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The USDOJ Antitrust Division’s Compliance Guidance
Episode 341 -- DOJ Charges Visa with Monopolization and Exclusionary Conduct in the Debit Card Market
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The Changing Landscape of State AG Antitrust Enforcement — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Podcast - The Latest on Antitrust and Non-Compete Agreements in Healthcare
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The Latest from the DOJ Antitrust Division
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The Latest on Antitrust Compliance
Episode 219 -- DOJ Indicts Six Aerospace Executives for Restraining Competition in Labor Market
Nota Bene Podcast Episode 134: U.S. Q3 Check In: Infrastructure Bill Updates and Big Tech Antitrust with Elizabeth Frazee and Chani Wiggins
Healthcare Antitrust Enforcement Outlook with Former DOJ Antitrust Prosecutor and Strike Force District Leader
What to Expect from the Biden Administration
Compliance Perspectives: The Antitrust Division’s Office of Decree Enforcement
Nota Bene Episode 68: The Current Antitrust Enforcement Climate in the United States with Capitol Forum Senior Editor Nate Soderstrom
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On April 10, 2025, the Senate confirmed Mark Meador to serve as the third Republican on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a 50-46 party line vote. Commissioner Meador takes his seat on a Commission now comprised of three...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will continue its focus on “unfair” competition in the labor markets – including the use of noncompete, no-poach and no-hire agreements – albeit with a seemingly more targeted approach than...more
The Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (together, the Agencies) issued Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers (2025 Guidelines) in January. The 2025...more
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more
In recent years, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) have significantly ramped up enforcement efforts in labor markets. This article delves into two key enforcement...more
On July 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) (each an Agency, and collectively, the Agencies) released a long-awaited draft version of revised Merger...more
On July 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (together, the “Agencies”) announced new draft Merger Guidelines (“Draft Guidelines”), which detail the analysis the Agencies will...more
On July 18, 2023, the DOJ Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission released new Guidelines detailing the principles that they intend to apply when reviewing mergers. The Guidelines, issued in draft form for public...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice have prioritized the protection of labor markets. From scrutinizing “no-poach” agreements and restrictive covenants to analyzing the impact of mergers and...more
On January 28, 2022, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado declined to dismiss a criminal antitrust indictment alleging a dialysis operator, DaVita Inc. (“DaVita”), and its former CEO colluded with...more
For many federal government contractors, their skilled and experienced workforce may be their most valuable asset. A recent “ice breaker” settlement of a class action lawsuit, however, demonstrates the wrong way to protect...more
Whether employee no-poach agreements are illegal per se is being tested in a criminal case, U.S. v. Surgical Care Affiliates LLC et al., drawing the attention of many interested parties, including the United States Chamber of...more
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
On April 3, 2018, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division settled an antitrust action against the world’s two largest rail equipment suppliers, accusing them of maintaining “naked” no-poaching agreements in violation...more
On April 3, 2018, the Antitrust Division of the U.S Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it had reached a settlement in a matter involving a “no-poaching” agreement between employers—the first such enforcement action...more
In the first of what is expected to be a new wave of antitrust challenges to agreements among companies not to recruit or hire each other’s employees, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) recently announced...more
As we reported in an earlier blog post, the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice issued guidance in the waning days of the Obama administration reminding HR professionals and others that the antitrust laws could...more
Expect criminal indictments in the near future against companies that have agreed not to recruit or hire each other's employees. That was the strong message from Makan Delrahim, the new Assistant Attorney General for the...more
The US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division will soon announce its first criminal charges involving “no poaching” agreements—agreements to refuse to solicit or hire another company’s employees—after previously...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
In a speech on January 19, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s chief antitrust enforcer, Makan Delrahim, said the Division is investigating and plans to pursue criminal actions against employers who have agreed not...more
The chief prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division signaled last week that his unit expects to initiate criminal actions against multiple companies accused of entering unlawful pacts not to hire each...more
1. Transition to a Trump Administration is top of the agenda - President-elect Donald Trump's DOJ and FTC transition team appointments and public short list of candidates to run the agencies indicate that antitrust...more
You need to hire some employees, and you want to pay them well, but not more than necessary. You place a call to a friend who works for one of your competitors and ask what her company is paying new hires in these positions....more
On October 20, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ,” collectively the “Agencies”) issued guidance for human resource professionals involved in hiring and...more