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Antitrust Enforcement
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Covington Competition
12th Annual Georgetown Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium – Debating the Latest Issues with Covington’s Johan Ysewyn and Jim O’Connell
On 25 September 2018, Covington’s Johan Ysewyn and Jim O’Connell will speak on cartels and merger enforcement, respectively, at the 12th Annual Georgetown Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium in Washington DC.…
The Employer Report
Risks Of Employee No-Poach Agreements
Craig Lee and Will Woods from Baker McKenzie's Antitrust & Competition team shared the following update regarding no-poach agreements: In July 2018, State Attorneys General from 11 states formed a…
Antitrust Alert
Antitrust M&A Snapshot
By Jon B. Dubrow, Joel R. Grosberg, David Henry, McDermott Will & Emery
United States: April – June 2018 Update The second quarter of 2018 ushered in a trial defeat for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the beginning of a new…
China Law Vision
NDRC antitrust enforcement in 2017
By AnJie Broad
Authored by Michael Gu (michaelgu@anjielaw.com) & Sun Sihui (sunsihui@anjielaw.com) at AnJie Law Firm. In 2017 the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) undertook a number of legislative and antitrust enforcement…
On Competition Law and Economics
Courts Must Only Offer “Respectful Consideration” to Foreign Governments’ Statements Interpreting Their Laws in Antitrust Cases
On June 14, 2018, in Animal Science Products, Inc. v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co., the Supreme Court held that Courts are not obliged to accept statements from a foreign government…
Antitrust Alert
Antitrust M&A Snapshot
By Jon B. Dubrow, Joel R. Grosberg, David Henry, McDermott Will & Emery
United States: January – March 2018 Update One year into the Trump administration, the US antitrust agencies are finally starting to implement their enforcement policies. Most notably, trial began in…
Antitrust Alert
THE LATEST: Health Care Antitrust Enforcement Remains a Top Priority for New FTC Commissioners
By Jeffrey W. Brennan, Stephen Wu, McDermott Will & Emery
On April 27, 2018, the United States Senate confirmed President Trump’s five nominees for Commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Three are Republicans: Chairman Joseph Simons, Noah Phillips and…
Inside Privacy
Changes Are Underway at the FTC As New Commissioners Are Sworn In
On Tuesday, Joseph Simons was sworn in as the new Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. The five-member Commission will soon be at full strength, as Simons is set to…
Antitrust Alert
DOJ Enforcement Update: Higher Education
By Mary Strimel
According to press reports, the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating several issues related to admission of students to institutions of higher learning. In January,…
Antitrust Advocate
DOJ Now Targeting HR Professionals for Criminal Antitrust Violations
By Tyson Herrold, Carl Hittinger
Partner Carl Hittinger and Associate Tyson Herrold authored an article published by The Legal Intelligencer on March 30, 2018. The article, “DOJ Now Targeting HR Professionals for Criminal Antitrust Violations,” examines the Department of Justice’s (DOJ)…