GAO Repeats Protective Order Warning
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 04.03.08
In denying the motion for reconsideration of its dismissal of the protest in PWC Logistics Servs. (Mar. 31, 2008) for breach of the protective order by the client retaining for a week protected material and distributing it within the company, GAO repeated that this case is to serve as a warning to other protestors: if the client receives from its attorneys any materials that are marked as subject to protective order, they are immediately to close and return or destroy the materials, and their attorneys are to provide prompt notice of the violation.
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.24.26
California Considering A Massive Expansion of Its Antitrust Laws
Legislative efforts to significantly expand California’s antitrust laws are working their way through the state legislature. The most comprehensive overhaul is Assembly Bill 1776 — the Competition and Opportunity in Markets for a Prosperous, Equitable and Transparent Economy (COMPETE) Act, introduced by Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, on March 23, 2026. AB 1776 is modeled closely after draft legislation recommended by the California Law Revision Commission (CLRC) in December. AB 1776 would not only significantly expand potential liability for single-firm conduct and monopolization but would also explicitly decouple California antitrust analysis from certain federal standards. Companies doing business in California should pay close attention to AB 1776 because of its potentially dramatic impact, including increased exposure to antitrust litigation and increased compliance costs.
Client Alert | 2 min read | 03.23.26
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