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Timeline: Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy – Updated January 5, 2022

On Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order (EO) 14036, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy”. In the ensuing months, federal agencies have begun to implement the EO’s 72 initiatives to address...more

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DOJ’s Criminal Cartel Prosecution of Chicken Industry Expands Net — Koch Foods and Four Pilgrim’s Pride Executives Charged

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The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division continues to target a sprawling cartel investigation of the chicken industry.  In its most recent action, the Justice Department announced an indictment of Koch Foods and four...more

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USDA To Begin Work To Strengthen Enforcement Of The Packers And Stockyards Act

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) announced late last month that it will be taking measures to support the enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act (“P&S Act”), a 100-year-old law designed to protect “poultry...more

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Salmon Price-Fixing Litigation Survives Dismissal

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On March 26, 2021, Southern District of Florida District Court Judge Cecilia Altonaga denied a motion to dismiss an antitrust class action alleging a conspiracy to fix the price of farm-raised Atlantic salmon globally....more

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[Virtual Event] Food Law – Regulation, Compliance and Litigation - May 12th - 13th, 8:15 am - 3:45 pm CDT

The food industry’s most comprehensive legal and regulatory conference, Food Law – Regulation, Compliance and Litigation, is returning this spring in a unique, interactive virtual format. Key stakeholders will discuss how to...more

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DOJ Adds Six New Defendants to Price-Fixing Boiler Chicken Conspiracy

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The Justice Department announced a major expansion of its ongoing investigation and prosecution of executives and employees in the boiler chicken price-fixing conspiracy....more

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Antitrust Compliance Lessons Learned from Chicken Price-Fixing investigation and Indictment (Part III of III)

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The Antitrust Division’s recent indictment of the boiler chicken executives provided an important reminder to compliance officers on the importance of an effective antitrust compliance program....more

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The Criminal Chicken Price-Fixing Conspiracy (Part II of III)

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The recent indictment of four executives involved in a long-running price-fixing scheme among broiler chicken suppliers provides an important window into how such conspiracies work and evade detection....more

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Justice Department’s Antitrust Division Charges Four Executives in Chicken Price-Fixing Investigation (Part I of III)

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The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division recently announced the indictment in Colorado federal court of four executives from two chicken producer companies for participation in a long-running price-fixing and bid-rigging...more

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Doing Business in Singapore: Consumer Sector

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In 2019, Singapore was ranked no. 2 for “Best Country in the World to do business” by the World Bank. Singapore is seen as a gateway to the Asian markets, where spending by 3.2 billion middle-class consumers could hit US$55...more

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StarKist on the Hook for $100M Fine for Tuna Price-Fixing

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StarKist, the country’s largest producer of canned tuna, was hit with a $100 million fine for its participation in a conspiracy that inflated prices for canned tuna.  The judge handed down the sentence for the maximum fine...more

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'Big Food' Takes Its Turn In The Price-Fixing Spotlight

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Price-fixing cases over the past decade have read like a virtual electronics product materials list. Government investigators and civil plaintiffs have pursued actions involving a wide array of electronic parts ranging from...more

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Boletín Mensual de Comercio Internacional: Diciembre - Información con Énfasis en la Regulación Comercial y el Arbitraje...

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Durante el mes de diciembre destacan los siguientes temas: Prácticas Desleales, Competencia Económica, Acceso, Comercio, Aduanero, Propiedad Intelectual, Inversión, Solución de Diferencias, Arbitraje....more

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