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Firm News 67 results

Firm News | 1 min read | 04.02.24

The Los Angeles Times Honors Chahira Solh and Tiffany Aguiar in 2024 OC Inspirational Women Leadership Awards

L.A. Times B2B Publishing honored Crowell & Moring’s Chahira Solh and Tiffany Aguiar at the 2024 Orange County Inspirational Women Forum & Leadership Awards. Solh was named a finalist in the Executive: Midsize Company category and Aguiar was named a finalist in the Rising Star category. The awards recognize professionals who demonstrate “exemplary leadership qualities within their companies and impacted change across OC communities over the past two years.”

Firm News | 3 min read | 04.01.24

Crowell Earns Top Rankings in Legal 500 EMEA 2024

Brussels and Doha – April 1, 2024: The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 2024 edition has recognized 16 practice areas and 11 lawyers in Crowell & Moring’s Brussels and Doha offices. The 11 individual lawyers received 18 total rankings across the 16 different practice areas.

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Firm News | 2 min read | 02.26.24

Daily Journal Names Crowell & Moring’s Defense of WhiteWater West Industries, Ltd. Among the Top Defense Verdicts for 2023

The Daily Journal selected Crowell & Moring’s successful defense of WhiteWater West Industries, Ltd., in Pacific Surf Designs Inc. v. Whitewater West Industries Ltd., as one of its “Top Verdicts” for 2023. The annual list recognizes the largest and most significant verdicts in California by dollar, impact, defense victories, and appellate reversals.

Client Alerts 114 results

Client Alert | 9 min read | 04.24.24

FTC Issues Final Rule Banning Most Non-Compete Agreements

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “the Agency”) voted 3-2 along partisan lines in a special public meeting to adopt the “Non-Compete Clause Rule” (the “Final Rule”), which will prohibit most employee non-competes with retroactive effect, except existing non-compete provisions of “senior executives.” The Final Rule will also ban future non-compete agreements, including for senior executives, with limited exceptions. The rule will not become effective until 120 days after publication in the Federal Register, and covered employers will be required to comply with the Final Rule by that effective date, which could come as early as August this year. By the FTC’s own estimate, this ban could affect up to one-in-five American workers.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 04.22.24

DOJ, FTC, and HHS Unveil Portal for Public Reporting on Anticompetitive and Monopolistic Practices in Health Care

In the latest sign that federal enforcers remain focused on increasing antitrust enforcement, last Thursday, the Justice Department (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) revealed an online portal, HealthyCompetition.gov, to encourage the public to submit reports on potential anticompetitive and monopolistic conduct in the healthcare sector. The initiative seeks to address concerns that such behavior may affect healthcare affordability and quality, and employee wages.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.18.24

Maryland and Colorado Say the Price Isn’t Right: State Drug Affordability Review Boards Seek Drug Upper Payment Limits

Following federal lawmakers’ initiative to lower prescription drug prices under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, several states have taken similar steps to limit certain drugs’ prices. Drug affordability for consumers is a top priority for federal and state lawmakers and regulators because it is a bipartisan issue that directly impacts consumers’ wallets. With negotiations between the federal government and drug manufacturers over 10 drugs’ prices for Medicare beneficiaries well underway under the Inflation Reduction Act, 11 states, including Maryland and Colorado, have created drug affordability review boards to more directly tackle rising prices for both brand and generic drugs.[1] And another 12 states have pending legislation to create these boards.[2]

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Press Coverage 156 results

Press Coverage | 04.25.24

Talking Supply Chain: Understanding The FTC’s Ban On Noncompetes

Supply Chain Management Review

Press Coverage | 04.23.24

What To Know About The FTC Ban On Noncompete Agreements

The Hill

Press Coverage | 04.01.24

Florida State, Clemson Test Antitrust And Contract Attack On ACC

Bloomberg Law

Publications 40 results

Publication | 03.29.24

DOJ, FTC: Failure To Preserve, Produce Ephemeral Messages May Lead To Consequences That Are Anything But Ephemeral

New York Law Journal

Publication | 03.13.24

Jurisdictional Analysis: Cartels (USA)

Global Competition Review

Publication | 01.30.24

It’s Not Easy Being Green: The European Commission’s New Guidance On Sustainability Agreements

The Global Regulatory Developments Journal

Events 17 results

Event | 04.11.24

Crowell and Bates White Host Luncheon Featuring Keynote Speaker Henry Liu, Director, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission, at the ABA 2024 Antitrust Spring Meeting

Join Crowell & Moring Antitrust and Competition Group attorneys at the ABA 2024 Antitrust Spring Meeting for two premier events.

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Event | 12.12.23, 1:30 PM EST - 6:00 PM EST

The George Washington University Competition Law Center and Crowell & Moring present their Fifth Annual Antitrust & Tech Conference

Assessing the Biden Administration’s Antitrust Agenda: Looking Backward, Looking Forward

Event | 12.08.22, 11:00 AM CST - 1:00 PM CST

Boekvoorstelling “Concentratiecontrole in België” van Karel Bourgeois

Wij hebben het genoegen u uit te nodigen voor de officiële voorstelling van het boek “Concentratiecontrole in België” van Karel Bourgeois op 8 december 2022.

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Webinars 35 results

Webinar | 10.24.23, 12:00 PM CEST - 2:00 PM CEST

The New Belgian FDI Screening Regime in Practice

Belgium has recently introduced a screening mechanism for foreign direct investments (FDI). Since July 1st, 2023, transactions falling within the scope of the new mechanism have to be notified to a newly created body, the Interfederal Screening Commission (ISC), composed of representatives of the federal government and the governments of the 8 federated entities.

Webinar | 03.08.23, 1:00 PM EST - 2:00 PM EST

The DOJ’s Updated Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies and What They Mean for Companies Today

Recent pronouncements from top Department of Justice (“DOJ”) officials, and corresponding updates to the DOJ’s corporate criminal enforcement policies, highlight the Department’s focus on incentivizing voluntary disclosures and the increasingly critical role that a robust compliance program must play in companies today. Our panel discussion with seasoned Crowell White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement, Investigations, and Labor and Employment attorneys will provide background and context to the updated policies, break down the new developments, and discuss actionable, practical steps that companies can take now to ensure alignment with the updated DOJ guidance—particularly when it comes to calibrating corporate compliance programs to incentivize good behavior and avoid misconduct.

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Webinar | 12.05.22, 8:00 AM EST - 11:00 AM EST

Fourth Annual Antitrust & Tech Conference

Please join us online for this half day program that will analyze and assess FTC and DOJ merger enforcement in the past year and then look forward to what implications their policy priorities may have for tech (and beyond). The program, hosted by Professor William E. Kovacic, Director, Competition Law Center, George Washington University Law School, and Professor Andrew I. Gavil, Senior of Counsel, Crowell & Moring, will consist of two panels and a fireside chat. More details are below.

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