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Back to the Antitrust Basics: FTC and DOJ Call for Case-by-Case Enforcement With the Withdrawal of Longstanding Competitor...

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With the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) withdrawing yet another set of antitrust compliance guidelines last month, companies that collaborate with their competitors — whether directly or...more

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Antitrust Corporate Compliance Programs: Late 2024 Changes Mean Companies Should Revisit Their Programs Early in 2025

The US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ or Division) recently released a revised Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations (Guidance). The Guidance reflects how the Division...more

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Key Takeaways from the DOJ Antitrust Division’s Updated Compliance Guidance: It’s Not Just Criminal Anymore

The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (“Antitrust Division”) recently updated its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations guidance document (“Antitrust Compliance Guidance”)....more

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DOJ Expects Corporate Compliance Programs to Keep Pace with Artificial Intelligence

Newly Updated Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) Addresses AI for the First Time - On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) revised its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP)....more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Ending Where It Began?: DOJ No-Poach Prosecutions Take Another Hit

The Department of Justice’s years-long campaign to criminally prosecute no-poach agreements may be taking a hiatus. On November 13, 2023, the DOJ moved to dismiss its indictment against Surgical Care Affiliates, LLC (“SCA”),...more

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June 2021: The Top 19 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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DOJ Brings First Criminal “No-Poach” and “Wage-Fixing” Prosecutions; New Focus on Labor Market Prosecutions

What happened? The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) announced that, on January 5, 2021, a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Surgical Care Affiliates LLC and its related entity...more

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3 Ways to Apply New DOJ Guidance to Antitrust Compliance

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The Justice Department gave compliance officers a significant piece of guidance in June with its latest update to the evaluation of corporate compliance programs. The guidance begs the fundamental question: Is the compliance...more

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Egypt Launches Cartel Amnesty Guidelines

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The Egyptian Competition Authority recently published the first Egyptian guidelines on the process for obtaining amnesty or leniency from criminal prosecution for antitrust cartel violations, signaling the agency's intent to...more

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DOJ Antitrust Division Announces New Policy to Incentivize Corporate Compliance

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The Department of Justice Antitrust Division will now consider a target company’s antitrust compliance program when determining how to resolve criminal matters. This represents a fundamental shift in the Antitrust Division’s...more

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Compliance Is King: DOJ Announces Policy to Incentivize Corporate Antitrust Compliance Programs

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new policy on July 11, 2019, designed to incentivize the development and implementation of corporate antitrust compliance programs. In remarks made at the New York...more

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The Benefits of an Effective Antitrust Compliance Program

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The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently released guidance outlining how DOJ evaluates antitrust corporate compliance programs as part of its Corporate Leniency program. This guidance...more

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Effective Corporate Compliance Programs Now Even More Important in Criminal Antitrust Investigations

• The Department of Justice (DOJ) will now evaluate corporate compliance programs as a factor in determining whether to bring criminal antitrust charges. • New guidance also clarifies how compliance programs factor into...more

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Antitrust Alert: New DOJ Criminal Enforcement Policy Boosts Value of Antitrust Compliance Programs

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The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division ("DOJ") recently announced significant revisions to its criminal enforcement policies regarding the value it places on a company's pre-existing antitrust compliance program....more

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New DOJ Policy Underscores Need for Effective and Robust Antitrust Compliance Programs Now More than Ever | Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

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• The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a policy change under which it will consider a company’s antitrust compliance program in mitigation of alleged criminal violations of antitrust laws. • The DOJ’s previous...more

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The Latest: New DOJ Antitrust Division Policy Makes Compliance Programs More Critical than Ever

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What Happened: • Last week, the Antitrust Division reported that it has changed its Justice Manual to state that it will consider antitrust compliance at the charging stage in criminal antitrust investigations, instead of...more

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DOJ's Antitrust Division Announces New Policy Incentivizing Qualified Corporate Antitrust Compliance Programs

On July 11, 2019, Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new policy to incentivize corporate antitrust compliance. The DOJ will, for the first time, formally consider...more

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Revised DOJ Policy on Antitrust Compliance Offers New Opportunities for In-House Counsel to Protect Their Companies

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Question: Can a company have both an effective antitrust compliance program and an antitrust violation? DOJ before June 11, 2019: Nope. DOJ today: Yes, and your company may even get a deferred prosecution agreement if...more

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Companies With Effective Antitrust Compliance Programs Could Get Relief From Criminal Prosecution Under New DOJ Policy

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The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (Division) finally will consider the existence of effective antitrust compliance programs at the charging stage of criminal antitrust investigations, opening up the...more

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Italian Competition Authority takes on digital players

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Setting the scene - The Italian Competition Authority ("ICA"), recently published a set of Guidelines and Policy recommendations relating to the Digital Sector ("Guidelines"), focusing on antitrust, privacy regulation and...more

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DOJ Targets No-Poach Agreements Among Competitors

On April 3, 2018, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ” or “Antitrust Division”) filed an antitrust complaint against Knorr-Bremse AG (“Knorr”) and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (“Wabtec”) for...more

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Department of Justice Brings the First Employment-Related Antitrust Case Since the October 2016 Guidance Statement

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In October 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly issued a guidance statement about the application of antitrust laws to hiring and compensation decisions. Antitrust laws, the...more

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No-Poaching Agreements Under DOJ’s Microscope: Criminal Indictments May Be Next

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In October 2016, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission jointly issued their Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals (“Guidance”). As stated in its...more

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Senior EU Court Adviser Provides Welcome Guidance on Gun-Jumping

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EU and US laws prohibit merging companies from implementing reportable transactions until their deal is cleared or the statutory waiting period has expired. Violations of this principle are colloquially known as “gun-jumping”...more

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Cross Border Investigations Update - July 2017

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases and enforcement trends, including the new Criminal Finances Act 2017, increased regulatory scrutiny of Chinese companies...more

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