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DOJ Alleges Illegal Rental Price-Fixing in Antitrust Case

In a highly anticipated move, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) along with eight states filed a complaint against RealPage, Inc. for antitrust claims arising from its pricing software. The DOJ claims that RealPage has...more

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New SPC Judicial Interpretation in China Widens Path for Private Antitrust Litigation

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The Development: China's Supreme People's Court ("SPC") recently released a Judicial Interpretation of Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Civil Dispute Cases Arising from Monopolistic Conduct...more

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DOJ Seeks an Encore Showdown with Live Nation and Ticketmaster

DOJ's Most Recent Monopolization Case Reflects Several Agency Priorities Including Expansion of Section 2 to Respond to Headline-Grabbing Popular Demands...more

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[Webinar] Preparing for the Future of Health Care Antitrust Scrutiny - June 11th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST

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

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U.S. DOJ and States File Complaint Against Apple for Alleged Monopolization of Smartphones

On March 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the attorneys general for 15 states and the District of Columbia filed a complaint against Apple in the District of New Jersey. The complaint alleges that Apple...more

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DOJ Obtains First Criminal Guilty Plea for Monopolization Conduct in Decades

The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) suggested at the beginning of the year that it would consider criminally prosecuting monopolization conduct—a departure from antitrust enforcement of the past...more

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DOJ Antitrust Brings First Criminal Monopolization Case in More Than 40 Years

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Key Takeaways - ..U.S. v. Nathan Nephi Zito is the first criminal monopolization case in more than 40 years, reversing the Antitrust Division’s practice of pursuing monopolization cases only civilly. ..The elements...more

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Antitrust Division Announces Newfound Intent to Pursue Monopolization Cases Criminally

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This week, during a panel discussion at the American Bar Association’s annual National Institute on White Collar Crime, Antitrust Division Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard Powers sent shockwaves through the defense...more

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China Publishes Anti-Monopoly Guidelines on Leniency and Commitments

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The Anti-Monopoly Bureau of China's State Administration for Market Regulation ("SAMR") released four sets of long-awaited anti-monopoly guidelines. This White Paper addresses the Guidelines on Application of Leniency Program...more

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China Publishes Draft Amendments to Anti-Monopoly Law

For the first time since China’s Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) came into force in 2008, the government is proposing major changes to its centerpiece antitrust legislation. On January 2, 2020, the State Administration for Market...more

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Japan FTC Proposes New Attorney-Client Privilege Rules For Public Comment

In April 2020, Japan’s antitrust regulator, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), issued draft rules and guidelines establishing, among other things, limited confidentiality protections for attorney-client communications...more

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Russian Competition Regulators, Mount Up: Russian Authorities Crack Down on Anti-Competitive Agreements With Uptick in Criminal...

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Just one month into the new year, Russian courts have already handed down three new criminal judgments for violations of anti-competition laws, a stark contrast to previous years that often passed without a single conviction...more

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Prospects for JFTC Competition Policies in 2020

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The 2019 Amendments to the Anti-Monopoly Act ("Amendments") including revisions to surcharge system (i.e., administrative fine system) will be fully in force within 2020. Accordingly, so-called attorney-client privilege will...more

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Will introducing payments for antitrust whistle-blowing in China prove to be a compliance game changer?

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On 19 November 2019, the State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”) posted a draft of the Interim Measures on Rewards for Complaints Against Significant Illegal Conduct in the Market Regulation Field (“Draft Reward...more

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Digital platforms will soon face more regulatory scrutiny in Japan

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Big Tech as well as other global companies will likely have to modify their business models - Japan’s growing e-Commerce market continues to benefit both businesses, which are able to reach more customers and reduce...more

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New JFTC Guidelines regarding: Abuse of Superior Bargaining Position for transactions between Digital Platforms and Consumers

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On August 29, 2019, the Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") published a draft of new "Guidelines Concerning Abuse of a Superior Bargaining Position in Transactions between Digital Platform Operators and Consumers that...more

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Entities with Relatively Small Market Shares May Also Be Deemed Monopolies

Six months after the amendment to the Economic Competition Law took effect, the Competition Authority published its position regarding the circumstances in which even an entity with less than a 50% market share may be deemed...more

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Neither fish nor fowl – China's supreme court proposes new framework for resale price maintenance

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In the last week of June 2019 a copy of a groundbreaking court ruling emerged on social media in China – the order by the Supreme People's Court (SPC) in the Yutai case. ...more

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New Bill: Enhancement of Fines under the Japan Anti-Monopoly Act

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The bill to amend the Anti-Monopoly Act (the "AMA"), that includes the enhancement of a surcharge (i.e., administrative fine), has passed on June 19, 2019.1 It will be effective no later than from December 25, 2020. The...more

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New Bill: Expansion for Leniency and Fines under the Japan Anti-Monopoly Act

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The bill to amend the Anti-Monopoly Act (the "AMA"), that includes reform of leniency system, has passed on June 19, 2019. New leniency system will be effective no later than from December 25, 2020....more

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Japan Legal Update - Volume 46 | April 2019

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Japanese Cabinet Submits Bill to Amend Antimonopoly Act to Diet - On March 12, 2019, the Japanese Cabinet approved and submitted to the Diet a bill ("Bill") to amend the Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and...more

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Bill to amend the Japan Anti-Monopoly Act and introduction of Attorney-Client Privilege to the Japan Fair Trade Commission's...

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The Cabinet of Japan submitted a bill (the "Bill") to amend the Anti-Monopoly Act (the "AMA") to the Diet on March 12, 2019. The Bill includes amendments to (i) the method for surcharge calculations, (ii) the leniency system...more

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"Single entity defense" under scrutiny in China

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On 20 July 2018, the new Chinese antitrust authority – the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) – published two decisions sanctioning two ship tallying companies in Shenzhen for market partitioning and price...more

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Combination of China's Three Antitrust Enforcement Agencies May Bring More Aggressive Enforcement Over Long Run

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Ten years after the introduction of China's Anti-Monopoly Law, the functions and duties of the three agencies originally charged with enforcing the law's provisions are now unified under the direction of the newly formed...more

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China’s Intervention Against Vertical Agreements

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On December 9, 2016, the PRC National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) handed down its decision against medical device company Medtronic for having concluded and implemented a vertical monopoly agreement by...more

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