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The Future of Criminal Cartwright Act Prosecutions

California Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Paula Blizzard recently announced that the California Attorney General’s Office (AGO) intends to “reinvigorat[e] criminal prosecutions” under California’s Cartwright Act, Cal. Bus....more

Antitrust Division’s Updated Leniency Policy Impacts Leniency for Acquirors

The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice has quietly made a change to its Leniency Policy and Procedures (the “Leniency Policy”) that could impact companies involved in transactions that discover potential...more

FTC and DOJ Target Healthcare and Life Sciences Industries - Urgent Care: Current Antitrust Enforcement Trends in the Healthcare...

The healthcare industry remains a focal point of President Biden’s antitrust agenda. The president’s July 2021 Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy called on federal agencies to focus antitrust...more

Highway to the Danger Zone: DOJ Withdraws Safety Zone Guidance for Healthcare Industry

The Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) recently withdrew three sets of policy statements regarding the US antitrust agencies’ enforcement approach to conduct in the healthcare industry. These policy statements...more

To Share or Not to Share: DOJ Withdraws Information Sharing Guidance

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division recently withdrew three sets of policy statements regarding the US antitrust agencies’ enforcement approach to conduct in the healthcare industry that may have broader...more

DOJ Obtains First Criminal Monopolization Conviction in Over 40 Years: Revolution or Reprise?

On October 31, 2022, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) secured a criminal guilty plea from Nathan Zito, the president of a Montana paving and asphalt contractor, to attempted monopolization under Section 2 of the Sherman...more

Interlocking Directorates Under Section 8 of the Clayton Act: Can an Old Statute Learn New Tricks?

On June 3, 2022, Department of Justice Antitrust Division Deputy Assistant General Richard A. Powers reiterated the Division’s intent to bring more cases to trial and touted the Division’s record number of open...more

Focus on Healthcare in New Biden Administration Executive Order on Competition

On July 9, 2021, the Biden Administration issued an Executive Order on “Promoting Competition in the American Economy.” The Order is notable in its breadth and commitment to a coordinated federal government approach to...more

Democratic FTC Commissioner Merger Dissents: A Roadmap for the Future?

In recent years, both Republican and Democratic-led antitrust agencies have pursued aggressive merger enforcement programs, litigating many cases and settling many more. However, “populist” and other progressive critics have...more

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