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Five Antitrust Conversations In-House Lawyers Should Be Having Right Now

The unprecedented nature of the intense activity by regulators and politicians in the antitrust space is requiring in-house antitrust counsel to put new topics on agendas...

United States Anti-trust

MB

Mayer Brown

Challenge To Amusement Park Price Promotions Adds To Roller Coaster Of Canadian Drip Pricing Enforcement

Just months after obtaining a record C$38.9-million penalty in the first fully contested drip pricing case in Canada, the Competition Bureau has initiated a new drip pricing case...

Canada Anti-trust

DW

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

The Commission's First Noncompliance Decisions Under The DMA

On April 23, a year after the investigations were opened, which had occurred very soon after the prohibitions and obligations of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) became legally binding on designated gatekeepers, the European Commission rendered its first noncompliance decisions, imposing fines of €500 million on Apple and €200 million on Meta.

United States Anti-trust

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Federal Trade Commission Launches Public Inquiry As It Prepares To Lead President Trump's Effort To Modify And Rescind Anticompetitive Federal Regulations; Department Of Justice Launches Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force

Recognizing that "regulations that reduce competition, entrepreneurship, and innovation" are harmful to the U.S. economy, the Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment from the public on federal regulations...

United States Anti-trust

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Antitrust & Competition Healthcare Quarterly Update Q1 2025

United States Anti-trust

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

Antitrust Life Sciences Quarterly Update 2025 Q1

United States Anti-trust

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

Five Tips For Navigating Antitrust Risk From Algorithmic Pricing Software

United States Anti-trust

FL

Foley & Lardner

Discount Deception: Demystifying Ordinary Selling Price Claims Under The Canadian Competition Act

Canada Anti-trust

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

From Imago Dei To DQ: Comments On The First Major Speech By Gail Slater As DOJ's Top Antitrust Attorney

United States Anti-trust

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Bona Law PC

Antitrust Risk In A New Regulatory Climate

United States Anti-trust

MB

Mayer Brown

Droit de la concurrence et investissements étrangers dans un contexte de mesures tarifaires et de tensions commerciales

Canada Anti-trust

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Two Agencies Are Better Than One?

United States Anti-trust

SJ

Steptoe LLP

The Fundamental Importance Of Gathering Sufficient Evidence To Carry Out Competition Dawn Raids – Part II

United States Anti-trust

MB

Mayer Brown

Trump Antitrust Enforcers Outline "America First" Antitrust Enforcement

United States Anti-trust

M

Mintz

2025 Trade Policy Agenda Provides Rationale For Trump Tariff Actions

United States International

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Tentative List Of Countries For Potential Travel Ban And Travel Restrictions

Worldwide Immigration

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

Should We Expect More Tariffs In The Future? Understanding Trump's America First Trade Policy

United States International

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Surviving The 2025 Tariff Wave: A Strategic Guide For U.S. Importers

United States International

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

[PODCAST] Utilizing Co-Mediation - Bringing Together Multiple Perspectives To Reach Effective Settlements

United States Litigation

J

JAMS

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Cartels, Monopolies

DOJ's Criminal Division Turns Page On White Collar Crime—But Keeps One Foot In The Past

New and old priorities. The Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has outlined a new "white-collar enforcement plan" with 10 "high-impact" areas for white collar enforcement...

United States Criminal

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

"America First Antitrust": New Policy Or New Terminology?

Last week, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) of the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, Gail Slater, issued her first formal address since her confirmation.

United States Anti-trust

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Union Monopolies And Section 2 Of The Sherman Antitrust Act: Can Labor Unions Be Held Liable For Monopolizing Labor Markets?

In a recent article, economists from George Mason's Mercatus Center surveyed a persistent but little-noted problem in American labor markets: union monopolies.

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

2025 ABA Antitrust Section Spring Meeting Highlights

United States Anti-trust

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Implications Of EO 14157 And Recent "Foreign Terrorist Organization" And "Specially Designated Global Terrorist" Designations

United States Government

W

WilmerHale

Sanctions Update: April 21, 2025

Worldwide International

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Compliance In The Era Of "Total Elimination": What The Administration's Cartel Focus Means For Cross-Border Business

United States Criminal

AP

Arnold & Porter

Trump Directs FTC To Lead Government-Wide Rescission And Modification Of Anticompetitive Federal Regulations

United States Government

WR

Wiley Rein

Sanctions Update: April 14, 2025

Worldwide International

SJ

Steptoe LLP

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Trade Regulation & Practices

FTC Final Negative Option Rule: Changes And Impacts

Following a multiyear process that was initiated in 2019 and considered thousands of public comments, on October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ...

United States Anti-trust

MW

McDermott Will & Emery

FTC Updates (September 9 – 13, 2024)

The FTC focused its week on consumer protection. The Commission announced a tentative agenda for its upcoming open meeting, sent warning letters to adoption intermediaries for purportedly misleading consumers...

