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Compliance Tip of the Day: M&A Domestic Issues
From the Editor’s Desk: Compliance Week’s Insights and Reflections from July to August 2025
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On April 14, 2025, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) obtained a high-profile “wage-fixing” conviction under the Sherman Act against a former executive of multiple home health care agencies (“HHAs”). A federal jury convicted...more
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), under the new leadership of Republican Chair Andrew Ferguson, has announced the formation of a Joint Labor Task Force to “prioritize rooting out and prosecuting deceptive, unfair, and...more
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On February 26, 2025, Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Chair Andrew Ferguson announced that the FTC would create the agency’s “first ever” Joint Labor Task Force (the “Task Force”), focusing on anticompetitive labor market...more
During the run-up to President Trump’s inauguration, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission issued their collective “Guidelines” to explain how they will assess whether business practices violate the...more
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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
The Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (together, the Agencies) issued Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers (2025 Guidelines) in January. The 2025...more
A federal district court in Seattle recently issued an important antitrust decision on “algorithmic pricing.” Algorithmic pricing refers to the practice in which companies use software to help set prices for their products or...more
In the final days of the Biden administration, the FTC and DOJ jointly issued antitrust guidelines on business practices that impact workers that replace the 2016 Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals, which...more
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Less than a week before the administration change from former President Joe Biden to President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released new guidance highlighting business...more
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On Jan. 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission jointly issued new Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers, replacing the 2016 Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource...more
Two working days before the inauguration of President Trump, the federal antitrust agencies have withdrawn the Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals (2016) (“Guidance Document”), and issued Antitrust Guidelines...more
In August 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and eight states filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against RealPage Inc., alleging that its software was used to unlawfully decrease competition among landlords and maximize...more
Crude oil producers XCL Resources Holdings, LLC (XCL), Verdun Oil Company II LLC (Verdun), and EP Energy LLC (EP) have agreed to pay a $5.6 million civil penalty to settle violations under Section 7A of the Clayton Act, as...more
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On March 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the attorneys general for 15 states and the District of Columbia filed a complaint against Apple in the District of New Jersey. The complaint alleges that Apple...more
Calling them “outdated” and “overly permissive,” the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division on February 3, 2023, announced the withdrawal of three long-standing antitrust policy statements related to enforcement in...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust Division, recently withdrew three sets of guidelines that had been relied upon heavily by the healthcare industry: the 1993 Antitrust Enforcement Policy Statements Issued for...more