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The State AG Report – 11.06.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • Republican AGs Trash Sustainability Groups’ Recycling...more

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Republican AGs Trash Sustainability Groups’ Recycling Practices as Anticompetitive

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Florida AG James Uthmeier led a group of 5 Republican AGs in sending letters to major environmental organizations, alleging that they coordinated with large corporations to impose anticompetitive recycling and packaging...more

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UK Competition and Markets Authority Publishes Guidance for HR Teams When Competing for Talent

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On 9 September 2025, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published new guidance on how competition law applies to recruiting workers, setting pay and other working conditions. The guidance builds on a recent string...more

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“No More Non-Competes,” Part Five: FTC Abandons Rule Prohibiting Non-Compete Agreements but Advances Targeted Enforcement

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On September 5, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) formally abandoned its efforts to enforce a Biden-era final rule (“Rule”) implementing a blanket ban on most employee non-compete agreements. Instead, the FTC...more

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Nvidia’s $100B Investment in OpenAI Raises Antitrust Eyebrows

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It was huge news last month. Nvidia and OpenAI signed a letter of intent for a strategic partnership that will deploy at least 10 gigawatts of AI data center capacity requiring millions of chips, fast-computing graphics...more

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FTC Warns Healthcare Employers and Staffing Firms Over Noncompetes: 5 Takeaways + 5 Action Steps

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Healthcare employers and the staffing firms who serve them should take note: federal authorities recently announced they will specifically target the use of noncompetes and other restrictive covenants in the healthcare space....more

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Cartels Antitrust Enforcement and Litigation - September 2025

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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

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FTC Employer-Employee Noncompete Warning Letters: Must-Knows for Healthcare Employers and Staffing Firms

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On Sept. 10, 2025, the FTC announced the issuance of warning letters to large healthcare employers and staffing firms concerning the use of noncompete clauses in employer-employee contracts. In the warning letters, FTC...more

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FTC Targets Noncompete Agreements in Health Care Industry After Abandoning Defense of Blanket Noncompete Ban

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Our Antitrust and Labor & Employment Teams discuss recent actions by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that have put employers on notice that it plans to investigate and challenge noncompete agreements, particularly health...more

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Merger Control in China’s Healthcare Industry: Insights into Antitrust Review and Market Trends

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Healthcare has consistently ranked among the top enforcement priorities for Chinese antitrust regulators, reflecting its direct implications for consumer welfare and public policy. In recent years, the State Administration...more

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Goodwin Antitrust & Regulatory Shorts: Takeaways for Businesses From the General Court’s Judgment in Michelin v. Commission

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On 9 July 2025, the General Court of the European Union handed down its judgment in Case T 188/24, Michelin v. Commission, annulling in part the decision of the European Commission (the Commission) to submit Compagnie...more

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A History of CDPAP Enforcement at the NYS AG’s Office

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New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) has long been the subject of enforcement at the New York State Attorney General’s Office (AG). Many of those enforcement actions involve caregivers who billed...more

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Does Trump’s AI Action Plan Handcuff the FTC and Antitrust Enforcement? — AI: The Washington Report

With its existing authority, the Federal Trade Commission was considered a likely situs for federal regulatory and antitrust enforcement vis-à-vis AI. However, instead President Trump’s AI Action Plan directs the FTC to...more

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European Commission Tightens Law Enforcement on Pharmaceutical Cartels

In July 2025, the European Competition Commission imposed a EUR 489,000 fine on Alchem International Pvt. Ltd. and its Hong Kong subsidiary for their involvement in a pharmaceutical cartel involving the active ingredient used...more

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EU Fines Delivery Hero and Glovo €329 Million for Labour Market Cartel: Key Takeaways

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On 2 June 2025, the European Commission (the Commission) fined Delivery Hero and its Spanish subsidiary Glovo a combined €329 million for operating a cartel in the online food delivery sector....more

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China’s Landmark Merger Unwind: Unpacking the Wuhan Yongtong/Shandong Huatai Case from a Practitioner’s Perspective

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Since China’s Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) was implemented in 2008, the nation has reviewed over 6,000 concentrations. While most were cleared unconditionally and conditional decisions primarily involved behavioral remedies, an...more

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DOJ Antitrust Division Launches Whistleblower Rewards Program

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KEY TAKEAWAYS - The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division has launched its first-ever Whistleblower Rewards Program, offering financial incentives to individuals who report criminal antitrust violations...more

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Washington and Colorado Enact Uniform Premerger Notification Laws: What Businesses Need to Know About The New Era in State AG...

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As of July 27, Washington State is now the first state to enact a uniform antitrust premerger notification law, and as of August 6, 2025, Colorado will be the second. Both new notification laws are similar, as they are...more

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HK Competition Commission’s First Prosecution for Failing to Attend Interview

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In May 2025, for the first time since the enactment of the Competition Ordinance (Cap 619) (“Ordinance”), the Hong Kong Competition Commission (“Commission”) prosecuted a person for failing to attend an interview before the...more

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FTC Challenges Merger Based on Potential Coordinated Effects Theory, Accepts Conduct Remedy

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A recent enforcement action by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is particularly noteworthy because of the theory of potential harm and the accepted remedy....more

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FTC Issues a Third Round of Warning Letters Over Improper Orange Book Listings

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On May 21, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) renewed its efforts to challenge pharmaceutical manufacturers that have allegedly listed patents improperly in the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) publication of...more

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Goodwin Antitrust & Regulatory Shorts: Fashion Faux Pas; Misleading Green and Social Responsibility Claims

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In recent years, legislative initiatives have increasingly reflected the green agenda and sustainability objectives of the European Commission (the Commission)....more

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Labour markets: a first in France for standalone no-poach enforcement

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On 11 June 2025, the French Competition Authority (‘FCA’) fined three companies active in the engineering, technology consulting, and IT services sectors, Alten, Bertrandt, and Expleo, a total of €29.5 million for...more

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Goodwin Antitrust & Regulatory Shorts: 10 Key Takeaways From the European Commission’s Recent DMA Decisions Against Apple and Meta

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On 23 April 2025, the European Commission (the Commission) imposed its first ever fines under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Apple and Meta were fined for failing to comply with their respective obligations under the DMA,...more

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Labour markets: two EC firsts in EU antitrust enforcement

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On 2 June 2025, the European Commission fined Delivery Hero and Glovo a total of EUR 329 million for participation in a cartel in the online food delivery sector. Notably, this marks not only the first time the Commission has...more

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