State attorneys general (state AGs) are expected to ramp up antitrust enforcement. Some would argue that enforcement is an effort to fill a perceived gap left by the Trump administration, but state AGs have been signaling...more
5/19/2025
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Antitrust Violations ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Healthcare ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Attorneys General
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a task force designed to eliminate anticompetitive state and federal laws and regulations that “undermine free market competition and harm consumers, workers, and...more
After many attempts, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ or Division) has scored the first guilty verdict on a wage-fixing case. For years, the Division has prosecuted wage-fixing and no-poach agreements with...more
The Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (together the Agencies) launched a cross-government agency request for information...more
2/13/2025
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Antitrust Division ,
Competition ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity
At a public meeting held on January 15, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) summarized the Second Interim Staff Report (Second Report) stemming from its investigation into pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and their...more
1/23/2025
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Drug Pricing ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Part D ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Robinson-Patman Act ,
Vertical Integration
The US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ or Division) recently released a revised Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations (Guidance). The Guidance reflects how the Division...more
1/9/2025
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Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Electronic Communications ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Contractors ,
Healthcare ,
Medicare ,
New Guidance ,
Risk Management ,
Subcontractors ,
Teaming Agreements
Companies depend on regulatory guidance to establish robust compliance programs but recent withdrawals of key antitrust guidelines are leaving businesses in a guideless void.
What Happened -
The US antitrust agencies...more