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On August 28, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, which enforces the US antitrust laws including the Sherman Act and Clayton Act, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which enforces the Federal Trade...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has updated their Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs policy with special attention paid to messaging platforms when detecting and investigating potential misconduct and law violations....more
On January 26, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the “Division”) announced that both agencies are updating language in critical documents for civil and criminal...more
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The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council has proposed two new cybersecurity rules that would impose significant obligations and risks for federal government contractors. The proposed rules impose substantial cyber...more
Boards routinely confront an array of difficult issues. In this issue of The Informed Board, we tackle four of the thorniest and most topical: - How to preserve the integrity of a deal process where a key fiduciary (say,...more
On October 3, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration published two sets of proposed revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) pertaining...more
On September 28, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) launched a civil suit against a benchmarking service provider that signals a crack-down on benchmarking involving the exchange of competitively sensitive information. ...more
Last week, we reported on a new joint enforcement initiative between the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Federal Trade Commission. On the heels of this announcement, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...more
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With minimal fanfare on a quiet summer Friday afternoon, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) did what many have been expecting it to do for several months: it officially withdrew from two healthcare antitrust enforcement...more
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Five former Memphis-based hospital employees and another man have pled guilty to unlawfully disclosing patient information in violation of HIPAA, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee Kevin Ritz announced....more
DOJ recently withdrew three antitrust policy statements that had provided guidance for information sharing by competitors Companies that participate in an information exchange should share sensitive information only with...more
The DOJ continued its transformation of long-standing antitrust policy on February 3rd, withdrawing a slate of long-standing antitrust policy statements addressing healthcare markets and providers. The three guidance...more
Sharing competitively sensitive information can carry antitrust risks in certain situations. Recently, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice indicated that it will take an increased interest in challenging...more
On 3 February 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (Division) announced significant changes to its review of companies’ information sharing practices, withdrawing three policy statements that previously...more
The US Department of Justice recently announced its withdrawal of three decades-old policy statements recognizing antitrust “safety zones” relating to information sharing and collaboration among competitors. The statements...more
On February 2, 2023, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Doha Mekki announced that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division was revisiting and withdrawing several policy statements that provided a key...more
On February 3, the Department of Justice (DOJ) formally withdrew three antitrust policy statements related to enforcement in the healthcare industry. These policy statements—from 1993, 1996, and 2011—addressed topics such as...more
On Friday, February 3, DOJ announced that it is withdrawing three policy statements of antitrust guidance it has provided and that have been adopted by the healthcare industry for close to 30 years. The statements include...more
On February 3, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ) announced that it is withdrawing three policy statements the DOJ and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued between 1993 and 2011, related to...more
On February 2, 2023, the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division, Doha Mekki, announced that the DOJ was withdrawing three policy statements outlining safe...more
On Feb. 2, 2023, Doha Mekki, a senior leader of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, announced wholesale changes to the Antitrust Division’s review of companies’ information-sharing practices. The Antitrust...more