NCAA vs. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma: A Win for Antitrust Law and College Football Fans
Plaintiff, a U.S.-based streaming service that focuses primarily on delivering live sports streaming, filed the lawsuit in February 2024 to challenge a new sports-only streaming joint venture, Venu, established by Disney,...more
On October 3, 2024, United States District Judge Arun Subramanian refused to transfer the DOJ’s monopolization case against two companies in the live entertainment industry (“Defendants”) from the Southern District of New...more
A new year means resolutions which are often centered around self-improvement measures like weight loss, exercise plans, and other health improvement measures. Companies can also benefit from resolutions. Increasing antitrust...more
For the first time since the 1980s, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), collectively the agencies, issued new Vertical Merger Guidelines (Guidelines) setting forth how they intend to...more
In this episode, Akin Gump antitrust partners Gorav Jindal and Corey Roush discuss antitrust developments in 2018 and look at what 2019 may bring. Among the topics covered: • antitrust under the Trump administration • major...more
After five years of growth through a series of acquisitions, the Washington State Attorney General’s office filed a lawsuit to thwart and unwind the most recent expansion efforts of Franciscan Health System (“CHI Franciscan”)...more