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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Spill the Beans: The European Commission Publishes New Guidance on its Leniency Policy and Practice

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The European Commission (the “Commission”) has published new guidance on its leniency policy and practice to encourage whistleblowers to come forward and self-report cartel activity to obtain leniency at a time when leniency...more

Cozen O'Connor

Repeal of McCarran-Ferguson Act — Ramifications for Insurance Clients

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Health insurance companies are now no longer immune from antitrust scrutiny for activities previously found to be “the business of insurance.” Last week, the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (CHIRA) was enacted,...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Emerging Technologies Washington Update - March 2020 #2

This Week: Senate Antitrust Subcommittee convenes hearing on self-preferencing, Senate Judiciary holds hearing on EARN IT Act, White House meets with tech companies to discuss Coronavirus response, Senate Commerce Committee...more

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Disincentives to Leniency: Expect Fewer Golden Eggs if You Harass the Goose

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The EU Commission’s anticartel enforcement activities have benefitted tremendously from its decision to adopt the philosophy behind the US DOJ’s highly successful leniency programme and make a clear promise of no fines for...more

Jones Day

ACCC on a Criminal Cartel Warpath: ANZ, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup and Individuals Charged

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Although Australia's Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) has contained criminal cartel prohibitions since 2009, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has now made criminal cartel enforcement one of its top...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Competition Law Compliance: Canada’s Competition Bureau Releases New Draft Immunity and Leniency Programs

In today’s enforcement climate, it is critical that businesses adopt and adhere to a competition law compliance policy that accords with the Competition Bureau’s 2015 bulletin on Corporate Compliance Programs....more

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Australia & New Zealand Consumer Law Update

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Highlighting Changes of Interest in Competition and Consumer Law - ACCC Issues Paper on Digital Platforms Inquiry - Summary - In December 2017, the Australian government directed the ACCC to conduct an inquiry into...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Competition Bureau Announces Proposed Changes to Immunity Program

On October 26, 2017, Canada’s Competition Bureau (Bureau) released for comment a revised version of its Immunity Program, under which a party may receive immunity from prosecution from the Director of Public Prosecutions...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The World in US Courts: Orrick's Quarterly Review of Decisions Applying US Law to Global Business and Cross-Border Activities

Alien Tort Statute (ATS)/Political Question Doctrine/Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act (FSIA)/ Act of State Doctrine - District Court Dismisses ATS Claim Where Alleged Conduct in US was not Directly Linked to Injuries...more

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FTC Submits Public Comments to States Considering Regulations of Cooperative Agreements Between Hospitals

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently submitted comments to Virginia and Tennessee regarding proposed laws in each state relating to Cooperative Agreements between hospitals and the granting of Certificates of Public...more

Troutman Pepper

In The Wake Of Phoebe Putney, New York Passes Law Giving Antitrust Immunity To State Health Care System

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Earlier this year, the Supreme Court issued its decision in FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc., 133 S.Ct. 1003 (2013), which held that the state action antitrust immunity doctrine applies only when the state legislature...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Canadian Competition Bureau Updates its Immunity and Leniency Program FAQs

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On September 25, 2013, the Canadian Competition Bureau released updated FAQs for its Immunity and Leniency Programs. These two programs, which offer whistleblowers immunity from prosecution and lenient treatment on...more

Baker Donelson

State Action Immunity Does Not Apply Without Clear State Policy

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The United States Supreme Court’s recent decision in FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc., No. 11-1160, 568 U.S. __ (2013), makes clear that a state’s authorization to act in a manner with potentially anticompetitive...more

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