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DOJ Scraps Proposal to Require Google to Sell AI Investments — AI: The Washington Report

The Department of Justice (DOJ), along with 38 state attorneys general, has backed away from part of its proposed remedy in the Google antitrust case that would have required Google to divest its AI investments and forgo...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Wilson Sonsini Global Cartel Law Quarterly Q4 2024 / Q1 2025

The firm is pleased to distribute the Wilson Sonsini Global Cartel Law Quarterly Q4 2024 / Q1 2025, which provides a summary of key cartel enforcement trends across the U.S., Europe, and beyond. A “cartel” under competition...more

A&O Shearman

Stormy skies for tech deals as antitrust scrutiny intensifies

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Tech sector deals are seeing rising mortality rates. AI partnerships are moving up the authorities’ agenda for scrutiny and enforcement. Overall, however, antitrust intervention in 2024 once again focused on transport, energy...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

FTC Deadlock May End Next Week

On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will hold a hearing to confirm the nomination of Mark Meador to serve as a Federal Trade Commissioner. Meador previously served in...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Competition Law Developments in Germany: Three Things We Are Watching

As counsel to global companies, we often guide clients through not just U.S. antitrust issues, but also through a global antitrust landscape. Whether it is a merger or a business practice, it is crucial to understand how all...more

Perkins Coie

Antitrust Compliance Programs: Worth Their Weight in Gold Under Any Administration

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Corporate compliance programs are essential tools for mitigating antitrust risk. With the transition to the Trump administration, organizations should consider developing and empowering their corporate compliance programs...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Regulatory Enforcement Trends in the New Administration and What They Mean for Your Company

As the Trump administration ushers in a new era of regulatory policy, businesses are closely monitoring shifts in enforcement trends. Understanding these changes is crucial for navigating the evolving regulatory landscape and...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

The New Administration: Trends in Antitrust Enforcement

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The Trump Administration’s antitrust enforcement priorities are beginning to take shape. On January 20, 2025, President Trump designated former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioner Andrew Ferguson as the agency’s next...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

2025 Insights: A First Look at Trump’s Second Term

As we step into a new year, the potential shifts under a second Trump administration loom large. Our 2025 Insights publication analyzes the impacts these changes could have on both U.S. and global business environments,...more

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Disconnecting Companies: DOJ and FTC Push for Broader Interlocking Directorate Liability

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On January 10, 2025, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission filed a statement of interest in Musk v. Altman, signaling a late push by the government to expand the scope of liability for interlocking...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

2024 Chemicals & Energy Antitrust Report

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The re-election of former President Donald J. Trump is poised to significantly alter the landscape of antitrust enforcement, particularly within the energy and chemical industries. While the incoming administration has yet 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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

M&A in 2024 and Trends for 2025

Global M&A in 2024 faced geopolitical issues, elevated interest rates, and inflationary pressures, with expanding antitrust, foreign investment, national security, and export regimes adding complexity. But inflation receded...more

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Antitrust Corporate Compliance Programs: Late 2024 Changes Mean Companies Should Revisit Their Programs Early in 2025

The US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ or Division) recently released a revised Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations (Guidance). The Guidance reflects how the Division...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Trump Administration 2.0 – Tech Transactions Update

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The incoming Trump administration is expected to make several policy changes likely to impact tech transactions. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to reduce regulation and cut federal bureaucracy, which he says have...more

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Trump Likely to Shift FTC's Antitrust Stance on Energy Mergers

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The incoming Trump administration suggests a potential return to more traditional levels of antitrust enforcement for energy industry mergers and a departure from novel theories of harm seen under current Federal Trade...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Antitrust During Trump 2.0: It’s Complicated

What antitrust enforcement will look like during a second Trump administration is, like antitrust law, complicated. Notions that Republicans are pro-business and therefore will take a laissez-faire approach to antitrust...more

Mayer Brown

DOJ Antitrust Division’s Latest Compliance Guidance: Now Covering Civil Implications, Whistleblowing, Ephemeral Messaging, and AI

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The US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division recently updated its guidance explaining how it currently evaluates, and will evaluate going forward, companies’ antitrust compliance programs when making criminal...more

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DOJ’s Updated Antitrust Compliance Guidance Focuses on AI, Ephemeral Messaging, and Whistleblower Protections

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ)'s Antitrust Division recently updated its guidance on the evaluation of corporate compliance programs for criminal antitrust violations (the Antitrust ECCP), which federal prosecutors use to...more

McGuireWoods LLP

DOJ Antitrust Division Compliance Guidance Addresses Evolving Technology and Criminal Division Priorities

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On Nov. 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division released updated guidance on the “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations.” The guidance highlights several new...more

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US DOJ and FTC join G7 Competition Authorities in Promising Vigorous Competition Enforcement in the AI Industry

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On October 3 and 4, 2024, the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (the “Antitrust Division”) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) participated in the G7 Competition Authorities and Policymakers’ Summit in Rome to...more

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Reliance on Third-Party “Pricing” Facilitators Under Increasing Antitrust Scrutiny

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In the past year, healthcare systems and providers across the country have filed a series of antitrust lawsuits against MultiPlan Inc. and major US health insurers, alleging a hub-and-spoke conspiracy to fix and reduce...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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2021 Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - New York - May 7th, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm EDT

Our Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Emerging Technologies Washington Update - September 2019 #3

This Week: Senate Antitrust Subcommittee holds hearing on antitrust enforcement, FAA sends proposed rule for remote identification of drones to OIRA for review, NHTSA proposes minimum sound requirements for hybrid and...more

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