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Goodwin Antitrust & Regulatory Shorts: Takeaways for Businesses From the General Court’s Judgment in Michelin v. Commission

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On 9 July 2025, the General Court of the European Union handed down its judgment in Case T 188/24, Michelin v. Commission, annulling in part the decision of the European Commission (the Commission) to submit Compagnie...more

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.

The Death of the FTC’s Non-Compete Rule—And the Birth of a New Enforcement Era

On September 5, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voluntarily dismissed its appeals of decisions issued by federal courts in Texas and Florida that the FTC’s 2023 proposed rule banning most non-competes was invalid....more

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

DOJ Antitrust Division Launches ‘Comply with Care’ Task Force to Combat Gamesmanship in Investigations

On Aug. 29, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Gail Slater of the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced the formation of a new “Comply with Care” task force....more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

FTC Drops Its Non-Compete Ban, but Vows Continued Enforcement

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has abandoned its defense of the rule proposed by the Biden Administration banning almost all employer-employee non-competes. As a result, the broad non-compete rule is dead. At the same...more

White & Case LLP

Update: FTC Abandons Non-Compete Rule and Simultaneously Initiates Targeted FTC Noncompete Enforcement Action

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On September 4, 2025, the US Federal Trade Commission filed an enforcement action and simultaneous proposed settlement against a pet cremation company for abuse of employer-employee post-termination non-competes as an...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick State Attorney General Update | August 2025

As we enter summer’s homestretch, the State Attorneys General remain active as ever. In this edition of Orrick’s State AG Update we discuss new “junk fee” rules from the Massachusetts AG, high-profile consumer protection...more

Mogin Law LLP

Obstructing Antitrust Enforcement? DOJ’s Slater Calls Out Big Tech, Big Law

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Abigail Slater, head of the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice, did not mince words when describing the lengths to which some in Big Tech and Big Law will go to frustrate the antitrust enforcement process. She...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Antitrust Risks and Considerations Related to ESG Initiatives and Net Zero Alliances

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Antitrust authorities in the U.S. and abroad are intensifying their scrutiny of collaborative activities surrounding environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives, and net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission goals....more

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DOJ Antitrust Division AAG Slater Announces “Comply With Care” Task Force

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On August 29, 2025, during a speech at Ohio State University Law School, Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater announced the creation of a “Comply With Care” task force within the Antitrust Division of the Department of...more

The Volkov Law Group

Checking In with Trump’s DOJ On Antitrust Enforcement

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The Trump Administration’s handling of antitrust enforcement issues is generally viewed as a wild-card — meaning there are issues of concern or focus that may not fit the “traditional” antitrust enforcement model. Depending...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

FTC Focus: When Green Goals And Antitrust Law Collide

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Companies considering climate-related action face a paradox: Sustainability goals might require industrywide collaboration, but the antitrust laws prohibit coordination among competitors. Originally published in Law360 -...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

FTC Closes Antitrust Investigation Into Pact Between Truck OEMs and California Regulators

On August 12, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it had closed its investigation into possible antitrust violations by four truck manufacturers and their trade association by entering into the Clean Truck...more

Dacheng

China Monthly Antitrust Update: August 2025

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This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s antitrust sector for August. The following events merit special attention: SAMR Suspends Antitrust Investigation into DuPont China: In April 2025, SAMR publicly...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Quarterly Cartel Catch-Up – 2025 Mid-Year Global Review

Domestic and international enforcement agencies continue to sharpen their tools and maintain an aggressive posture in criminal antitrust enforcement. Recent actions by new antitrust leadership in the Department of Justice’s...more

Epstein Becker & Green

DOJ Antitrust Division Establishes Whistleblower Rewards Program

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The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that, for the first time, it will offer rewards to individuals who report antitrust crimes and related anticompetitive offenses....more

BCLP

Food for Thought: Labour Market Cartels and Minority Shareholdings

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The European Commission (the “Commission”) has fined Delivery Hero and Glovo €329 million for their involvement in an online food delivery cartel. ...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

DOJ’s New Antitrust Whistleblower Program: How to Enhance your Compliance Program

Early in July, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division launched a program to reward whistleblowers. What does this mean for you and your compliance program?...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Cooperate, protect, and challenge: Responding to dawn raids conducted by EU competition authorities

Dawn raids conducted by antitrust authorities are stressful events. Among other issues, the ensuing investigations consume significant time and effort and often result in high fines for the companies involved. It is therefore...more

Mogin Law LLP

Advocacy Groups Urge FTC to Investigate Meta’s $14.3 Billion Investment in Scale AI

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A coalition of advocacy organizations is calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate Meta Platforms Inc.’s recent $14.3 billion investment in artificial intelligence company Scale AI, citing concerns over...more

Cornerstone Research

5 Questions with Joanna Tsai: Delivering Impactful Analysis in Mergers

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We interview Joanna Tsai, cohead of Cornerstone Research’s merger investigations practice, to gain her insights on delivering effective testimony in high-stakes cases, as well as the broader changes shaping competition...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Blakes Competitive Edge™: August 2025 Update

Welcome to the August issue of Blakes Competitive Edge, a monthly publication of the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group. Blakes Competitive Edge provides an overview of recent developments in Canadian...more

Morgan Lewis

Antitrust Scrutiny of ESG Initiatives by State Attorneys General Heats Up

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Recent actions by state attorneys general in Texas and Florida highlight rising antitrust scrutiny of environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-aligned investment strategies and climate disclosure groups. Companies with...more

McGuireWoods LLP

European Competition Law Newsletter – August 2025

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UK CMA Proposes End to Information Exchange Case Against Housebuilders - On 9 July 2025, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) provisionally accepted commitments to close a UK competition law investigation into...more

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Blowing the Whistle on Antitrust Crimes: DOJ’s Antitrust Division Announces First Whistleblower Rewards Program

Individuals now have a new incentive to blow the whistle on an antitrust cartel—the possibility of a monetary reward. The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division has established its first whistleblower rewards...more

Perkins Coie

Emerging Antitrust Implications for "Fact Checking” Content

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Key Takeaways - A recent statement of interest from the U.S. Department of Justice focuses on “fact checking” efforts as potential antitrust violations due to the potential to suppress competition within the “marketplace of...more

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