2025
/ Adtech ,
Advertising ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Google ,
Issue Preclusion ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Online Advertisements ,
Publishers ,
Search Engines ,
Sherman Act ,
Summary Judgment
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed Assembly Bill 325 (AB 325), amending the state’s Cartwright Act to explicitly prohibit the use or distribution of “common pricing algorithms” that facilitate anticompetitive...more
11/11/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Anticompetitive Agreements ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
California ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
New Legislation ,
State Legislatures
The US District Court for the District of Columbia issued, on September 2, 2025, a landmark ruling in the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust case against Google, imposing significant remedies to address the company’s...more
9/4/2025
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Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Big Tech ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Google ,
Search Engines ,
Section 2 ,
Sherman Act
In a recent address to the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Roger Alford outlined the Department of Justice (the DOJ or Department)'s evolving strategy for...more