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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Unhealthy Alliance: Hospitals Sharing Senior Leadership Increases Antitrust Risk

Collusion among rivals has long been considered the “supreme evil of antitrust.” It is not surprising, therefore, that antitrust scrutiny was applied to one hospital’s decision to employ the Chief Executive Officer of its...more

Cozen O'Connor

DAGA Policy Conference Highlights Democratic AG Priorities, Including Protecting Youth on Digital Platforms and Increasing...

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The Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA) held a Policy Conference in Seattle, WA from February 14-16, 2024. The conference was well-attended, including 14 Democratic AGs and high-level staff from an additional...more

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The BCA takes action: first investigation under the abuse of economic dependence rules

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The Belgian Competition Authority (the BCA) announced last week that it has initiated an ex officio investigation into a possible abuse of economic dependence in the agricultural sector, making this the BCA’s first formal...more

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FTC Takes Nontarget to Court in Robinson-Patman Act Investigation

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There have been reports that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is leveraging the long-dormant Robinson-Patman Act as a basis for civil investigations into potential price discrimination by distributors in the alcoholic and...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Current Trends and Real-World Best Practices in Healthcare Fraud Compliance

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Recently, Womble Bond Dickinson held its First Annual Health Care Fraud Symposium, a webinar designed to discuss critical healthcare fraud topics. WBD Partner Joe Whitley moderated a discussion with WBD attorneys Luke Cass,...more

Fenwick & West LLP

[Webinar] What Recent Antitrust Developments Tell Us to Expect in 2023 - January 11th, 11:00 am PT

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The previous year in antitrust enforcement has been marked by rapid change. In many ways this foreshadows things to come in 2023, as antitrust enforcement agencies’ tough rhetoric continues to ramp up into real-world action....more

Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints

In Divided 3-2 Vote, Federal Trade Commission Authorizes Three Omnibus Compulsory Process Resolutions

On August 26, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to authorize two new omnibus resolutions permitting compulsory process and to revise a third, which was approved last year. These resolutions allow FTC staff to...more

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[Webinar] Antitrust & Competition Litigation and Investigations: Trends in Global Antitrust Enforcement and Litigation - June...

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Antitrust litigation – both public and private enforcement – is entering a period of significant change. As North American and EU policymakers consider changes in the scope and enforcement of laws that govern competition,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Healthcare Antitrust Enforcement Outlook with Former DOJ Antitrust Prosecutor and Strike Force District Leader

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A revitalized focus on antitrust in healthcare has increased healthcare companies’ concerns about their compliance status. On this episode of In the Trenches, Brian Stimson, McDermott partner and former Acting General Counsel...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Axon Sues FTC Over Use of Administrative Adjudication in Merger Investigations

On January 3, 2020, Axon Enterprises Inc. filed a complaint against the Federal Trade Commission in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona challenging the constitutionality of the FTC’s administrative...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FTC Holds New Hearing on Merger Retrospectives

On April 12, the Federal Trade Commission held a hearing to debate the extent to which the FTC should use retrospective reviews to strengthen merger enforcement. This was the latest in the series of hearings on Competition...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"EU Nonmerger Antitrust Enforcement Gets Stricter"

Developments in the past year are likely to affect nonmerger antitrust enforcement in the European Union in 2015 and beyond. In addition to merger enforcement, antitrust activity in 2014 provided a number of interesting...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Robust Action Dominates Global Government Enforcement Landscape"

In the global criminal and regulatory enforcement arena, robust enforcement actions against multinational companies are likely to continue worldwide in 2015. In North and South America, Europe and Asia, with criminal...more

The Volkov Law Group

Antitrust Enforcement and Compliance Programs

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The Department of Justice had a record year in criminal antitrust enforcement. Global enforcement and coordination continues to increase. As a result, global companies face significant antitrust risk from cartel activity. ...more

McDermott Will & Emery

FTC and DOJ Release FY 2013 HSR Annual Report

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On May 21, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) released the Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report covering Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 (October 1, 2012 – September 30, 2013). The report describes key...more

The Volkov Law Group

FCPA Predictions For The New Year – 2014

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The new year — 2014 — will continue with aggressive FCPA enforcement, prosecutions of individuals (retrospective and prospective cases, with some interesting twists along the way. Each year is different in one way or...more

McDermott Will & Emery

FTC Focuses Enforcement Efforts on Health Care, Technology and Energy Sectors

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On November 15, 2013, Chairwoman Edith Ramirez testified on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) before the House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform on the topic of antitrust oversight and enforcement. Ramirez...more

Troutman Pepper

Bill Baer Announces First Major Policy Shift And Provides 2013 Antitrust Division Update

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Bill Baer assumed his post as leader of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division in January of this year and is starting to make his mark....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

DOJ's Antitrust Division Reverses Policy on Individual Carve-Outs in Company Plea Agreements

On Friday, April 12, 2013, the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice announced a reversal in policy relating to its negotiations with companies that plead guilty of criminal antitrust violations.1 The...more

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