On January 7, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a grand jury indictment of Surgical Care Affiliates LLC (SCA) and a related entity, which own and operate outpatient medical care centers across the country. The...more
In 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued Joint Guidance for Human Resource Professionals warning that no-poach agreements restricting employee hiring may violate the antitrust...more
On December 10, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a grand jury had indicted the former owner of a therapist staffing company in Texas for a Sherman Act §1 violation. The indictment alleges that Mr. Jindal,...more
Last November, the Department of Justice announced that it was forming a government procurement collusion strike force comprised of prosecutors from both the DOJ Antitrust Division and United States Attorney’s offices from...more
The New York Senate is currently reviewing a bill that, if enacted, would substantially expand the state’s ability to pursue antitrust actions against corporations. This summer, state senators Michael Gianaris and Rachel May...more
On September 10, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) announced the issuance of new, public, staff-level guidance by its Division of Enforcement (Division) that outlines factors to be considered...more
Fédération International de Football Association (FIFA) is no stranger to scandal, but this time, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division is leading the charge. In a newly unsealed exhibit in the Southern...more
As the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) continues to fight legal battles to limit the ability of student-athlete plaintiffs to bring antitrust suits challenging NCAA compensation rules, it is fighting to keep...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently outlined proposed reforms to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. Section 230 has been in place since the early days of the Internet and protects online platforms...more
On June 22, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Antitrust Division announced that they have signed an interagency Memorandum of Understanding...more
On June 22, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in Liu v. Securities and Exchange Commission, which found that disgorgement awards that do not exceed a wrongdoer’s net profits (gross profits...more
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COVID-19 already has had a significant impact on the food industry. Companies at all levels of the food supply chain long have been the focus of antitrust investigations and litigation, partly because there are relatively few...more
On April 29, we hosted a webinar on fraud and government enforcement during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on lessons learned from past crises....more
Following through on his remarks made at the ABA Antitrust Section Virtual Spring Meeting, Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim and his team filed their most significant and pandemic-relevant criminal case of the year...more
On April 16, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it would not challenge a proposal by the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) to operate an online platform for advertisers and advertising...more
The pandemic has resulted in worker layoffs, furloughs, and terminations erasing nearly overnight the nation’s record low unemployment and ballooning the number of unemployment claims this last week to over 4.4 million....more
On April 8, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division (Division), the DOJ Civil Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio (collectively, the Government) announced a civil antitrust and...more
Last November, the Antitrust Division (Division) of the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the creation of the Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF) to “deter, detect, and prosecute antitrust crimes and related schemes...more
In 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly issued “Antitrust Guidance to Human Resource Professionals,” addressing employee no-poach agreements – agreements between two or more...more
On Nov. 5, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it is forming a government procurement collusion strike force (Strike Force). ...more
BakerHostetler invites you to join us for an upcoming webinar, State Attorneys General - Antitrust and White-Collar Investigations - What You Should Know, offering vital insights into antitrust issues and white-collar...more
10/16/2019
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BakerHostetler invites you to join us for an upcoming webinar, Department of Justice - Antitrust and White-Collar Investigations - What You Should Know, offering vital insights into antitrust issues and white-collar...more
10/8/2019
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