Cartel conduct tends to occur in secret. As a result, the Antitrust Division has long focused on augmenting its abilities to identify conspiracies and to incentivize self-reporting of conduct that may otherwise go undetected....more
7/11/2025
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Antitrust Violations ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employees ,
Internal Reporting ,
Leniency Programs ,
Penalties ,
Rewards Programs ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
In many ways, criminal antitrust enforcement during President Trump’s first term illustrates what to expect under Trump 2.0. Among other highlights, the Delrahim DOJ obtained indictments and pleas involving public procurement...more
2/28/2025
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Antitrust Violations ,
Cartels ,
Competition ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FBI ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Fraud ,
Fraud Abuse and Waste ,
Healthcare ,
Labor Reform ,
Procurement Collusion Strike Force ,
Trump Administration ,
White Collar Crimes
We’re excited to be visiting Sydney next week to catch up with competition law colleagues on our way to the ABA 2025 Asia-Pacific Conference. This is a time of unprecedented activity and change in antitrust law and policy...more
2/20/2025
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ,
Cartels ,
Competition ,
Compliance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Controls ,
Merger Reviews ,
Mergers ,
Premerger Notifications
2023 was a dramatic year for criminal antitrust enforcement in the United States. The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) garnered big wins: three convictions at trial,1 $267 million in criminal fines...more
3/6/2024
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Antitrust Violations ,
Cartels ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Individual Accountability ,
No-Poaching ,
Per Se Rule ,
Sherman Act ,
Wage-Fixing ,
White Collar Crimes