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Apr.09.2021 GSA Bid Rigging Case Nets Another Guilty Plea
Apr.07.2021 House Antitrust Subcommittee Examines Monopoly Power and Considers Calls for More Aggressive Enforcement
Apr.05.2021 Illumina/Grail – FTC’s First Vertical Merger Challenge in Decades
Apr.02.2021 DOJ Makes Good on Its Vow to Bring More No-Poach Prosecutions
Mar.25.2021 Antitrust Division Praises Early Success and Heralds New Endeavors for Procurement Collusion Strike Force
Mar.19.2021 A Harder Pill to Swallow? International Working Group Aims to Enhance Pharmaceutical-Merger Reviews
Mar.15.2021 Court Preliminarily Approves $575 Million Antitrust Settlement Limiting Sutter Health’s Contracting Practices, While Another Grants Partial Summary Judgment for Sutter
Feb.25.2021 “A Poster Child for Divestiture”: Fourth Circuit Upholds First Ever Court-Ordered Break-Up of Years-Old Merger in Private Suit
Feb.04.2021 Early Termination of Merger Reviews "Temporarily" Suspended
Feb.02.2021 FTC Announces New HSR and Section 8 Thresholds
Feb.02.2021 State Aid in Times of COVID-19: European Commission Prolongs and Expands Temporary COVID-19 State Aid Framework
Jan.14.2021 New Legislation Eliminates Long-Standing Antitrust Immunity for Health Insurers
Jan.12.2021 Digital Services Act: The European Commission Proposes An Updated Accountability Framework For Online Services
Jan.07.2021 On the Rocks No More: FTC Approves $1 Billion Deal Between Low-Price Liquor Rivals With Unusual Remedy
Jan.06.2021 A Partisan Tale: The FTC's Vertical Merger Enforcement Commentary
Jan.05.2021 Digital Markets Act: The European Commission Unveils Plans to Regulate Digital 'Gatekeepers'
Dec.11.2020 DOJ Brings First Criminal Charges for Collusion in Labor Markets
Dec.09.2020 Brotherly Love: Philadelphia Federal Court Allows Jefferson-Einstein Hospital Union to Move Forward Over Government Objections
Dec.09.2020 New EU Proposals to Regulate Digital Markets – What to Expect
Nov.13.2020 DOJ's Procurement Collusion Strike Force Amps Up Its Enforcement Ranks
Oct.27.2020 Procurement Collusion Strike Force Brings First Case Against Government Contractor in North Carolina
Oct.26.2020 EU Commission Provides a Glimpse of What’s to Come for Distribution Relationships in the Digital Age
Oct.09.2020 House Antitrust Digital Markets Report Proposes Vast Overhaul of Antitrust Law and Enforcement
Sep.29.2020 DOJ Antitrust Division Takes "Extraordinary Step" in Issuing Supplemental Business Review Letter to IEEE
Aug.28.2020 U.K. Supreme Court Affirms Global FRAND Rate-Setting Procedure in U.K. National Courts
Aug.25.2020 DOJ Antitrust Division Announces Organizational Changes Focused On Increasing Prosecution of Consent Decree Violations and Civil Conduct Offenses
Aug.21.2020 No License, No Chips, No Problem: Ninth Circuit Vacates Injunction in FTC v. Qualcomm
Aug.12.2020 Annulment of EC Prohibition of Telecoms Merger Creates Uncertainty for Mergers in Tight Markets
Jul.01.2020 Antitrust Agencies Launch Vertical Merger Guidelines, Still Fall Flat with Two FTC Commissioners
Jun.24.2020 Antitrust Division Update Affirms Continued Efforts of Procurement Collusion Strike Force
Jun.17.2020 AAG Delrahim Touts Success of DOJ’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force on International Stage
May.29.2020 Managing Expectations: FTC Cautions Against Reliance on the Failing Firm Defense
May.05.2020 With $100 Million Fine in Oncology Market Allocation Case, DOJ Sets its Sights on Anticompetitive Conduct Among Specialty Providers
Apr.28.2020 State Aid in Times of COVID-19: Hard Times Call for a Soft(er) Approach - Part II
Updated April 28, 2020 State Aid in Times of COVID-19: Hard Times Call for a Soft(er) Approach
