On 31 October 2022 the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ or the Division) announced that the president of a Montana paving and asphalt contractor pled guilty to one count of violating Section 2 of the Sherman Act...more
In remarks made during a panel discussion at the ABA’s National Institute on White Collar Crime on 2 March, Antitrust Division Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard Powers said that the Department of Justice Antitrust...more
Join the Hogan Lovells Antitrust and Competition team on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 for a discussion on the evolution and expansion of antitrust enforcement in labor markets and how to identify and avoid common pitfalls in a...more
Companies around the globe are being forced to respond quickly and creatively to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic fallout. As the saying goes, "Desperate times call for desperate measures." And in these...more
Dutch competition authority imposes fine on company for deleted chat messages during a dawn raid -
The Dutch competition authority (“ACM“) recently confirmed that the obligation to cooperate fully with an inspection/during...more
3/23/2020
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
BSA/AML ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Monopolization ,
Threshold Requirements
Over the last several weeks, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the Division) obtained two recent trial victories, providing much-needed wins after the October 2018 acquittal of three foreign-exchange...more
12/13/2019
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Bid Rigging ,
Competition ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fishing Industry ,
Foreign Exchanges ,
Investigations ,
Price-Fixing ,
Sherman Act
Read the latest news on antitrust, competition and economic regulation (ACER) in this Autumn's edition of our quarterly ACER newsletter.
Algorithms in the spotlight of antitrust authorities -
Joint study by the...more
12/10/2019
/ Algorithms ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Belgian Competition Authority ,
Belgium ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Marketplace ,
EU ,
Germany ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Luxembourg ,
Merger Controls ,
Netherlands ,
Popular ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Statutory Violations
Read the latest news on antitrust, competition and economic regulation (ACER) in this Summer's edition of our quarterly ACER newsletter.
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10/1/2019
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
China ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Markets Strategy ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Indonesia ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Resale Pricing ,
State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) ,
Vietnam
Japanese companies involved in U.S. public procurement should be aware: The Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division (Division) has publicly announced that it is prioritizing investigations of criminal antitrust...more
7/25/2019
/ Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Bid Rigging ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Fraud ,
Government Investigations ,
Japan ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
South Korea ,
Supply Chain ,
White Collar Crimes
Change is here. A few weeks ago, Makan Delrahim – Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (the Division or DOJ) – signaled a major change in how the Division will assess a...more
6/13/2019
/ Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Cartels ,
Competition ,
Cooperation Initiative ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Investigations ,
Price-Fixing
The Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act (ACPERA) incentivizes companies to self-report criminal antitrust conduct under the Antitrust Division's (the Division) leniency program by reducing civil liability...more
On 29 April 2019, the Hong Kong Competition Commission published its new "cooperation policy." In essence, the cooperation policy expands the authority's leniency program. The expansion occurs in two main directions. First,...more
Read the latest news on antitrust, competition and economic regulation (ACER) in this Winter's edition of our quarterly ACER newsletter.
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4/3/2019
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Bid Rigging ,
CFIUS ,
Economic Development ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Government Shutdown ,
Hold-Separate Remedies ,
Merger Controls ,
No-Poaching ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Regulatory Standards ,
South Africa ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
The Antitrust Division (Division) has recently prioritized the investigation and prosecution of criminal antitrust violations involving public procurement.
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The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica – CADE) and the Federal Court of Accounts of Brazil (Tribunal de Contas da União – TCU), entered into a cooperation agreement on 27...more
The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has issued a resolution providing specific procedures and rules to be considered by private plaintiffs aiming to obtain access to evidence held by the CADE.
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11/13/2018
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Brazil ,
Cartels ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Damages ,
Evidence ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards
On 9 April 2018 the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (Antitrust Division or Division) hosted the second of a series of roundtable discussions on antitrust enforcement. ...more
Read the latest news on antitrust, competition and economic regulation (ACER) in this summer's edition of our quarterly ACER newsletter.
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6/13/2017
/ Anti-Steering Rules ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Cartels ,
Competition ,
Competition Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Platform Liability ,
Disgorgement ,
Excessive Pricing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Instagram ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Social Media ,
Trump Administration
In this hoganlovells.com interview, partners Megan Dixon and Kathryn Hellings discuss the trends they are seeing related to domestic and international cartel cases and offer a perspective on what could happen under a Trump...more