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Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Axinn Associates at the Antitrust Spring Meeting: Examining Algorithmic Pricing Tools

The Spring Meeting is the largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy profes­sionals globally, with lawyers, academics, economists, enforcers, journalists, and students from around the world....more

Morgan Lewis

AI and Algorithmic Pricing: 2025 Antitrust Outlook and Compliance Considerations

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While algorithmic pricing has been used in many industries for decades, the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has led antitrust enforcers—including federal agencies and state attorneys...more

Cohen & Gresser LLP

Mandatory vs. Suggested Pricing: Algorithmic Price Setting and the Sherman Act

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In January, as the Biden Administration drew to a close, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and eight state attorneys general amended their antitrust lawsuit against software maker RealPage, Inc. (“RealPage”). The lawsuit...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Federal Court Applies Antitrust Standard of Per Se Illegality to “Algorithmic Pricing” Case

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A federal district court in Seattle recently issued an important antitrust decision on “algorithmic pricing.” Algorithmic pricing refers to the practice in which companies use software to help set prices for their products or...more

Holland & Knight LLP

The Latest on RealPage Collusion-by-Algorithm Litigation

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Amended Complaints from DOJ, DC AG Reveal Enforcers' Views of Limits on Permissible Use of Pricing Software - The new year brought significant new changes to the still-developing collusion-by-algorithm litigation...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FTC Workshop Targets Digital Marketplaces for Potential Predatory Pricing Claims

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During a recent virtual workshop hosted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), academics, trade association representatives, and two FTC commissioners advocated for change in the application of Section 2 of the Sherman Act to...more

Hogan Lovells

Antitrust Year in Review and a Look Ahead to 2025

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There were a number of significant developments in antitrust law in 2024, including some major wins for the government in merger enforcement, increased focus on competition concerns related to algorithmic pricing, and...more

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Juntos - Dezembro de 2024

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Bem-vindo ao Juntos, nosso boletim trimestral que explora os principais desenvolvimentos na área concorrencial e antitruste nas Américas, com especial atenção a novidades que possam impactar toda a região. Nesta edição,...more

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Juntos - Diciembre 2024

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Bienvenidos a Juntos, nuestro boletín que explora desarrollos en el mundo del derecho antimonopolio y de competencia en América Latina. En esta edición, analizamos algunos de los principales titulares del 2024....more

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Juntos - December 2024

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CNDC prioritizes agency independence, cartel enforcement. In public remarks at an international conference in November, the president of Argentina’s National Commission for the Defense of Competition (CNDC) laid out the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Latest Ruling Relating to Pricing Software Highlights Antitrust Risks

Another court has allowed antitrust claims to proceed against competitors that use the same revenue management software. The case involves competitors in the real estate industry, but the takeaway is the same for any...more

BCLP

The FTC and State Case Against Amazon Highlights Risks and Impacts from Using Pricing Algorithms

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Both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division have focused their sights on big technology companies. Understanding the precedents set by these suits is critical for clients...more

Hogan Lovells

International antitrust enforcers outline competition concerns in AI markets

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On October 3, 2024 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ or the Antitrust Division) participated in the G7 Competition Authorities and Policymakers Summit, which focused on...more

Goodwin

Five Steps Hotel Owners, Operators, and Management Companies Can Take to Mitigate Risk in the Face of Heightened Antitrust...

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Revenue-management tools are ubiquitous across sectors, but many hotel owners, operators, and management companies use such tools on a daily basis. As these products have improved, many have incorporated algorithms enabling...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Antitrust and AI Issues Continue to Mold Corporate Landscape

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Antitrust issues have cut deeply into the corporate landscape, and this year is shaping up for more of the same. Generative artificial intelligence, merger enforcement, and trial risks stand out as three of the most important...more

Mogin Law LLP

Algorithmic Price-Setting by Multiple Competitors is a U.S. Antitrust Enforcement Priority

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For the third time in as many months, the U.S. federal antitrust enforcement authorities -- the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice -- have filed a statement of interest in an...more

Carlton Fields

Digital Collusion or Warp-Speed Competition? Evaluating the Agreement Element in the Algorithmic Pricing Antitrust Cases

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Picture this: At a meeting of local landlords, one participant raps his knuckles on the table and announces his grand idea for increasing the group’s collective profits. Each landlord should “independently” contract with a...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Algorithmic Pricing – The ‘New Frontier’ of Antitrust Law

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Summary - Government antitrust enforcers and plaintiffs’ class action lawyers are increasingly focusing on algorithmic pricing software programs used in various sectors of the real estate market. Driving this focus is...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Antitrust and Algorithms: Congress Wades into the Debate

Last week, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights held a hearing on algorithms and their impact on competition and consumer rights. Businesses that use algorithms or machine...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

The AI Executive Order and Antitrust Enforcement: An Uncertain Future

On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued the “Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.” (AI EO). At 63 pages, the AI EO outlines a comprehensive framework for...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Addressing Competition Concerns in the Developing Generative AI Industry: Key Insights From the FTC’s Analysis

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Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform our economy, culture, politics, and civic lives. While the promise of intelligent, independent artificial intelligence systems has not yet materialized at scale,...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Algorithm-Based Pricing – the Next Challenge in Competition Law?

The uptrend in businesses’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) now includes algorithm-based pricing, which is raising concerns about harm to competition. More and more companies have been implementing algorithm-based pricing...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New AI Legislative Framework Announced

A new legislative framework to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) was recently unveiled by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). The effort, expected to span across multiple congressional committees, is centered on...more

Jones Day

Japanese Court Holds That a Customer-Review Algorithm Change Abused "Superior Bargaining Power"

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In a novel decision, the Tokyo District Court held that a restaurant review platform's unilateral change to its rankings algorithm violated a Japanese antitrust law that prohibits abuse of "superior bargaining power." The...more

Morgan Lewis

CMA Paper and Consultation on Impact of Algorithms on Competition and Consumer Welfare

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The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a paper on 19 January on the impact of algorithms on competition in digital markets and consumer welfare. The CMA followed up its paper with a call for evidence from...more

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