A resounding complaint from merging parties heard time and time again is the negative impact on operations resulting from protracted merger reviews that consume significant resources. The duration of the merger review process...more
Are some tech companies using their cache of big data to crush competition?
U.S. regulators don’t think so. At the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Technology Policy Institute Conference in August 2018, Deputy Assistant...more
9/27/2018
/ Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Big Data ,
Cartels ,
Competition ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Mergers ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Technology Sector
Read the latest news on antitrust, competition, and economic regulation in this summer edition of our quarterly ACER newsletter.
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9/19/2018
/ Algorithms ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Anti-Steering Rules ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
AT&T ,
China ,
Competition ,
Competition Act ,
EU ,
Excessive Pricing ,
False Advertising ,
Foreign Investment ,
Internet Retailers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Merger Controls ,
Monopolization ,
National Health Service Corp (NHSC) ,
Ohio v American Express ,
Pfizer ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
SCOTUS ,
Single Entity Rule ,
Telecommunications ,
Time Warner ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Amid the ongoing discussion surrounding “net neutrality,” the FTC’s role in overseeing broadband Internet access service (BIAS) has received increasing scrutiny following the recent passage of the FCC’s Restoring Internet...more
7/2/2018
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Broadband ,
Enforcement Authority ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Net Neutrality ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements
AI technologies present a variety of commercial opportunities and the potential to change our daily lives. At the same time, there are many legal, policy, commercial and strategic challenges that need to be considered across...more
5/18/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Blockchain ,
Broadband ,
Cloud Computing ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Mergers ,
Net Neutrality ,
Privacy Concerns
At the ICN's recent annual conference in New Delhi, the Merger Working Group released a report summarizing the group's findings from a survey of NCAs on their approach to vertical mergers. Vertical mergers were a main theme...more
On 27 February 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled unanimously in an en banc decision that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) may bring enforcement actions against AT&T and other telecommunications...more
3/6/2018
/ AT&T ,
Broadband ,
Common Carriers ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Internet ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Telecommunications ,
Wireless Industry
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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On September 26, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division “the Antitrust Division” filed a complaint in Delaware federal court to partially unwind Parker Hannifin Corporation's $4.3 billion acquisition of CLARCOR...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
With the departure of now former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Edith Ramirez earlier this month, among the most discussed vacancies in the new administration these days is the post of her permanent replacement....more
FTC takes another look at merger remedies -
On 3 February 2017, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released its Merger Remedies Study, which analyzed the success of merger remedies imposed by the FTC from 2006 to...more
2/23/2017
/ Africa ,
Anti-Monopoly ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Best Practices ,
Cartels ,
China ,
COMESA ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Extradition ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gun-Jumping ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Hong Kong ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Hungary ,
INTERPOL ,
Merger Controls ,
Mexico ,
MOFCOM ,
NRDC ,
PEMEX ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Railways ,
Red Notices ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Remedies ,
Resale Pricing ,
Retail Market ,
Settlement ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
On 3 February 2017, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its Merger Remedies Study, which analyzed the success of merger remedies imposed by the FTC from 2006 to 2012. Nearly two decades after it issued a similar...more
2/15/2017
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Best Practices ,
Business Assets ,
Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Divestiture ,
Due Diligence ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Merger Controls ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Remedies ,
Supply Agreements ,
Third-Party Relationships ,
Transition Team ,
Vetting