Collusion among rivals has long been considered the “supreme evil of antitrust.” It is not surprising, therefore, that antitrust scrutiny was applied to one hospital’s decision to employ the Chief Executive Officer of its...more
Now, more than ever, health care organizations are facing complex antitrust issues as their mergers/acquisitions, hiring, contracting, and private funding are being scrutinized by the federal and state governments. Proper...more
5/30/2024
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Merger Agreements ,
Regulatory Requirements
Now, more than ever, health care organizations are facing complex antitrust issues as their mergers/acquisitions, hiring, contracting and private funding are being scrutinized by the federal and state governments. Proper...more
5/21/2024
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Anti-Competitive ,
Anti-Monopoly ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Collusion ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Market Power ,
Mergers ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Private Funds ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Webinars
In the latest chapter of a long-running investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division into real estate industry practices, the D.C. Circuit revived DOJ’s 2021 investigation of the National...more
5/9/2024
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Compensation ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Investigations ,
Listing Contracts ,
National Association of Realtors ,
Popular ,
Real Estate Brokers ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Sales Commissions ,
Sherman Act ,
Statutory Violations
More hospital acquisitions may seek to avoid premerger scrutiny of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under the HSR Act (or any antitrust inquiry ever) if a recent federal district court decision holds up and becomes settled...more
In remarks before the Brookings Institution on June 20, 2023, Assistant United States Attorney General (AAG) Jonathan Kanter provided detailed insights into the work by the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division to...more
On March 16, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice announced another indictment of an individual, alleging price-fixing in the labor markets for health care services. This indictment of an individual in Las Vegas, Nevada,...more
On the heels of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) January 5, 2023 proposed rule banning noncompetes, Manatt’s antitrust and employment law attorneys will provide a comprehensive overview of the stepped-up efforts to tamp...more
1/24/2023
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Continuing Legal Education ,
Criminal Liability ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
No-Poaching ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Proposed Rules ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Webinars
The big technology companies may be making headlines for antitrust scrutiny, but health care is also squarely in the crosshairs for heightened antitrust enforcement. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) already devotes a...more
2/15/2022
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Mergers ,
No-Poaching ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Physicians ,
Webinars
The big technology companies may be making headlines for antitrust scrutiny, but health care is also squarely in the crosshairs for heightened antitrust enforcement. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) already devotes a...more
1/13/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Mergers ,
No-Poaching ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Physicians ,
Webinars