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Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Axinn Associates at the Antitrust Spring Meeting: Has Competition in the U.S. Been Declining?

The Spring Meeting is the largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy profes­sionals globally, with lawyers, academics, economists, enforcers, journalists, and students from around the world....more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

‘Big Tech’ and Antitrust: Today’s Robber Barons or Victims of Enforcement Overreach?

In recent weeks, there have been several transformative developments that not only will profoundly impact antitrust and competition law but also shape the ability of so-called “Big Tech” to continue to dominate their...more

Goodwin

Antitrust & Competition Technology Quarterly Update Q3 2023

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On September 26, 2023, the FTC and 17 state attorneys general filed a long-anticipated antitrust complaint against Amazon. The complaint alleges that Amazon wields monopoly power in what the plaintiffs define as the online...more

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Antitrust & Competition Technology 2022 Year in Review

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2022 saw a major uptick in antitrust scrutiny and enforcement, primarily related to vertical transactions by large technology companies. Meta/Within, Microsoft/Activision, and Broadcom/VMware (among others) faced resistance...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Senate Refuses to Let Live Nation Shake It Off

On January 24, 2023, the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled a top executive from Live Nation, Ticketmaster’s parent company, following Ticketmaster’s very public disaster last month when it was unable to process orders for...more

A&O Shearman

[Webinar] Heightened antitrust scrutiny of competition in a global marketplace - July 20th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CST

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This webinar will discuss global antitrust enforcers’ approach to regulating competitive conduct and agreements, particularly those in the tech sector where we are seeing a revolution in antitrust policy. We will bring a...more

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Antitrust Enforcers’ Fourth and Final “Listening Forum” On Merger Reform Highlights Issues In Technology

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In March of this year, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) jointly announced a series of “listening forums” that would help gather real world input from...more

Jones Day

EU Court Annuls Landmark European Commission "Abuse of Dominance" Antitrust Decision

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The EU General Court ("GC") annulled the European Commission's €1.06 billion antitrust fine imposed on Intel in 2009 for allegedly abusing its dominant position in x86 Central Processing Units ("CPUs") by offering loyalty...more

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FTC Commissioners Call for Study on the Competitive Effects of Consummated Healthcare Transactions that Did Not Previously Receive...

The Federal Trade Commission announced on February 11, 2020 that it had issued Special Orders to five large technology companies, requiring them to provide information to the FTC concerning all corporate acquisitions they...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

No-Poach Prosecutions: A Growing Problem for M&A Deal Teams?

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M&A deal teams should take note of heightened scrutiny of HR and employment practices by antitrust enforcers in the US and Europe. No-poach, non-solicitation, and wage-fixing agreements - arrangements between companies...more

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FTC Challenges Long-Term Non-Competes in Connection with Merger

The Federal Trade Commission has issued an administrative complaint challenging Axon Enterprise, Inc.’s consummated acquisition of its body-worn camera systems competitor VieVu, LLC from parent company from Safariland....more

Hogan Lovells

Algorithms in the spotlight of antitrust authorities

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Joint study by the Bundeskartellamt (German Cartel Office) and the Autorité de la concurrence (French Competition Authority) indicates need for higher compliance standards - Digital ubiquity, and the resulting rules, do not...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

New Investigations of Large Tech Firms Reflect Continuing Influence of New Brandeisian Ideas

Public discourse about antitrust law has been expanded to include a wider range of ideas about the purpose of antitrust law. “New Brandeisians” believe that the consumer welfare standard, which prioritizes end-user prices...more

Carlton Fields

New York AG Leads Antitrust Investigation Into Social Media Platform

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On September 6, New York's attorney general announced that she will lead an antitrust investigation focused on Facebook. The leadership team conducting the investigation also includes the attorneys general of Colorado,...more

The Volkov Law Group

Antitrust Division Launches Broad Investigation of High-Tech Industry

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When it comes to the Justice Department and reading the tea leaves, I often rely on a very obvious point – DOJ tells you in advance what it is planning and then executes its plan.  This has been true in the FCPA arena,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Is Amazon The Next Big Case? – GAFA Under Antitrust Scrutiny

Margrethe Vestager, head of the European Union’s Directorate-General for Competition (“DG Comp”), recently announced that the EU was once again investigating actions of a high-profile tech company – Amazon....more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

As Germany Targets Facebook’s Data Collection, DOJ Antitrust Division Suggests Friendlier Approach to Data-Powered Digital Market...

Information can be an invaluable asset. This is especially evident in the technology sector, where companies use increasingly sophisticated methods to collect, aggregate, and analyze data. Exclusive possession of data can,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Antitrust Claims Against Telescope Manufacturer Ningbo Sunny Dismissed and Shot into Space

On September 28, 2017, Judge Edward Davila dismissed an antitrust complaint filed by Optronic Technologies, Inc. (dba Orion) against Ningbo Sunny Electronic Co., Ltd., Sunny Optics, Inc. and Meade Instruments Corp. The case...more

Hogan Lovells

Competition Policy in Transition

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Actor James Dean once said, “I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” Change is constant – industries change, consumers change, competition changes, regulators...more

Perkins Coie

Ninth Circuit Refines Antitrust Standing Doctrine Under Illinois Brick

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently addressed again when plaintiffs have standing to pursue federal antitrust claims under the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois, 431...more

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Obama Administration Antitrust Enforcers Take Last-Minute IP Licensing Actions

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As the Obama Administration drew to a close, its antitrust enforcers took two actions of note for those involved in intellectual property (IP) licensing. The first, the joint release by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)...more

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