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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

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

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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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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

Mayer Brown

All Change at the Top: What Might New Leadership at Antitrust Regulators Around the World Mean for Global Businesses?

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Over the past six months, big-hitting global competition authorities have undergone significant leadership changes. Here, we consider the impact of these developments on global businesses....more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Navigating Antitrust Compliance: A Q&A with Vinson & Elkins’ Antitrust and Enforcement Leaders

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At a recent Practising Law Institute (PLI) webinar on antitrust, over 250 legal professionals joined to hear from three antitrust leaders: Nicole Castle, Zach Terwilliger, and Craig Seebald. In this Q&A, they explore what’s...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Congress Ramping Up the Pressure on Antitrust Investigations

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Many organizations evaluate antitrust risk by considering potential investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) or private action. However, firms should also consider that...more

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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - May 2025

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DOJ scores first victory in criminal antitrust labor market trial - A federal jury convicted a former home healthcare staffing executive in Las Vegas for orchestrating a three-year wage-fixing conspiracy targeting...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Antitrust Enforcers Will Take a Friendlier Approach to Mergers but Retain Biden-Era Guidelines and HSR Rules - The Trump...

The government’s new antitrust leaders have signaled a less skeptical stance on mergers but a continued focus on enforcement, especially in Big Tech and the health care and agriculture sectors....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Pricing Under Pressure: Prepare for Enhanced Antitrust Scrutiny amid Tariff Uncertainty

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In an era of increased tariff pressures, U.S. antitrust enforcers have signaled that they remain vigilant for attempts by businesses to exploit the situation through anticompetitive conduct, especially in sectors already...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Transparency In Merger Enforcement: Taking Stock of the Deals That Didn't Bark

More than 82% of merger enforcement actions announced by the U.S. antitrust agencies in 2024 involved a litigated challenge (complaint) or the deal being abandoned. But only 17 enforcement actions were reported in total—well...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

DOJ’s Updated Guidance for Corporate Compliance Programs Provides Insight on Criminal Antitrust Priorities

The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice issued updated Guidance in November on the evaluation of corporate compliance programs in criminal antitrust investigations.  The 2024 Compliance Guidance continues to...more

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DOJ Updates Guidance on Antitrust Compliance Programs

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The US Department of Justice Antitrust Division has updated its guidelines for the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations (AT ECCP). The AT ECCP updates include several important...more

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DOJ Antitrust Division Adds to Guidance on the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations

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On November 12, 2024, the DOJ Antitrust Division updated its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations (ECCP), which was initially issued in 2019. The ECCP provides guidance to...more

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Takeaways from the Department of Justice’s November 2024 Corporate Compliance Program Guidelines

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On November 12, 2024, the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) published updated guidance for its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Antitrust Investigations. First published in...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Key Takeaways from the DOJ Antitrust Division’s Updated Compliance Guidance: It’s Not Just Criminal Anymore

The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (“Antitrust Division”) recently updated its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations guidance document (“Antitrust Compliance Guidance”)....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Heard at the 2024 Antitrust Law Section Spring Meeting: Part I

The American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section’s annual Spring Meeting is underway in Washington, DC. The annual Spring Meeting features updates from federal, state and international antitrust enforcers and extensive...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

FTC and DOJ Update Guidance to Reinforce Preservation Obligations Regarding Messaging Applications and Tools

Anyone who has ever received a civil investigative demand, subpoena, second request, voluntary access letter, or other form of compulsory process from a federal antitrust regulator knows that the government’s standard...more

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Antitrust & Competition Healthcare Quarterly Update - Q2 2023

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Agencies drastically revise Merger Guidelines and HSR process while withdrawing long-established antitrust healthcare guidance - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ,...more

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[Webinar] Antitrust-year-in-review and a look forward to 2023 - November 30th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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Join the Hogan Lovells Antitrust and Competition team on Wednesday, 30 November 2022 where we will look back at the major competition-related events of 2022 and what we can expect next year, including: 1. Major FTC and DOJ...more

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DOJ secures first criminal attempted monopolization conviction in decades

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On 31 October 2022 the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ or the Division) announced that the president of a Montana paving and asphalt contractor pled guilty to one count of violating Section 2 of the Sherman Act...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Seven Directors Resign from Five Public Company Boards

Last month, we reported that the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) had threatened multiple public companies, private equity investors, and individuals with lawsuits for violating the ban on interlocking directorates under...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Cartel Corner - August 2022 (Labor Markets)

The DOJ continues its efforts to create a novel area of potential criminal liability for labor market investigations. Historically, government enforcement of alleged anticompetitive labor market practices occurred in the...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Webinar] 2022 Enforcement Outlook Series | Antitrust in the EU and US: Enforcement Trends and Risk Mitigation Strategies -...

To help you stay up to date on the enforcement trends impacting your compliance strategy, McDermott is pleased to invite you to the 2022 Enforcement Outlook webinar series, which covers key areas of enforcement on a monthly...more

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