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What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … Potential Antitrust Exposure of Tariff-Related Pricing Changes

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As companies face mounting cost and supply pressures from rising tariffs, pricing managers are under growing pressure to adjust pricing strategies in fast-moving and uncertain conditions. As recently reported by the Wall...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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Threats of Antitrust Enforcement in the Supply Chain

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With steep inflation and seemingly constant disruptions in supply chains for all manner of goods, the Biden Administration has turned increasingly to antitrust authorities to tame price increases and stem future bottlenecks....more

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

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

DOJ and FBI Prioritize Antitrust Investigations of Price-Fixing and Collusive Schemes Stemming From Supply Chain Disruptions

With consumer prices increasing across the economy, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced on February 17, 2022, a new joint initiative designed to identify and prosecute...more

Holland & Knight LLP

DOJ to Collusive Price Gougers Exploiting Supply Disruptions: We Will Prosecute You

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced an initiative on Feb. 17, 2022, to investigate and prosecute individuals and businesses that engage in collusive schemes relating to supply chain disruptions. Seeking to protect...more

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Bumble Bee CEO Convicted of Participating in Price-Fixing Conspiracy

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Global companies are paying greater attention to criminal antitrust risks – and with good reason.  We often dwell on the impact to a company of a major FCPA investigation.  A global criminal antitrust investigation often in...more

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U.S. Department of Justice foreshadows criminal investigations into antitrust violations in public procurement

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Japanese companies involved in U.S. public procurement should be aware: The Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division (Division) has publicly announced that it is prioritizing investigations of criminal antitrust...more

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Financial Daily Dose 6.27.2019 | Top Story: DOJ Criminal Inquiry Into Chicken Industry Price Fixing

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The DOJ has jumped on board claims made in existing civil class-action lawsuits and is considering criminal price-fixing charges against “some of the biggest American poultry companies, including Tyson Foods and Pilgrim’s...more

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