The firm is pleased to distribute the Wilson Sonsini Global Cartel Law Quarterly Q4 2024 / Q1 2025, which provides a summary of key cartel enforcement trends across the U.S., Europe, and beyond. A “cartel” under competition...more
Since at least the October 2016 publication of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) joint Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals, federal antitrust enforcers have...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, the U.S. Antitrust Agencies) have recently reinvigorated antitrust enforcement against company “interlocks”—i.e., when a director or...more
Shareholder activism to further environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals faces intense antitrust scrutiny in the United States. Some members of Congress and state attorneys general claim these efforts may violate the...more
For over 20 years, federal antitrust enforcers have provided guidelines to companies doing business in the United States as to when the enforcers believe competitor collaborations are anticompetitive. Following the most...more
Another court has allowed antitrust claims to proceed against competitors that use the same revenue management software. The case involves competitors in the real estate industry, but the takeaway is the same for any...more
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a strong message recently about information exchanges. In a “Statement of Interest” filed on October 1, 2024, the DOJ stated that "standalone information sharing … can undermine the...more
Big changes to California’s state antitrust law, called the Cartwright Act, may be in the works. These changes, if enacted, would represent a significant departure from current antitrust law, prohibiting otherwise lawful...more
On January 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a joint statement reinforcing document preservation obligations for companies and individuals...more
In its first enforcement action based on the exchange of competitive information since withdrawing its information sharing guidance earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Antitrust Division filed a...more
Nearly six years after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) put human resource executives and their companies on notice that no-poach and wage-fixing agreements would be subject to...more
The U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division's (the Division) Corporate Leniency Policy has been a central pillar of the Division's criminal cartel enforcement for nearly 30 years. Under the Corporate Leniency Policy,...more
On October 20, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued “Antitrust Guidance for Human Resources (HR) Professionals.” The jointly prepared guidance—directed at HR...more