Partner Jason Powers Explains Vinson & Elkins' Antitrust Cartel Primer
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed Assembly Bill 325 (AB 325), amending the state’s Cartwright Act to explicitly prohibit the use or distribution of “common pricing algorithms” that facilitate anticompetitive...more
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) has updated its guidance on leniency and no-action applications in cartel investigations. The new guidance came into force on 28 October 2025, following a public consultation...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review Real Estate Exchange Inc. v. Zillow Group, Inc. and National Association of Realtors, leaving intact a Ninth Circuit decision that dismissed claims of anticompetitive conduct in...more
The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or the “Commission”) have been shut down as of October 1 for all but ongoing litigation and time-sensitive matters because of the...more
On October 16, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill S7882 into law, adding Section 340‑b to the New York General Business Law. The new provision prohibits residential rental property owners or managers from...more
Partner Jason Powers explains the challenges companies face in cartel investigations found in our latest antitrust cartel primer. Jason highlights the importance of early fact investigation and economic analysis in civil...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and five states have sued Zillow and Redfin in federal court in Virginia alleging the companies entered into an unlawful agreement that eliminates competition in the highly concentrated...more
A new development has emerged in the ongoing class action lawsuit against national multifamily landlords and operators, with 27 defendants recently reaching a settlement. The lawsuit alleges that these entities engaged in...more
The FTC, as well as a bipartisan coalition of AGs from five states—Virginia, Arizona, Connecticut, New York, and Washington—have separately filed lawsuits against Zillow Group, Inc. and Zillow, Inc. (collectively, “Zillow”)...more
A growing list of class actions alleging nationwide price-fixing in the construction equipment rental industry has been consolidated in the Northern District of Illinois as MDL No. 3152, with Judge Sara L. Ellis presiding....more
In May of 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule that would have banned virtually all noncompete agreements on a national level.Specifically, the Rule deemed noncompete provisions, and the mere act of...more
The Federal Trade Commission has officially withdrawn its appeal in Ryan, LLC v. FTC, putting an end to its controversial attempt to ban noncompete agreements through agency rulemaking. That effort may be over, but the...more
This week FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson began sending out warning letters to some health care employers advising them to review their employment contracts closely to ensure that they are not overly or unnecessarily broad in...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on September 10 that it issued several warning letters to large health care employers and staffing firms regarding potentially anticompetitive conduct in the health care sector,...more
Demonstrating its focus on challenging non-competes through case-by-case enforcement, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently undertook a series of actions. It announced a consent decree requiring Gateway Memorial Pet...more
The Federal Trade Commission just launched a new era of oversight when it comes to noncompete agreements between employers and employees, and the aggressive moves from the agency are turning some heads. On Thursday, it...more
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) non-compete rule may be effectively dead, but the agency’s focus on non-compete agreements is very much alive. In February, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson launched a Joint Labor Task Force...more
Eastern District of California Judge William B. Shubb certified a class of thousands of former NCAA Division I volunteer coaches who had sued the NCAA for anticompetitive compensation prohibitions. Originally published in...more
The US District Court for the District of Columbia issued, on September 2, 2025, a landmark ruling in the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust case against Google, imposing significant remedies to address the company’s...more
Last month, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed an antitrust lawsuit challenging several hotel chains’ use of AI software to suggest allegedly supra-competitive room rates. Dai v. SAS...more
Put down the lemonade and break out the pumpkin spice: summer is coming to an end. And while you were in the pool – or maybe just answering emails poolside – the antitrust agencies showed no signs of a summer slowdown. Before...more
Following a nine-week bench trial starting in September 2023 and closing arguments in May 2024, District of Columbia district court judge Amit Mehta ruled on August 5, 2024, that Google illegally maintained its monopoly in...more
Continued focus on antitrust enforcement has led the New Jersey and California attorneys general (AG) offices to go on a hiring spree. New Jersey AG Matthew Platkin recently announced the establishment of a permanent,...more
After "an extensive public consultation process" since late July 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division on Dec. 18, 2023, jointly announced the release of final Merger...more
Connected medical devices are used to assist with diagnosing, monitoring or treating a medical condition and thereby facilitate the remote management of a medical condition by healthcare professionals. Such medical devices...more