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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

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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

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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

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Foley & Lardner

FTC Finalizes Rule Banning Fake Reviews

The FTC has finalized its new rule banning fake consumer reviews.

United States Consumer

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

FTC Updates (July 15-19, 2024)

United States Anti-trust

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Crowell & Moring LLP

FTC Non-Competition Final Rule Update

United States Employment

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Stites & Harbison PLLC

The European Commission Sends Strong Signal Against Parallel Import Restrictions

United States Anti-trust

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K&L Gates LLP

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

United States Employment

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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

Federal Trade Commission Prohibits Non-Competes: What Should Employers Do Now?

United States Anti-trust

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Peckar & Abramson PC

State Attorney General Perspectives On FTC Partnership And Rulemakings

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

The Federal Trade Commission Issues Final Rule Banning Most Non-Compete Agreements

United States Employment

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Cowles & Thompson, PC

FTC Announces Rule Banning Non-Competes

United States Employment

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Schneider Bell

Noncompete News: Will New York City's Noncompete Ban Beat The FTC Final Rule To The Punch?

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

2025 Trade Policy Agenda Provides Rationale For Trump Tariff Actions

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

ALERT: Key Tax Provisions Provided For In "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"

United States Employment

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Dilworth Paxson LLP

Avoid Costly Mistakes: Insights From Recent ERP Legal Battles (Video)

United States Technology

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Tariffs And The Future Of U.S. Beef

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

U.S.-China Trade Relations: An Update On Tariffs

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

The End Of The World Order And The Rise Of Trade Regulation

Author and futurist Peter Zeihan recently asserted that President Joe Biden has presided over "the most protectionist administration the United States...

Worldwide International

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

An Employer's Practical Guide To The FTC's Non-Compete Rule

This article is the latest in a series from McDonald Hopkins' Trade Secret, Non-Compete, and Unfair Competition team covering the FTC's decision...

United States Anti-trust

McDonald Hopkins

FTC Issues Final Rule Banning New Worker Non-Compete Clauses And Nullifying Most Existing Worker Non-Compete Clauses

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC"), by a 3-2 vote, approved and issued a Final Rule, set to become effective 120 days after it is published in the Federal Register...

United States Employment

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Carruthers & Roth

Federal Trade Commission Bans Non-Competes And Lawsuits Follow: 5 Take-Aways Businesses Should Consider Now

On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to publish a Final Rule that will effectively ban existing and future non-compete agreements with workers in the United States...

United States Employment

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Godfrey & Kahn S.C.

FTC Files Administrative Complaint To Stop $8.5 Billion Tapestry-Capri Fashion Accessory Merger

United States Anti-trust

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MoginRubin

FTC Issues Final Rule Purporting To Ban Most Non-Compete Agreements

United States Anti-trust

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Butler Snow LLP

FTC Bans Nearly All Non-Compete Agreements

United States Anti-trust

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Bracewell

Not So Fast: FTC Letter Rebukes Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council Guidance

United States Anti-trust

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Venable LLP

What Is The Federal Trade Commission's Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule (CARS Rule)?

United States Anti-trust

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

The FTC's Proposed Rule Banning Fake Consumer Reviews And Testimonials: An Update

United States Anti-trust

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

FTC Proposes Rule To Make Impersonating Government Entities And Businesses Unlawful

United States Consumer

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WilmerHale

Federal Trade Commission And Department Of Justice Issue New Merger Guidelines

United States Commercial

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Cohen & Gresser

FTC Pumps Brakes On CARS Rule, At Least For Now

United States Transport

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FTC To Hold Automatic Renewal Rule Hearing

United States Anti-trust

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

FTC Proposes Rule To Make Impersonating Government Entities And Businesses Unlawful

On February 15, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized its Government and Business Impersonation Rule (the Impersonation Rule, available here)...

United States Consumer

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WilmerHale

Federal Trade Commission And Department Of Justice Issue New Merger Guidelines

Last month, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division ("DOJ") and the Federal Trade Commission released the 2023 Merger Guidelines.

United States Commercial

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Cohen & Gresser

FTC Pumps Brakes On CARS Rule, At Least For Now

On January 18, 2024, the FTC announced it was staying the effective date of its Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule pending resolution of an administrative challenge filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals ...

United States Transport

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FTC To Hold Automatic Renewal Rule Hearing

On January 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") will hold a virtual informal hearing on proposed amendments to its current automatic renewal rules.

United States Anti-trust

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Ninth Circuit Limits Forum Shopping Against E-Commerce Platforms

United States Anti-trust

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Fenwick

Rum And Coke: The FTC Targets Soft Drinks And Alcohol In The Revival Of Robinson-Patman Act Enforcement- What's Next?

While government enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act (the Act) was all but forgotten for nearly two decades, the Federal Trade Commission (the FTC) announced a second investigation over potential price...

United States Anti-trust

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K&L Gates LLP

Merger Control Comparative Guide

Merger Control Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of United States, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

United States Anti-trust

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Baker Botts LLP

When A Mail Order Rule Case Is Not Just About The Mail Order Rule

At the height of the pandemic, the Federal Trade Commission took swift action to stamp out scammers and other actors looking to take advantage of—or simply make a buck off—the crisis.

United States Media & IT

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Venable LLP

What Can You Buy For $43,280?

What can you buy for $43,280? Well, you could buy a convertible, an around-the-world cruise, or that timeshare you've always wanted in Cabo.

United States Consumer

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Platform Bans: German Competition Authority Critical Despite Coty Judgment

United States Anti-trust

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Orrick

Is Amazon The Next Big Case? – GAFA Under Antitrust Scrutiny

United States Anti-trust

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Orrick

Antitrust Agency Intelligence: Insights Into The US Antitrust Enforcement Agencies

United States Anti-trust

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Arnold & Porter

NAFTA To United States-Mexico Trade Agreement To...?

United States International

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

FTC Puts A Stop To Copycat Military Websites

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Two Recent Federal Trade Commission Enforcement Actions Shed Light On The Treatment Of Buyer Power

United States Anti-trust

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Arnold & Porter

Antitrust M&A Snapshot

Worldwide Anti-trust

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McDermott Will & Emery

Dairy Queen Accused Of Blizzard Snow Job

United States Litigation

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BakerHostetler

FTC Updates Jewelry Guides

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Don't Try To Enforce Forum Selection Clauses At The ITC

United States Anti-trust

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Jones Day

8-in-8 Recent Trends in European Law and Policy Alert Series: Competition and Big Data—Recent Developments in Europe

European Union Anti-trust

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WilmerHale

Three Lessons From AT&T/Time Warner And Three Strategies For Future Vertical Transactions

United States Anti-trust

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McDermott Will & Emery

Aerospace & Defense Series: Behavioral Remedies Remain A Viable Solution For Vertical Mergers In The Defense Industry

United States Anti-trust

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McDermott Will & Emery

Why FTC Accepted Conduct Remedies In Northrop Deal

United States Anti-trust

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Arnold & Porter

Supreme Court Clarifies Principles Of International Comity In Vitamin C Ruling

United States Anti-trust

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McDermott Will & Emery

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WilmerHale

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