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2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Antitrust & Competition
Fierce Competition Podcast | Below-Threshold Mergers: Global Antitrust Scrutiny
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Fierce Competition Podcast | Antitrust Challenges in Organized Sports: How They Play Out in the EU, UK and US
Examining E-Discovery in Competition Law
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Sues the FTC Over Power Grab
The New FTC Rule Explained: Will Your Non-Compete Be Enforceable?
The FTC Issued a New Rule to Ban All New Noncompete Agreements
Podcast: Key Changes in Finalized Antitrust Merger Guidelines – Diagnosing Health Care
Fierce Competition Podcast | Takeaways From the Illumina-Grail Merger Challenge Saga
AGG Talks: Antitrust and White-Collar Crime Roundup - Analyzing the Latest Updates in the Litigation Against Trump
Navigating Power Allocation and Customer Choice in a Regulated Landscape - Energy Law Insights
Fierce Competition Podcast | Letter From London: The Rise of UK Class Actions and the Competition Appeal Tribunal
Fierce Competition Podcast | Private Equity Under the Antitrust Microscope
Under the old guard of the prior administration, private equity was repeatedly under fire for alleged “flip and strip” tactics that were supposedly “at odds with competition.” Now, with new enforcers in place, a different...more
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As the second Trump administration reaches its 60-day mark, it is a good time to take stock of the US antitrust agencies’ actions. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) have...more
On February 25, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the United States District Court for the Northern District of California’s rejection of unlawful tying, exclusive dealing, and unfair competition claims...more
On January 15, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Minnesota, and Illinois filed a lawsuit against Deere & Company (Deere). The complaint, which Michigan, Wisconsin, and Arizona have since joined, accuses Deere of creating...more
Advertisers began pulling their ads from the microblogging site, then called Twitter, shortly after Elon Musk took the company over in October 2022. Within a month at least six major companies had stopped advertising on the...more
As CERAWeek begins in Houston, dealmakers in the energy sector will surely be asking how the second Trump Administration antitrust enforcers will treat energy deals. As a prelude, no industry has a longer history with...more
The firm is pleased to distribute the Wilson Sonsini Global Cartel Law Quarterly Q4 2024 / Q1 2025, which provides a summary of key cartel enforcement trends across the U.S., Europe, and beyond. A “cartel” under competition...more
The last year (and particularly the last few months) of the Biden Administration brought a flurry of activity from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the life sciences space, continuing a yearslong pattern of close...more
In January, as the Biden Administration drew to a close, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and eight state attorneys general amended their antitrust lawsuit against software maker RealPage, Inc. (“RealPage”). The lawsuit...more
Senators urge investigation of companies that share 80% of the online gambling market. In the lead-up to Super Bowl LIX fans were busily restocking their stores of face-paint, sharing recipes, and locking down their daily...more
On January 28, 2025, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín granted judgment as a matter of law for defendant Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (“Intuitive” or “defendant”) on all claims brought by plaintiff, Surgical Instruments...more
On January 21, a Northern District of California Court denied Plaintiff Tevra Brands LLC’s (“Tevra’s”) Motion for a New Trial, after a Jury found that Defendant Bayer Healthcare LLC (“Bayer”) did not monopolize the relevant...more
President Trump has chosen Gail Slater to lead the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and elevated Commissioner Andrew Ferguson to chair the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this second installment of...more
Last week, the FTC and the Illinois and Minnesota Attorneys General brought suit against Deere & Company (Deere) challenging allegedly unfair equipment repair restrictions, which they claim resulted in higher equipment repair...more
2025 promises a dynamic and challenging year for businesses as key antitrust cases set new precedent, private antitrust litigation will intensify, and legal battles evolve. In this first installment of the Wilson Sonsini...more
During a recent virtual workshop hosted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), academics, trade association representatives, and two FTC commissioners advocated for change in the application of Section 2 of the Sherman Act to...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rang in the new year this week by announcing that three crude oil producers had agreed to pay a $5.6 million fine to settle claims that they engaged in unlawful “gun-jumping” by prematurely...more
On January 7, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with three crude oil producers in which those companies will pay a $5.6 million fine to resolve claims they engaged in unlawful premerger...more
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The US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced on Wednesday the withdrawal of the Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors originally issued in 2000....more
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (Agencies) announced on Dec. 11, 2024, that they have withdrawn the Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors (Guidelines) issued in...more
Another court has allowed antitrust claims to proceed against competitors that use the same revenue management software. The case involves competitors in the real estate industry, but the takeaway is the same for any...more
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help corporations create operational efficiencies, enhance customer experiences, optimize business strategies, significantly reduce costs, and increase profitability. However, using AI tools...more
U.S. Judge John H. Chun in Seattle has cut a temporarily undisclosed portion of the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust suit against Amazon.com Inc., but said an eventual trial would focus solely on Amazon’s liability under...more