On July 8, 2025, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the U.S. Postal Service ("USPS") announced a Whistleblower Rewards Program that will provide financial incentives to individuals who report antitrust crimes and related...more
7/14/2025
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Competition ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
USPS ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
The Development: China's Supreme People's Court ("SPC") recently released a Judicial Interpretation of Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Civil Dispute Cases Arising from Monopolistic Conduct...more
7/18/2024
/ Anti-Monopoly ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
China ,
Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Judicial Interpretation ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Risk Assessment
The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division ("DOJ") recently resolved a criminal case with Teva Pharmaceuticals and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals via deferred prosecution agreements ("DPAs"), which include a novel remedy for...more
9/5/2023
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Bid Rigging ,
Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Antitrust Litigation ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Divestiture ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Generic Drugs ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Indictments ,
Life Sciences ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Price-Fixing ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals
A plea deal with a paving contractor follows the Department of Justice Antitrust Division's ("DOJ") threat to resurrect criminal enforcement of the Sherman Act ยง 2 prohibition on monopolization and attempted monopolization....more
The Situation:The U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") has sued to block a proposed acquisition of Aleris Corporation by Novelis Inc. In an unprecedented move, the parties and DOJ agreed to refer the "dispositive" issue of...more
9/12/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Arbitration ,
Blocked Mergers ,
Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Horizontal Merger Guidelines ,
Section 7 ,
The Clayton Act