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Conservative in name only? FTC Commissioner Mark Meador’s theory of antitrust enforcement bears little resemblance to traditional...

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As newly-appointed Republican leaders explain the antitrust enforcement priorities of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ), one thing is clear: the Trump administration is...more

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Ninth Circuit Rules In Favor Of Merging Parties In Microsoft/Activision Appeal

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On May 7, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court opinion that denied the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) motion for a preliminary injunction against Microsoft’s acquisition of...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Axinn Associates at the Antitrust Spring Meeting: Has Competition in the U.S. Been Declining?

The Spring Meeting is the largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy profes­sionals globally, with lawyers, academics, economists, enforcers, journalists, and students from around the world....more

Epstein Becker & Green

Proposed FTC Budget Signals Continued Enforcement Initiatives

The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) recently proposed fiscal year 2025 budget makes clear that enforcement is still a high priority....more

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Are Conduct Remedies to Merger Challenges Back on the Table?

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The leadership of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice uniformly describe the mandate of their respective agencies as one of antitrust “enforcement” and not “regulation.”...more

TransPerfect Legal

Strength In Numbers: Trends In Antitrust Litigation

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Trucks, trucks, trucks – unless you’ve been living under a rock in the antitrust world, you’ve probably heard about, or even worked on, one of the many follow-on litigation claims related to the Commission’s 2016 cartel...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

[Webinar] Technology Platforms and Developments in Antitrust Law - November 2nd, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

Technology platforms are digital marketplaces where software developers, competing companies, and end users all come to build and buy software tools, store data, or integrate software from different providers to make it...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

[Webinar] 2021 Energy & Chemicals Antitrust Report: Trends & Takeaways - February 2nd, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CT

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The energy and chemicals industries play a central role in our economy and regularly capture the attention of antitrust authorities and practitioners. In this program, V&E lawyers Darren Tucker and Jason Powers will discuss...more

Epiq

[Webinar] 2021 Antitrust Trends in North America - April 14th, 12:00 pm ET

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This webinar will explore two intersecting trends: 1. The exploding growth of merger activity in the North American market, and 2. The recent regulatory "harbingers" indicating the quick onset of increased oversight and...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

US Senate Bill Would Reshape Antitrust Enforcement and Litigation

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The bill would increase and shift the burden for many merger reviews, introduce new categories of prohibited conduct, and undo important common law defenses to single-firm conduct. On February 4, 2021, Senator Amy...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

[Remote Event] Health Care Antitrust Under President Biden - What Health Care Companies May Expect By Way Of Antitrust Policy And...

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After a turbulent year that roiled the economy, and the health care sector more than most, the Democrats emerged with control of both the White House and Congress for the first time since 2014. Business leaders and in-house...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Trump DOJ’s Antitrust Enforcement Policies Are Predictably Unpredictable

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More than 40 years ago, the Supreme Court determined that efficient enforcement of the Sherman Act required a bright-line rule, with very limited exceptions, barring antitrust claims by "indirect purchasers"—end customers who...more

The Volkov Law Group

The Curious World of the Antitrust Division and Credit for Compliance Programs

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The Antitrust Division is a world unto itself. Ask anyone who works there (including me) or worked there and they will tell you that everyone refers to the Antitrust Division as “The Division,” like it is the only Division in...more

Troutman Pepper

A Cautionary Tale on Gun-Jumping: The Antitrust Division Expands its Use of Disgorgement in Enforcement of Civil Antitrust

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The success of a merger or acquisition often largely depends on pre-closing planning and the rapid integration of the merged entities or acquired assets. In any transaction, the need for planning and speed create certain...more

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