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PE Sponsor and Majority-Owned Portfolio Company Considered Single Entity Under the Sherman Act

PE firms with non-competitor, majority-owned portfolio companies will face reduced risks of antitrust liability under Section 1 of the Sherman Act in the Eleventh Circuit. On May 24, 2022, the United States Court of...more

6/29/2022 / Antitrust Conspiracies , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Interlocking Directorate , Portfolio Companies , Private Equity , Private Equity Firms , Sherman Act , Sponsors

DOJ’s First Criminal Charges for Wage-Fixing and No-Poach Labor Agreements: 6 Key Takeaways

With increased scrutiny of anticompetitive conduct in labor markets, companies need to adopt proactive compliance efforts to avoid prosecution. The US Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Antitrust Division recently announced...more

2/19/2021 / Antitrust Division , Antitrust Violations , Criminal Prosecution , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Employer Liability Issues , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Hiring & Firing , Human Resources Professionals , No-Poaching , Wage-Fixing

The Department of Justice Will Criminally Prosecute Employee No-Poaching and Wage-Fixing Agreements

Companies across industries should review hiring policies pre-emptively to avoid serious law enforcement consequences. On October 20, 2016, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (Antitrust Division) and the...more

11/1/2016 / Antitrust Division , Antitrust Violations , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Hiring & Firing , Human Resources Professionals , No-Poaching , Wage and Hour , Wage-Fixing

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