There were a number of significant developments in antitrust law in 2024, including some major wins for the government in merger enforcement, increased focus on competition concerns related to algorithmic pricing, and...more
1/13/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Algorithms ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Requirements ,
FTC Act ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Section 5 ,
The Clayton Act ,
Trump Administration
Dutch competition authority imposes fine on company for deleted chat messages during a dawn raid -
The Dutch competition authority (“ACM“) recently confirmed that the obligation to cooperate fully with an inspection/during...more
3/23/2020
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
BSA/AML ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Monopolization ,
Threshold Requirements
On 28 August 2019 investment advisor Third Point LLC (Third Point) and three funds under its control – Third Point Partners Qualified L.P., Third Point Ultra, Ltd., and Third Point Offshore Fund Ltd. (collectively, the Third...more
9/4/2019
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dow Chemical ,
DuPont ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Investment Adviser ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Voting Securities ,
Waiting Periods
On 10 June 2019 the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, acting at the request of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), filed a complaint and proposed final judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District...more
6/17/2019
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Avoidance ,
Canon ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure to Comply ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Notification Requirements ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Toshiba
A public company executive recently entered into a consent decree with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) pursuant to which he agreed to pay US$609,810 in fines for acquiring additional voting shares in violation of the...more
12/19/2018
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Corporate Officers ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Directors ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Qualified Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) ,
Strict Compliance ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Voting Shares