On Friday, January 10th, 2025, the US Chamber of Commerce, American Investment Council, Business Roundtable, and Longview Chamber of Commerce (collectively the “Plaintiffs”) filed a joint lawsuit challenging the FTC’s and...more
On July 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) (each an Agency, and collectively, the Agencies) released a long-awaited draft version of revised Merger...more
7/21/2023
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On July 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced a broad executive order (the “Order”) intended to boost what it characterizes as stagnant competition across the U.S. economy. The Order, among other things, encourages the...more
7/15/2021
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Wage and Hour
Visa abandoned its $5.3 billion acquisition of Plaid Inc., a fintech company known for its data aggregation technology, but which was developing a potential rival to Visa’s online debit services. The parties abandoned the...more
On February 26, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Competition announced the launch of a new “Technology Task Force.” The Task Force will monitor competition in U.S. tech markets, investigate any potential...more
The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) challenged an agreement between two of the largest rail equipment suppliers in the world that prohibited them from competing to hire each other’s employees, often...more