On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14036, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” which broadly targets anticompetitive practices and corporate consolidation across many sectors of the U.S....more
On June 30, 2020, the Department of Justice and a split Federal Trade Commission released the final version of their new Vertical Merger Guidelines, which outline how the federal antitrust agencies evaluate the competitive...more
7/9/2020
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Guidance ,
Horizontal Mergers ,
Manufacturers ,
Mergers ,
Retailers ,
Supply Chain ,
Transparency ,
Vertical Mergers
The Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have jointly issued written guidance for human resource (HR) professionals on how antitrust law applies to employee hiring and...more
10/26/2016
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Criminal Liability ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
New Guidance ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Sherman Act ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage-Fixing
On April 17, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) entered into a settlement with Cardinal Health, Inc. (Cardinal) to resolve allegations that Cardinal, the largest and in certain areas the sole operator of...more
4/29/2015
/ Acquisitions ,
Administrative Remedies ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Injuries ,
Damages ,
Disgorgement ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Monopolization ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Radiopharmaceuticals