On 8 July 2025, the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (the Division) unveiled a new Whistleblower Rewards Program (the Whistleblower Program) that provides a significant monetary incentive—up to 30% of the recovered...more
On 10 October 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued final changes to the rules implementing the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR). In announcing the final rule, the FTC stated that it is “responding to changes in...more
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The US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) continues to send strong warnings to companies sharing information outside of their organizations, including through third-party reporting services or pricing software,...more
Nearly seven years after first announcing its intent to criminally prosecute employers and individuals for anticompetitive conduct in labor markets, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ or Division) voluntarily...more
Companies in various industries are increasingly incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into critical aspects of their businesses, and for good reason, as AI has the potential to confer many substantial benefits: It can...more
On 14 July 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) joined the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) in withdrawing from three long-standing antitrust policy statements related to enforcement in the health care...more
After months of delays, on 19 July 2023, the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission (collectively, the Agencies) released for public comment a draft update of their Merger...more
Introduction - On 27 June 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice–Antitrust Division (DOJ) (collectively, the Agencies) announced sweeping proposed changes to the US-premerger notification...more
Labor Market Meets Competition Law - In a labor market where companies are competing to attract and retain talent, the rising shortage of highly-skilled employees, high mobility, and high salary demands in certain market...more
On 3 February 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (Division) announced significant changes to its review of companies’ information sharing practices, withdrawing three policy statements that previously...more
On 3 February 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (Division) announced its withdrawal of three long-standing antitrust policy statements related to enforcement in the health care industry. The policy...more
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are affecting nearly every industry around the world, creating unprecedented issues and challenges for businesses. Given these challenges, it is understandable if antitrust compliance is...more
On March 9, 2020, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Antitrust Division released a public warning to the business community that they must remain compliant with U.S. antitrust laws in the midst of the global health and...more
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently released a draft of their updated Vertical Merger Guidelines (the “Guidelines”), the first update since 1984. ...more
I. INTRODUCTION -
Until fairly recently, non-compete clauses and other employer practices affecting employee mobility and wages were a relatively minor focus of U.S. antitrust enforcement authorities....more
The Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission recently released a long-awaited draft of their updated Vertical Merger Guidelines (the “Guidelines”), the first update since 1984. ...more
Over the past few years, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Antitrust Division (“Antitrust Division”) has made numerous comments about an increased focus on rooting out anticompetitive conduct in government procurement,...more
An Effective Program May Be More Valuable Than Ever Under A New DOJ Policy -
The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“Antitrust Division”) recently announced that it will now consider a company’s antitrust...more
On April 30, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Criminal Division revised its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs Guidance Document (the “2019 Guidance”) to assist prosecutors in evaluating the effectiveness...more
Since 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ” or “Division”) has increased its enforcement focus on agreements between labor market competitors not to hire each other’s employees — also known as...more
The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s (“Antitrust Division”) Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim announced last week that the Antitrust Division is instituting a series of policy changes aimed at...more
The healthcare industry remains a “high enforcement priority” for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission, according to statements last week by a senior official in the DOJ’s Antitrust Division. ...more
The Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that the DOJ is currently developing criminal cases against companies who form agreements not to hire each...more
On September 12, 2017, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (collectively, the “Agencies”) released antitrust guidance for post-hurricane relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricanes...more
The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, the “Agencies”) recently announced a policy shift in their enforcement priorities related to agreements among...more