Originally published in Healthcare Michigan, Volume 41, No. 6 - It has been a rapid-fire start to 2024 with antitrust enforcers within the Biden administration ramping up regulatory scrutiny across the U.S.—and health care is...more
7/2/2024
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare ,
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Mergers ,
Private Equity
Join Dickinson Wright for an exclusive online event, "Antitrust & Health Care in 2023: 'It's a twister! It's a twister!'" This one-hour webinar is specifically designed for health care and legal professionals seeking expert...more
Last Friday, the DOJ announced “the withdrawal of three outdated antitrust policies related to enforcement in healthcare markets...more
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) to ban the use of non-compete clauses with all workers. Although not yet enforceable, the proposed rule marks a dramatic...more
1/20/2023
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Section 5 ,
Unfair Competition
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) to ban the use of non-compete clauses with all workers. Although not yet enforceable, the proposed rule marks a dramatic...more
The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has stunned the world in unimaginable ways, presenting unforeseen challenges for businesses of all sizes and in all industries. In order to cope with these challenges, and in an effort to remain...more
On March 24, 2020, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Bureau of Competition of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released a Joint Antitrust Statement Regarding COVID-19 (the “Joint...more
Businesses at different levels in the supply chain of a product choose to merge (“vertical mergers,” compared with “horizontal mergers” where businesses at the same level in the supply chain merge) for a variety of reasons,...more
On July 11, 2019, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) issued guidance with respect to significant changes to its incentive policies for antitrust compliance in the context of criminal antitrust investigations. ...more