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DOJ’s Monopolization Wins Against Google May Spur Greater Enforcement Activity Under Trump 2.0

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On April 17, 2025, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema held that Google had violated both Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act by unlawfully monopolizing the publisher ad server and ad exchange markets and engaging in...more

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Department of Justice Prevails and Blocks Penguin Random House Acquisition of Simon and Schuster – Parties Abandon Transaction

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The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division continues its aggressive pursuit of enforcement and recently succeeded in blocking a controversial acquisition in the book selling market.  After a string of losses in the merger...more

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DOJ’s Antitrust Division Begins Trials to Block Two Large Mergers

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The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division continues to push its aggressive civil and criminal agenda.  While the Division has lost several high-profile criminal cases in the chicken processing industry and the labor market,...more

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DOJ Suit to Block Book Publishers’ Merger Indicative of New Antitrust Enforcement Regime’s Priorities

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On November 2, 2021, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to block the planned $2.175 billion merger between powerhouse publishing companies...more

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Justice Department Files to Block Penguin Random House’s Acquisition of Simon and Schuster

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The Justice Department filed a complaint in the US District Court for the District of Columbia to block Penguin Random House’s acquisition of Simon & Schuster.  Penguin Random House is the largest book publisher in the world...more

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