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Antitrust Concerns About ESG Investing Are Not Going Away

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For the last several years, investor activism to further environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals has faced significant antitrust scrutiny in the United States. This scrutiny reached a new level in June 2024 when the...more

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Antitrust Enforcers Will Take a Friendlier Approach to Mergers but Retain Biden-Era Guidelines and HSR Rules - The Trump...

The government’s new antitrust leaders have signaled a less skeptical stance on mergers but a continued focus on enforcement, especially in Big Tech and the health care and agriculture sectors....more

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Pricing Under Pressure: Prepare for Enhanced Antitrust Scrutiny amid Tariff Uncertainty

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In an era of increased tariff pressures, U.S. antitrust enforcers have signaled that they remain vigilant for attempts by businesses to exploit the situation through anticompetitive conduct, especially in sectors already...more

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Transparency In Merger Enforcement: Taking Stock of the Deals That Didn't Bark

More than 82% of merger enforcement actions announced by the U.S. antitrust agencies in 2024 involved a litigated challenge (complaint) or the deal being abandoned. But only 17 enforcement actions were reported in total—well...more

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Heard at the 2024 Antitrust Law Section Spring Meeting: Part I

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The American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section’s annual Spring Meeting is underway in Washington, DC. The annual Spring Meeting features updates from federal, state and international antitrust enforcers and extensive...more

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FTC and DOJ Update Guidance to Reinforce Preservation Obligations Regarding Messaging Applications and Tools

Anyone who has ever received a civil investigative demand, subpoena, second request, voluntary access letter, or other form of compulsory process from a federal antitrust regulator knows that the government’s standard...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power

On September 26, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 17 state attorneys general filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington against Amazon.com, Inc. under Section 5 of the FTC...more

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Antitrust & Competition Healthcare Quarterly Update - Q2 2023

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Agencies drastically revise Merger Guidelines and HSR process while withdrawing long-established antitrust healthcare guidance - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ,...more

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Defending Workplace Antitrust Investigations: Your 7-Step Response Plan When the FTC Serves Your Company with a CID

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Many in-house counsel and employment lawyers have not dealt with the Federal Trade Commission, which historically has focused on antitrust issues and product markets – but that is fast changing, and that means you need to...more

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[Webinar] Antitrust-year-in-review and a look forward to 2023 - November 30th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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Join the Hogan Lovells Antitrust and Competition team on Wednesday, 30 November 2022 where we will look back at the major competition-related events of 2022 and what we can expect next year, including: 1. Major FTC and DOJ...more

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DOJ secures first criminal attempted monopolization conviction in decades

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On 31 October 2022 the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ or the Division) announced that the president of a Montana paving and asphalt contractor pled guilty to one count of violating Section 2 of the Sherman Act...more

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Cartel Corner - August 2022 (Labor Markets)

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The DOJ continues its efforts to create a novel area of potential criminal liability for labor market investigations. Historically, government enforcement of alleged anticompetitive labor market practices occurred in the...more

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FTC CID Attorney on Considerations for Digital Marketers When Selecting Regulatory Investigation Defense Counsel

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You received a Civil Investigative (CID) from the Federal Trade Commission related to a consumer protection matter. Now what?...more

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Federal Trade Commission’s Focus on Pharmacy Benefit Managers

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In early June, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) exercised its authority under Section 6(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act and launched an inquiry into prescription benefit managers (PBMs)....more

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Just like 2021, the DOJ and FTC will remain active in the Restrictive Covenant Space

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2021 saw significant activity by both the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) in 2021. The DOJ, for example, finally followed through on its 2016 warning/threat to investigate and potentially...more

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FTC Revises and Refiles Complaint Against Facebook

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revised and refiled its complaint against Facebook, once again asserting Facebook throttled competition in the market for “personal social networking services.” The revised complaint...more

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Taiwan in the changing global landscape - New US antitrust implications for your supply chain

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What Quanta Storage and Qualcomm mean for Taiwan's businesses. Antitrust litigation in the US continues to focus on competitor interactions. Companies that participate in multiple levels of a supply chain must consider how...more

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Justice Department Condemns Agreements Among Competing Medical Providers That Limit Treatment Options

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The Department of Justice recently sent a stark message to medical providers (and other businesses) that agreements to allocate services, employees, and customers among competing providers will be prosecuted under criminal...more

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Merger Reviews: Practical Considerations for Global Deals

In the field of antitrust, the current COVID-19 pandemic poses unprecedented challenges for merging parties and agencies worldwide. As the crisis unfolds, enforcement against cartels, investigations of excessive pricing, and...more

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Antitrust enforcement trends: An update from the 2019 ABA Antitrust Fall Forum Tech Summit

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On 18 November 2019 the American Bar Association's Antitrust Law Section hosted its annual Antitrust Fall Forum. This year, the Fall Forum focused its discussions on a range of issues that could arise from the agencies'...more

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Takeaways From the Georgetown and Fordham Global Antitrust Law Symposia

In September, Georgetown University Law Center hosted its 13th Annual Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium and Fordham University School of Law hosted its 46th Annual International Antitrust Law and Policy Conference. Each...more

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Financial Daily Dose 7.25.2019 | Top Story: Facebook to Add Privacy Measures Under FTC Deal

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Facebook and the FTC have agreed to terms on a settlement addressing the social network’s privacy violations in recent years. Along with the previously reported $5 billion fine, the deal will require Facebook to “add new...more

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Does your deal have a Section 8 Antitrust problem?

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The renewed interest in taking a fresh look at how antitrust can apply to tech has generated any number of "Hipster Antitrust" theories of harm. With the US Federal Trade Commission announcing a new Tech Task Force this...more

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Cartel Snapshot - June 2019

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division announced three new investigations and several developments in its other investigations, including new investigations in the commercial flooring industry, online auctions for...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Global distribution systems become latest EU target; Booking.com & Agoda under Korean...

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Following last week’s holiday break, we are once again sharing each week what we feel are the most noteworthy stories in the distribution, loyalty program and (occasionally) short-term rental fields/industries. We hope you...more

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