Apr.27.2020 European Competition Authorities Provide Guidance on Application of Competition Rules in Times of COVID-19 - Part II
Apr.24.2020 DOJ Continues Expedited Approval of COVID-19 Related Competitor Collaborations
Apr.24.2020 European Merger Control in Times of COVID-19: Delays Until Further Notice
Apr.16.2020 DOJ and FTC Warn Companies to Avoid Anticompetitive Employment Practices During COVID-19 Pandemic
Mar.30.2020 FTC Announces Resumption of Early Termination for HSR Filings
Mar.25.2020 EU Court of Justice Confirms Approach to Reverse Payment Settlements
Mar.25.2020 DOJ & FTC Facilitate Lawful Collaborations to Respond to COVID-19
Mar.23.2020 European Competition Authorities Provide Guidance on Application of Competition Rules in Times of COVID-19
Mar.10.2020 Collaborative Crisis Response: Antitrust Compliance & the Coronavirus Outbreak
Mar.04.2020 DOJ Antitrust Division Assistant Criminal Chief and USPS IG Special Agent Talk Procurement Collusion Strike Force
Feb.27.2020 ABA Hosts Joint Meeting to Discuss Procurement Collusion Strike Force
Feb.21.2020 Senior DOJ Official Reinforces Role of Leniency, Compliance Programs to Deter Bid Rigging and Anticompetitive Procurement Conduct
Feb.20.2020 WMATA OIG Announces Partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force
Feb.13.2020 DOJ Approves Group Purchasing Activities that Fall Outside “Antitrust Safety Zone”
Feb.11.2020 ABA Hosts Joint Meeting to Discuss Procurement Collusion Strike Force
Feb.03.2020 Merging Parties Beware: DOJ Follows Through on Promise to Vigorously Enforce Merger Consent Decrees
Jan.28.2020 FTC Announces New HSR and Section 8 Thresholds
Jan.27.2020 Senior DOJ Official Discloses Uptick in Referrals to Antitrust Division’s New Procurement Collusion Strike Force
Jan.17.2020 DOJ Secures Another Extradition on Antitrust Charges
Jan.15.2020 FTC and DOJ Issue Draft of Long-Anticipated Vertical Merger Guidelines
Nov.12.2019 FTC Orders Consummated Merger To Be Unwound
Nov.06.2019 DOJ Announces Antitrust Strike Force Focused on Public Procurements
Sep.12.2019 In Unprecedented Move, DOJ Turns to Binding Arbitration in Merger Challenge
Jul.30.2019 European Commission Continues Promotion of Cartel Damages Claims in Pass-On Guidelines
Jul.29.2019 EU Regulates Online Platforms and Search Engines
Jul.16.2019 DOJ Puts Antitrust Compliance Programs in the Spotlight
Jun.14.2019 Reform of Belgian Competition Law & New Rules in B2B Relationships
Jun.03.2019 District Court Decision in FTC v. Qualcomm Spawns Controversy: Four Issues to Watch on Appeal
May.23.2019 An App Store Set Up This Way Won’t Keep The Plaintiffs Away: Six Antitrust Takeaways from Last Week’s Apple v. Pepper Decision
May.20.2019 EU Parliament Approves Draft Whistleblowing Directive at First Reading
Apr.16.2019 European Commission Ramps up Procedural Penalties in Merger Cases with €52 Million Fine for Negligent Provision of Incorrect Information
Apr.04.2019 Second Landmark EU Judgment on Antitrust Damages Actions Extends Limitation Periods to the Benefit of Claimants
Mar.21.2019 Landmark EU Judgment Extends Range of Entities Liable for Antitrust Damages
Mar.04.2019 At the Intersection of Competition and Data Protection Law
Mar.01.2019 2018 Antitrust M&A Year in Review
Feb.19.2019 FTC Announces New HSR and Section 8 Thresholds
Feb.14.2019 The Antitrust Division Takes the New Madison Approach to Court in u-blox v. InterDigital
Jan.31.2019 Cartel Enforcement Update: DOJ Antitrust Fines Appear To Be on the Rise Again
Jan.14.2019 Antitrust Risks Beyond the Deal: When Merger Investigations Lead to Civil/Criminal Antitrust Charges and Costly Follow-On Litigation
Jan.10.2019 Open Season: Multi-Agency Report Makes Recommendations to Free the Health Care Sector from Overregulation and Enhance Competition