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DOJ Settles Criminal Antitrust Charges with Teva and Glenmark for $305 Million

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The Antitrust Division has been active – like any aggressive prosecution strategy, however, its results have been mixed.  Its record in criminal cases has taken serious hits – a stunning set of losses in the chicken...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Government Contractors Facing Increased Antitrust Scrutiny

Procurement Collusion Strike Force - The Procurement Collusion Strike Force, formed by the Department of Justice in 2019, is ramping up enforcement pressures against government contractors. The Strike Force brings together...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

DOJ Antitrust Chief Previews Additional Antitrust Scrutiny for Interlocking Directorates

During the recent Spring 2022 Enforcers Summit, Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division chief, Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter, announced that interlocking directorates will face increased...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Ready, Set, Report & Remediate: DOJ Revises Leniency Policy for Criminal Antitrust Enforcement

The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice announced an update to its leniency policy for criminal antitrust enforcement on April 4, 2022, along with an accompanying set of updated FAQs. The updates effectively...more

White & Case LLP

Four key antitrust events in Q4 2021 target labor markets and aim to protect workers: Here's what you need to know

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The focus on using the antitrust laws to target labor markets has been gaining momentum for years, but the close of 2021 saw the trend hit overdrive with antitrust attacks on perceived harm to workers coming from all corners...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Winter 2021-2022 Antitrust Cartel Primer

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This Cartel primer, full document linked below, brings together our knowledge of cartel cases and distills it in an easily digestible and practical format. It discusses challenges targets face in responding to cartel...more

Smart & Biggar

Federal Court approves litigation funding agreement in proposed class proceeding against generic drug manufacturers

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As previously reported, a proposed class action proceeding against over 50 generic drug manufacturers was commenced in 2020. The proposed class action alleges that the defendants conspired to “allocate the market, fix prices...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Department of Justice fines pharmaceutical company

Compliance Today (August 2020) - On May 7, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced a deferred prosecution agreement, in which Apotex Corp. agreed to pay a $24.1 million criminal penalty for...more

Locke Lord LLP

DOJ Announces New Policy on Credit for Antitrust Compliance Programs

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On July 11, 2019, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice announced a substantial shift in its policy for incentivizing and rewarding the use of corporate compliance programs. For the first time, the Division...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Robust Antitrust Compliance Programs May Help Companies Avoid Criminal Antitrust Charges

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division recently announced it will now consider "robust" compliance programs when contemplating bringing criminal charges for antitrust violations. ...more

McDermott Will & Emery

US DOJ Adds Complexity to Enforcement of “No-Poach” Agreements under Antitrust Law

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On Thursday, March 7, the Antitrust Division intervened in three antitrust class actions to urge the court that no-poach agreements between vertically related firms, such as between franchisor and franchisee, should be...more

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Cartel Snapshot - February 2019

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Q4 Update: Overview of Cartel Investigations - Although 2018 saw guilty pleas and new indictments in several ongoing Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations, the year finished by continuing a downward trend in antitrust...more

Morgan Lewis

Global Cartel Enforcement Report Year-End 2018

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At $3.6 billion, worldwide cartel fines in 2018 decreased by 17%, down from $4.2 billion in 2017, even though antitrust enforcers around the world continued to impose significant penalties. These developments—as well as...more

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