United States Anti-trust

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Another Court Rules Against The Federal Trade Commission Noncompete Rule — But Declines To Order Nationwide Relief

On August 14, 2024, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida issued a preliminary order holding the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) ban on employee noncompetes (the "Noncompete Rule") to be unlawful.

United States Litigation

FL

Foley & Lardner

FTC Finalizes Rule Banning Fake Reviews

United States Consumer

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

FTC Updates (July 15-19, 2024)

United States Anti-trust

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

FTC Non-Competition Final Rule Update

United States Employment

SH

Stites & Harbison PLLC

The European Commission Sends Strong Signal Against Parallel Import Restrictions

United States Anti-trust

KG

K&L Gates LLP

FTC Approves Final Rule Prohibiting Worker NonCompetes...and Is Immediately Challenged In Court

United States Employment

CG

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

Here's Why The Chamber Of Commerce Believes The FTC's Non-Compete Rule Is Unlawful

United States Employment

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Pierson Ferdinand LLP

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EU Law/ Regulatory

EU/UK Competition Law Newsletter - June 2012

The Swiss Competition Authority (SCC) fined German car manufacturer BMW CHF156 million (around USD163 million or EUR130 million) on 24 May 2012 for restricting cross-border trade between the EU and Switzerland.

European Union Anti-trust

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McGuireWoods LLP

EU Antitrust Proceedings And National Competition Authorities: A Leap In The Wrong Direction

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in May 2011 that national competition authorities (NCAs) in the 27 EU Member States do not have the power to decide that there has been no breach of EU competition law.

European Union Anti-trust

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

EU/UK Competition Law Newsletter - May 2012

On 28 March 2012 the European Commission (EC) imposed another fine for obstruction of one of its "inspections" (dawn raids). This was the first fine for obstructing the EC’s access to emails during a dawn raid.

European Union Anti-trust

ML

McGuireWoods LLP

EU Competition Law Compliance Update - 3.30.2012

United States Anti-trust

ML

McGuireWoods LLP

EU/UK Competition Law Newsletter - February/March 2012

United States Anti-trust

ML

McGuireWoods LLP

EU/UK Competition Law Newsletter - January 2012

European Union Anti-trust

ML

McGuireWoods LLP

European Union General Court Grants Access To The European Commission’s Files To Private Antitrust Plaintiff

European Union Anti-trust

JD

Jones Day

EU Competition Law Compliance Update

European Union Anti-trust

ML

McGuireWoods LLP

EU Competition Law Compliance Update

European Union Anti-trust

ML

McGuireWoods LLP

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Antitrust, EU Competition

Five Antitrust Conversations In-House Lawyers Should Be Having Right Now

The unprecedented nature of the intense activity by regulators and politicians in the antitrust space is requiring in-house antitrust counsel to put new topics on agendas...

United States Anti-trust

MB

Mayer Brown

Challenge To Amusement Park Price Promotions Adds To Roller Coaster Of Canadian Drip Pricing Enforcement

Just months after obtaining a record C$38.9-million penalty in the first fully contested drip pricing case in Canada, the Competition Bureau has initiated a new drip pricing case...

Canada Anti-trust

DW

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

The Commission's First Noncompliance Decisions Under The DMA

On April 23, a year after the investigations were opened, which had occurred very soon after the prohibitions and obligations of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) became legally binding on designated gatekeepers, the European Commission rendered its first noncompliance decisions, imposing fines of €500 million on Apple and €200 million on Meta.

United States Anti-trust

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Federal Trade Commission Launches Public Inquiry As It Prepares To Lead President Trump's Effort To Modify And Rescind Anticompetitive Federal Regulations; Department Of Justice Launches Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force

United States Anti-trust

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FTC, DOJ Direct Federal Agencies To Report On Anticompetitive Regulatory Barriers

United States Healthcare

MP

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

FRAND Quarterly: Navigating The Global SEP Landscape – May 2025

W

WilmerHale

FTC Chairman Discloses Agency Is Looking At Collusion On ESG Practices

United States Commercial

D

Dechert

Continued Developments In The Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption Sector: A Potential Expansion Of The International Anti-Corruption Prosecutorial Taskforce On The Horizon

United States Criminal

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Antitrust & Competition Healthcare Quarterly Update Q1 2025

United States Anti-trust

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

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Latest Videos

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Managing Partner Jeny Maier Appears On Capitol Forum's ABA Spring 2025 Interview Series (Video)

AV

Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider

Épisode 2 : La transformation du droit de la concurrence au Canada (Video)

FF

Fasken (French)

Episode 2: Transforming Canada's Competition Law (Video)

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Fasken

NACD Virtual Event: How To Navigate The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) In 2024 – Key Takeaways

FL

Foley & Lardner

In Antitrust Law, MLB Is In A League Of Its Own

M

MoginRubin

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