I am in Washington, D.C. for the ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting. My excitement that my suit still fits was short-lived as I painfully learned that my shoes do not. I’ve done a bit of walking and developed a nice blister
On April 4, 2022 Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter Delivered Opening Remarks at 2022 Spring Enforcers Summit in Washington, DC (here). AAG Kanter’s remarks outlined the Antitrust Division’s approach to merger enforcement explaining, “the Division has a preference for
After two plus years of connecting with my colleagues via Zoom I am excited to be heading to Washington D.C. next week for two great competition law programs–the ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting and GCR Live–Cartels.
The GCR Live Cartel
Yesterday Attorney General Merrick B. Garland gave an important talk to the ABA Institute on White Collar Crime (here). The 2022 White Collar Crime National Institute in San Francisco is just ending: March 2-4, 2022.
The talk was
I have no expertise in predicting whether the Supreme Court will grant certiorari on any given petition. But I am hopeful that the high court will do so on the issue of whether the application of the per se rule
Recently I ran a post about the FTC’s interest in hiring junior attorneys: “FTC Has the Help Wanted Sign Out.” Yesterday the Antitrust Division, USDOJ announced that it is seeking experienced trial lawyers to serve as first and
The FTC is hiring a number of attorneys to beef up its enforcement effort in the Bureau of Competition. The FTC calls the hiring “Continuous.” Complete information about these openings can be found here.
The FTC’s Bureau of Competition
On November 29, 2021 in U.S. v. Neeraj Jindal and John Rodgers, Civil Action No. 4:20-CR-00358A (N.D. Texas), District Court Judge Amos L. Mazzant rejected defendants’ motion to dismiss the indictment on various grounds, including challenges to the per se
Bob Connolly, bob@reconnollylaw.com
In an October 16, 2016 FTC/DOJ press release: FTC and DOJ Release Guidance for Human Resource Professionals on How Antitrust Law Applies to Employee Hiring and Compensation the Antitrust Division first announced: “Going forward, the Justice Department
by Bob Connolly bob@reconnollylaw.com
For your weekend reading and viewing pleasure you might want to set aside a bit of time to digest the Department of Justice’s latest guidance on how they intend to treat corporate crime. [Read DAG’s