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Antitrust Division Announces First-Ever Antitrust Whistleblower Rewards Program

The Whistleblower Rewards Program is implemented in partnership with the USPIS and USPS OIG and is intended to strengthen the DOJ’s ability to detect and prosecute both antitrust violations and related offenses....more

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DOJ Obtains First Divestitures in a Criminal Antitrust Case

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The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division ("DOJ") recently resolved a criminal case with Teva Pharmaceuticals and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals via deferred prosecution agreements ("DPAs"), which include a novel remedy for...more

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Egypt Launches Cartel Amnesty Guidelines

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The Egyptian Competition Authority recently published the first Egyptian guidelines on the process for obtaining amnesty or leniency from criminal prosecution for antitrust cartel violations, signaling the agency's intent to...more

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Mexican Competition Authority Recognizes Attorney-Client Privilege in Antitrust Investigations

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The Development: Mexico's antitrust authority, the Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica ("COFECE"), released guidelines that recognize the attorney-client privilege in antitrust investigations. Background: Mexican law...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Third Circuit Holds False Claims Act Relator Lacks Standing and Right to Intervene in Related Criminal...

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Third Circuit Holds False Claims Act Relator Lacks Standing and Right to Intervene in Related Criminal Case - In a matter of first impression, the Third Circuit held last week that a relator who filed an action under the...more

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E-Commerce Company Custom Wristbands Admits to Price-Fixing

The Department of Justice Antitrust Division recently announced that California-based Custom Wristbands Inc. (d/b/a Kulayful Silicone Bracelets, Kulayful.com, Speedywristbands.com, Promotionalbands.com,...more

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DOJ Sets its Sights on Antitrust Violations in the E-Commerce Marketplace

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The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (Antitrust Division) continues to intensify and expand criminal enforcement of the antitrust laws. The results speak for themselves. In fiscal year 2014, the Antitrust...more

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