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Antitrust Pressure Mounts for Dominant Tech Platforms

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Recent actions by the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) highlight a sharp escalation in agency antitrust enforcement, particularly for dominant technology platforms. The DOJ has brought...more

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Antitrust Ruling: Google’s Ad Tech Monopoly Decision Signals Change

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On April 17, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia found that Google violated antitrust law by maintaining a monopoly in the advertising technology market and unlawfully tying its products together....more

Hogan Lovells

Trump 2.0 antitrust agenda takes shape in administration’s first 100 days: What we’re seeing and what to expect

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As the first 100 days of President Trump’s second term draw to a close, the new administration’s antitrust enforcement agenda is coming into focus. In recent statements, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Axinn Associates at the Antitrust Spring Meeting: Bridging Moats: Targeting Monopoly Entrenchment

At the American Bar Association’s annual Spring Meeting on April 2–4, 2025, an economist and a group of antitrust practitioners, including Axinn partner Leslie Overton, came together to discuss issues of entrenchment on the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoForecast: State AGs and Antitrust Enforcement: Trends and Expectations for 2025

State attorneys general (State AGs) are becoming increasingly active in the realm of antitrust enforcement, focusing on mergers, monopolization, and ESG-related cases. In recent years, state AGs have taken assertive roles in...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2025 Year in Preview: Antitrust Trends and Key Decisions in Private Litigation

2025 promises a dynamic and challenging year for businesses as key antitrust cases set new precedent, private antitrust litigation will intensify, and legal battles evolve. In this first installment of the Wilson Sonsini...more

Mogin Law LLP

DOJ, States Sue Live Nation-Ticketmaster for Monopolizing Live Concert Markets

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Agencies seek to split the company, saying exclusionary conduct harms consumers, artists, and venue owners. The Antitrust Division of the Justice Department and 30 state attorneys general sued Live Nation Entertainment Inc....more

K&L Gates LLP

Judge Dismisses FTC Case Against Welsh Carson but Enforcement Focus on Private Equity in Health Care Continues

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On 13 May, a federal district court judge dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust case against private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and affiliated entities (Welsh Carson). This matter has been...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

2022: Antitrust and Competition in Israel – A Year in Review

2022 was an intensive year in competition law. Material issues to the competition agenda were addressed in precedential determinations and rulings by the Competition Authority and by Israeli courts. These issues include...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2018 Antitrust Year in Review

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (WSGR) is pleased to present its 2018 Antitrust Year in Review, which summarizes the most significant antitrust matters and developments of the past year. In this report, we examine the Trump...more

Jones Day

Amendments to Australian Antitrust Regime Take Effect

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The Situation: Australia has adopted a package of changes to its antitrust laws that are designed to give more power to its antitrust enforcement agency, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, and to increase...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Antitrust Lessons from Oil Giants’ Proposed Merger

In perhaps an unsurprising move, last week the U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit challenging the merger of Halliburton and Baker Hughes, the first and third largest oilfield services companies in the...more

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