United States: Cartels, Monopolies

On September 4, 2025, the Northern District of California's top federal enforcement leaders came together to discuss their agencies' evolving priorities – and how they will play out in practice...

On August 1, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas denied a motion to dismiss federal antitrust claims against three large asset managers for allegedly conspiring to influence...

The Sanctions Update, compiled by attorneys from Steptoe's award-winning International Trade and Regulatory Compliance team and the Stepwise: Risk Outlook editorial team, publishes every Monday.

New factors for investigating and enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act were recently released by the head of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in "Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)," June 9, 2025.

On June 9, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a Memorandum titled "Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the FCPA."

The first quarter of 2025 brought a surge of high-profile merger activity in the technology and artificial intelligence (AI) space...

FinCEN recently issued an alert to warn U.S. financial institutions, particularly depository institutions and money services businesses (MBSs), of the risks and red flags associated with bulk cash smuggling...

On March 27, 2025, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division launched an Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force (the "Task Force") designed to identify and eliminate state and federal laws...

The recent designation of Mexican drug cartels and other criminal organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) exposes companies to criminal prosecution for providing material support under 18 U.S.C. 2339B.