On January 30, 2026, the California Law Revision Commission (“CLRC” or the “Commission”) officially approved a final legislative proposal to newly regulate “single firm conduct” (“SFC”) under the Golden State’s antitrust law,...more
2/17/2026
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Unfair Competition
The President influences antitrust enforcement in a variety of ways, including by appointing the leaders of Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)....more
1/16/2026
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Chemicals ,
Competition ,
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Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Agreements ,
Merger Controls ,
Merger Reviews ,
Sherman Act ,
Trump Administration
On October 06, 2025, California enacted two significant antitrust statutes designed to enhance public and private enforcement of the state’s antitrust law, the Cartwright Act. SB 763 substantially increases criminal fines for...more
10/15/2025
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Antitrust Litigation ,
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Antitrust Violations ,
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Penalties ,
Pleading Standards ,
State Attorneys General
The word “cartel” conjures images of mobster movies, lurid headlines, and drug busts. But a less exotic brand of cartel can be far more relevant to the business world. In an economic sense, a cartel is simply a collection of...more
9/25/2025
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Collusion ,
Competition ,
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Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Government Investigations ,
Grand Juries ,
Price-Fixing ,
Sherman Act ,
The Clayton Act ,
Unfair Competition ,
Whistleblowers
Colorado’s antitrust landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation — not just because of the sweeping legislative changes enacted in 2023, but also due to the assertive approach now being taken by the Colorado Attorney...more
7/14/2025
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Colorado ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Mergers ,
Monopolization ,
New Legislation ,
Penalties ,
Price-Fixing ,
Private Equity Firms ,
State Attorneys General
The California State Assembly recently unveiled legislation (“AB 325”) designed to strengthen California antitrust enforcement in two ways. First, the proposed statute would impose heavy restrictions on — and under some...more
6/24/2025
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California ,
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Pricing ,
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Regulatory Agenda ,
Technology Sector
For decades, California enforcers and politicians have argued for state-level antitrust enforcement activity at a level commensurate with California’s $4.1 trillion economy, the largest state economy in the United States....more
California continues to ramp up recent efforts to ferret out anticompetitive conduct in the Golden State through oversight and enforcement. In 2023, the state appointed an antitrust prosecutor to head up its new Division of...more
The re-election of former President Donald J. Trump is poised to significantly alter the landscape of antitrust enforcement, particularly within the energy and chemical industries. While the incoming administration has yet to...more
1/16/2025
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Bid Rigging ,
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Federal Contractors ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
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Non-Compete Agreements ,
Oil & Gas ,
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Trump Administration
On October 14, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into effect ABX2-1, which was developed and passed in a special legislative session. The aggressive new law — ostensibly designed to prevent the sort of supply...more
California Senior Assistant Attorney General Paula Blizzard announced that the California AG’s office will “reinvigorate” its dormant criminal enforcement of the Cartwright Act.
For more than a century, California’s...more
For companies in the energy and chemical sectors, the potential for antitrust scrutiny is an ever-present concern. The next round of enforcement inquiries is never further away than the next jump in commodity prices or the...more
1/15/2024
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Collusion ,
Competition ,
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Divestiture ,
Energy Commissions ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Interlocking Directorate ,
Mergers ,
Oversight Committee ,
Private Equity
The State of California has officially launched a new Division of Petroleum Market Oversight within the California Energy Commission, and appointed a seasoned antitrust prosecutor to lead it....more
Since early 2022, representatives of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Antitrust Division have made a series of increasingly strident public remarks about the Antitrust Division’s newfound willingness to criminally...more