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Justice Department’s New Task Force on Health Care Monopolies and Collusion

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DOJ recently formed the Antitrust Division’s (the “Division”) Task Force on Health Care Monopolies and Collusion (“HCMC”), signaling anticompetitive activity in health care markets as an enforcement priority....more

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As Scrutiny Escalates, DOJ Announces the Formation of the Health Care Monopolies and Collusion Task Force

The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently announced the creation of the Health Care Monopolies and Collusion Task Force (the “HCMC Task Force”) aimed at resolving antitrust issues in the health care industry. ...more

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[Webinar] Preparing for the Future of Health Care Antitrust Scrutiny - June 11th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST

Now, more than ever, health care organizations are facing complex antitrust issues as their mergers/acquisitions, hiring, contracting and private funding are being scrutinized by the federal and state governments. Proper...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Latest Symptom of the Health Care Crackdown: DOJ Announces New Task Force Targeting Sector’s Anti-Competitive Conduct

On May 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ) announced it is “upping [its] game” on health care enforcement through the Task Force on Health Care Monopolies and Collusion (HCMC). The most recent...more

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New Task Force to Target Healthcare Monopolies and Collusion

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On May 9, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division announced the creation of a new task force, the Task Force on Health Care Monopolies and Collusion (HCMC), focusing on antitrust enforcement in the healthcare...more

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New DOJ Task Force to Target ‘Multisided Giants’ in Healthcare

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The US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) announcement of the formation of a new healthcare task force signals an even stronger emphasis on addressing competition issues in the healthcare industry. Large, multisided platforms...more

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2023 Chemicals & Energy Antitrust Report

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For companies in the energy and chemical sectors, the potential for antitrust scrutiny is an ever-present concern. The next round of enforcement inquiries is never further away than the next jump in commodity prices or the...more

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Government Contracting Companies Beware: DOJ’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force is Global, Growing, and Going Strong

It has been another busy year for the Department of Justice’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF). Formed in 2019, the Department of Justice created the PCSF, a joint law enforcement effort to combat antitrust crimes...more

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Sights and Sounds from the Antitrust Section’s 2023 Spring Meeting

Antitrust practitioners from around the world gathered in Washington, D.C. the week of March 27, 2023, for a series of industry meetings, centered around the American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section’s 71st Annual Spring...more

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Quarterly Cartel Catch-Up: Recent Developments in Criminal Antitrust for Busy Corporate Counsel – Q4 2021

The end of 2021 continued to be a busy time for antitrust enforcers in the U.S. and around the world. Perhaps most notably, in November the Senate confirmed Jonathan Kanter to lead the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust...more

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[Ongoing Program] Japan Webinar Series - Session 4: Trade Policy Outlook - June 3rd, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm JST

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McDermott is committed to provide insightful legal developments around the world to our Japanese clients. In light of that effort, Japan Webinar Series will be held between Thursday, May 20 – Thursday, June 3, 2021. This...more

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[Ongoing Program] Japan Webinar Series - Session 3: Global Internal Investigations - June 1st, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm JST

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McDermott is committed to provide insightful legal developments around the world to our Japanese clients. In light of that effort, Japan Webinar Series will be held between Thursday, May 20 – Thursday, June 3, 2021. This...more

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[Ongoing Program] Japan Webinar Series - Session 2: Compliance: How Will The United States DOJ View Your Compliance Program, And...

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McDermott is committed to provide insightful legal developments around the world to our Japanese clients. In light of that effort, Japan Webinar Series will be held between Thursday, May 20 – Thursday, June 3, 2021. This...more

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[Ongoing Program] Japan Webinar Series - Session 1: Global Antitrust Developments - May 20th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm JST

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McDermott is committed to provide insightful legal developments around the world to our Japanese clients. In light of that effort, Japan Webinar Series will be held between Thursday, May 20 – Thursday, June 3, 2021. This...more

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Federal Antitrust Authorities Issue Warning Against Employer Collusion to Disadvantage Essential Service Workers

On April 13, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, the agencies) issued their Joint Antitrust Statement Regarding COVID-19 and Competition In Labor Markets (Joint...more

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DOJ and FTC Set Sights on Labor Market Collusion: COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Increased Scrutiny of No-Poaching and Wage-Fixing...

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“Even in times of crisis, we choose a policy of competition over collusion.” -Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim, Department of Justice, Antitrust Division. As the COVID-19 crisis continues to weaken the American...more

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DOJ, FTC Warn Against Employment Collusion That Harms COVID-19 Front-Line Workers

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On April 13, 2020, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Competition of the Federal Trade Commission issued a joint statement warning they are closely monitoring employer collusion....more

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Antitrust Division Launches "Strike Force" to Combat Anticompetitive Crimes in Government Procurement

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Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") launched the Procurement Collusion Strike Force ("PCSF") to detect, investigate, and prosecute antitrust crimes in government procurement, grant, and program funding, at all...more

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“Horizontal Shareholding:” Is Oligopoly Pricing a Symptom or the Disease?

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In 2008, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) let Delta Air Lines merge with Northwest Airlines. Two years later, in 2010, the DOJ cleared United Airlines’ acquisition of Continental Airlines, after the...more

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