On April 14, 2025, after a three-week trial, a federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada returned a guilty verdict on all six counts for Eduardo Lopez, a home healthcare staffing executive. Lopez was...more
On March 11, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed Gail Slater to lead the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. Slater received bipartisan support in her confirmation....more
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On Nov. 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division released updated guidance on the “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations.” The guidance highlights several new...more
On Nov. 12, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a court of appeals decision that has important implications for the Department of Justice’s criminal antitrust enforcement program. In United States v. Brewbaker,...more
On April 28, 2023, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division suffered another setback to its expanded criminal prosecution of no-poach agreements. The trial court in United States v. Patel, et al., granted a motion to...more
Based on recent announcements and remarks of U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) leadership, it is clear that Section 8 of the Clayton Act, prohibiting “interlocking directorates,” is an enforcement priority...more