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HK Competition Commission’s First Prosecution for Failing to Attend Interview

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In May 2025, for the first time since the enactment of the Competition Ordinance (Cap 619) (“Ordinance”), the Hong Kong Competition Commission (“Commission”) prosecuted a person for failing to attend an interview before the...more

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China Monthly Antitrust Update: May 2025

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This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s antitrust sector for May. The following events merit special attention...more

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DOJ to Merging Parties: The Time of “Underenforcement” is Over; Fix-It-First or Risk Being Challenged

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WHAT HAPPENED - During a conference last week, Ryan Danks, Director of Civil Enforcement at the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ), suggested that merging parties—not the antitrust enforcement...more

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FTC CID Attorney on Considerations for Digital Marketers When Selecting Regulatory Investigation Defense Counsel

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You received a Civil Investigative (CID) from the Federal Trade Commission related to a consumer protection matter. Now what?...more

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In a Busy Year of Health Care Antitrust Enforcement, DOJ’s First Criminal Wage-Fixing Prosecution Targets a Health Care Provider

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Over the last several years, antitrust prosecutors at the Department of Justice have repeatedly cautioned that anticompetitive agreements affecting labor markets can be the subject of criminal prosecution under the antitrust...more

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International Spotlight: Price Gouging Restrictions in Brazil Converging with U.S. Enforcement

Companies that sell consumer products worldwide should note the growing convergence between Brazil and the United States for the use of anticompetitive practices laws to prosecute price gouging. The Brazilian Competition Law...more

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JONES DAY TALKS®: Private Antitrust Litigation in Europe: The Big Picture

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Private enforcement actions relating to antitrust matters has increased dramatically across Europe in recent years, both as follow-on damages claims in reaction to governmental enforcement actions, or as standalone...more

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The European Commission eyes the addition of a market investigation tool to its 60-year-old toolbox - but is it a chisel or a...

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On 2 June 2020, the European Commission published its roadmap on the possible introduction of a ‘new competition tool’ that would allow it to initiate market investigations into perceived structural competition problems, with...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Google adds travel rivals’ direct links within search results due to mounting pressure from the...

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Both Google and Expedia are featured prominently in this week’s Update, particularly Barry Diller and his many colorful statements made during last week’s Expedia earnings call. Enjoy....more

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FTC Challenges Axon’s Consummated Acquisition of Body-Worn Camera Competitor

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The US antitrust regulators continue to challenge consummated transactions. On January 3, 2020, the FTC filed an administrative complaint against Axon Enterprise, Inc., challenging its consummated acquisition of VieVu, a...more

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Financial Daily Dose 1.14.2020 | Top Story: Amazon Hit with Antitrust Case by India’s Government

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BlackRock Inc. will sell out of all companies “that get more than 25% of sales from thermal coal.” This threshold, however, won’t affect larger, diversified miners—which includes some of the biggest coal shippers....more

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DOJ resolves antitrust investigations into trade association standards-setting activity

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On 12 December 2019, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) announced that it has entered into a proposed consent decree with the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) settling charges that...more

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State Attorneys General Jolt Antitrust Enforcement

Over the past year, State Attorneys General have stepped into what they describe as a void of antitrust enforcement at the federal level.  AGs have commenced investigations and brought antitrust actions across industry...more

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The DOJ’s Antitrust Scrutiny is Here to Stay

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Over the past couple of years, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has stepped up antitrust enforcement against companies for entering “no-poach” agreements. These “no-poach” or “no-hire” agreements are arrangements entered...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

DOJ Wades Deeper Into No-Poach Advocacy

In early February 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its intent to file statements of interest in multiple ongoing private lawsuits to clarify how “no-poach” agreements should be evaluated under the federal...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CMA Orders Parties to Unwind Integration During Ongoing Investigation

For the first time, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has flexed its regulatory muscles by ordering the unwinding – during the course of its ongoing investigation – of a completed acquisition....more

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Cartel Snapshot - February 2019

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Q4 Update: Overview of Cartel Investigations - Although 2018 saw guilty pleas and new indictments in several ongoing Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations, the year finished by continuing a downward trend in antitrust...more

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Antitrust Alert: FTC Challenges Wage-Fixing Conspiracy Between Texas Staffing Companies

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and two Dallas therapist staffing companies have settled charges that they conspired to fix the wages of contract therapists in violation of the federal antitrust laws. This is the FTC's...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update - CMA initiates enforcement action against booking sites; Hoteliers seek dismissal of anti-trust...

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This week’s Update features a number of “legal” updates to stories we have been following for some time. Enjoy....more

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Outpatient Surgery Center Avoids Dismissal of Antitrust Action Through an Assist from the DOJ

In 2012, Marion Healthcare, an outpatient surgery center in southern Illinois, commenced an antitrust action against Southern Illinois Healthcare (“SIH”), a multi-hospital system operating in the same market....more

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Online Trade Under Antitrust Scrutiny in EC's E-Commerce Sector Inquiry Final Report

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On May 10, 2017, the European Commission published its long-awaited Final Report on the 2015 E-commerce Sector Inquiry ("Report"). The Report highlights the Commission's enforcement priorities in the online markets for...more

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European Commission Sets its Sights on Allegedly Excessive Drug Prices

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In the European Union, Big Pharma has been operating with a target on its back for the best part of the last decade. Following its 2008 sector inquiry into the pharmaceutical sector, the Commission vowed to clamp down on...more

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Feds Target HR Professionals For Criminal Violations Of Antitrust Laws

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced they are increasing their efforts to criminally prosecute employers and individuals who engage in certain behaviors...more

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U.S. Department of Justice Sues North Carolina Hospital System for Insisting on Anti-Steering Provisions in Insurance...

On June 9, 2016, the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (“DoJ”) filed a complaint against the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, d/b/a Carolinas Health Care System (“CHS”) in the United...more

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