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Antitrust Division Coronavirus/COVID-19 Antitrust Provisions

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Quarterly Cartel Catch-Up: Recent Developments in Criminal Antitrust for Busy Corporate Counsel - Q1 2022

Since the last edition of the QCC, there has been a series of dramatic developments in the criminal antitrust enforcement space in the U.S. from the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (Division)....more

Venable LLP

Ten Legislative and Policy Trends for Licensing Boards and Associations to Watch in 2022

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In state capitals across the country, a new year signals the start of a new legislative session. And this opens the door to new rules affecting state regulatory and occupational licensing boards and the practitioners they...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

A&O Shearman

Covid–19 coronavirus update: global application of antitrust rules (UPDATED)

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Adverse economic or social conditions have not historically tended to affect the general application and enforcement of antitrust rules. This remains the overall position in the circumstances of Covid-19, with many antitrust...more

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How to Improve Quality and Efficiency in Second Request Document Review

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On October 20, 2020, TransPerfect Legal Solutions (TLS) hosted an inaugural conference on recent developments in antitrust clearance and merger enforcement proceedings. This article is the second of a three-part series...more

Hogan Lovells

[Webinar] IoT in the EU: Lessons from COVID-19, and next steps for liability and regulation - September 15th, 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm...

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Connected products remain in focus during 2020. Now more than ever before, they bring new opportunities to our homes, work, travel, and health care. In this webinar our leading cross-border products law team discuss the...more

Lathrop GPM

What Have We Learned So Far?

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The Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s business review process provides companies an opportunity to ask the Division whether it would intend to pursue enforcement action with respect to specifically described business...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Clearance to Reduce Capacity May Not Be Clearance to Raise Prices: Can Business Review Letters Impact Price Gouging Compliance?

In response to the current pandemic, antitrust enforcers at the Department of Justice have been issuing business review letters at record pace. One of these business review letters addressed an inquiry from the pork industry...more

White & Case LLP

For COVID-19 Competitor Collaborations, DOJ Antitrust Division’s “Business Review Letter” Offers Easy and Likely Effective...

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On April 4, 2020, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice issued its first Business Review Letter under the DOJ-FTC joint expedited COVID-19 competitor collaboration review procedures, blessing several medical...more

WilmerHale

COVID-19: Criminal Antitrust Risks Arising from the Crisis

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In this rapidly changing environment of the COVID-19 crisis, the need to understand how your industry is tackling business disruptions and the ensuing economic impact is more critical than ever. This Alert provides...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Antitrust Agencies' Warning To Employers: COVID-19 No Excuse For Labor Market Collusion

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Governments, manufacturers, healthcare providers, pharmacies, grocery stores, distributors, and others at the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) continue to work as quickly as possible to respond to the...more

Morgan Lewis

The Antitrust Division and FTC Issue Statement on COVID-19 and Labor Market Competition

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The joint statement recognizes that while the COVID-19 pandemic offers businesses an opportunity for procompetitive collaboration and benefits, it also increases significant risk of anticompetitive conduct in the labor...more

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DOJ Issues Antitrust Guidance on Competitor Collaboration to Combat COVID-19

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A recent business review letter issued by the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division to five pharmaceutical and medical/surgical distributors offers insights into the antitrust enforcers’ views on competitor...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Federal Antitrust Agencies Open Door for More Business Cooperation Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

The federal antitrust enforcement agencies have committed to providing businesses expeditious guidance about how and whether their efforts to address the coronavirus pandemic comply with federal antitrust laws. On March 24,...more

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COVID-19: An Antitrust Checklist

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Businesses around the world are actively working to address the global COVID-19 pandemic, including through novel types of collaborations. In the United States, federal and state agencies, including the Department of Justice...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Businesses Get Faster Antitrust Help, But DOJ, FTC Warn Against Using Crisis To Curb Competition

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On March 24, 2020, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Competition of the Federal Trade Commission issued a joint statement acknowledging that individuals and businesses are quickly working...more

White & Case LLP

Competitor Collaborations: Competition Agencies Respond to a Global Pandemic

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The COVID-19 outbreak has led to changes in how the US and other competition agencies around the world look at competitor collaborations. Despite these policy announcements, antitrust compliance is still a priority, and...more

Morgan Lewis

COVID-19: Antitrust Agencies to Expedite Competitor Collaboration Reviews

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The US Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice have announced that they aim to respond within one week to coronavirus (COVID-19) collaborative proposals submitted pursuant to the...more

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COVID-19 Antitrust Considerations: The Boundaries of Industry Collaboration

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In responding to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the mantra of “working together” is heard often. But as businesses confront sudden and extensive demand and supply disruptions—and a range of sometimes conflicting...more

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