Competition Law and Antitrust Law

State attorneys general are increasingly pursuing independent antitrust enforcement actions, diverging from federal settlements in high-profile cases like Ticketmaster/Live Nation. This growing tension has sparked public debate between federal and state enforcers over their respective roles, with states asserting their autonomy while federal officials emphasize the need for primacy in matters of national significance.

Democratic state attorneys general are expanding their enforcement reach across antitrust, environmental policy, and healthcare fraud as they perceive gaps in federal oversight. With resource constraints varying widely between states, AGs are coordinating multistate efforts and prioritizing premerger scrutiny, clean energy transitions, and Medicaid fraud investigations. Companies in healthcare, energy, technology, and consumer-facing sectors face heightened state-level regulatory pressure that demands proac

The U.S. Senate has advanced the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act, which would grant the NCAA a limited antitrust exemption while establishing comprehensive federal regulations for intercollegiate athletics. The legislation addresses name, image, and likeness compensation, student-athlete eligibility and transfers, agent conduct, and institutional reporting obligations, marking the closest lawmakers have come to creating national college sports standards.