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President Trump has chosen Gail Slater to lead the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and elevated Commissioner Andrew Ferguson to chair the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this second installment of...more
The government’s antitrust case against Google’s Search business passed another milestone with the government’s proposal of a remedies “framework” to loosen Google’s monopoly grip on the general search services and search...more
The fight over the lucrative app market ropes another manufacturer into the fray. Nine months after persuading a jury that Google LLC had monopolized the markets for Android app distribution and in-app billing, Epic Games has...more
On August 5, 2024, District Judge Amit P. Mehta (U.S. District Court, District of Columbia) ruled in United States v. Google LLC that Google violated §2 of the Sherman Act by monopolizing the internet search engine market....more
On 18 June 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), which includes the State Anti-Monopoly Bureau, released the China Antitrust Law Enforcement Annual Report (2023) (the “Report”). This article provides...more
Over the past several months, antitrust enforcement activity in the healthcare provider sector has continued to steadily increase. In the litigation context, this has involved, in addition to new lawsuits filed by the...more
On September 26, 2023, the FTC and 17 state attorneys general filed a long-anticipated antitrust complaint against Amazon. The complaint alleges that Amazon wields monopoly power in what the plaintiffs define as the online...more
The AML reform brings about significant changes to Chinese merger control. Modifications to the notification thresholds and clarifications on the “controlling right” concept may lead to fewer filings being required. At the...more
Since the last edition of the QCC, there has been a series of dramatic developments in the criminal antitrust enforcement space in the U.S. from the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (Division)....more
This alert outlines the recent potentially seismic shifts in the Fintech regulatory landscape affecting the regulation and commercial business model of China’s online micro-lending company ("MLC") sector – a part of the...more
On September 17, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division issued a “closing statement” in which it announced that it was closing its investigation into Cigna’s proposed acquisition of Express Scripts,...more
The Background: The automotive industry has achieved a number of technological advances aimed at developing connected cars, automated vehicles, and ultimately autonomous driving. These innovations are expected to pose a...more