United States: Cartels, Monopolies

On June 25, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) at the U.S. Department of the Treasury designated three Mexico-based financial institutions as primary money laundering concerns...

On 4 July 2025, the EC fined Alchem and its subsidiary EUR 489,000 for their role in a long-running cartel concerning the active pharmaceutical ingredient SNBB, used in the production of Buscopan and its generics

Antitrust laws are designed to ensure that businesses compete fairly. There are three federal antitrust laws that businesses must navigate. These include the Sherman Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act...

European Commission ("EC") issues its first fining decision for a no-poach agreement, and also sanctions for the first time the exchange of sensitive information between a company and its competing...

Labor markets have increasingly drawn the attention of the European Commission ("Commission") and national competition authorities in the EU. As early as 2021...

Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed its first indictment against a foreign national for providing material support to a Mexican drug cartel that the current administration...

Day One of the ABA White Collar Crime Conference in Miami featured a robust panel discussion by four former U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys...

After President Trump issued an Executive Order ("EO") that creates a process to designate international cartels and other organizations as "Foreign Terrorist Organizations" ("FTOs") or "Specially Designated Global Terrorists" ("SDGTs"), the Department of State designated eight organizations on February 20, 2025.

On 20 February 2025, the United States (U.S.) Department of State designated eight international cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs).