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Charting the Path Back to the Good Life: Unblocking the Innovation Markets in 2025

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Silicon Valley is built on the promise of innovation, but for the better part of the past three years, the innovation economy has been in a coma. It all started with runaway inflation triggering the biggest hike in the price...more

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FTC Focus: Enforcers Study AI Innovation And Entrenchment

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In today's digital age, artificial intelligence has become a household utility. It is hard to imagine anyone who hasn't heard of ChatGPT — from the pundit lamenting the impending obsolesce of the human workforce; to the...more

Hogan Lovells

AI & Antitrust in the Second Trump Term

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On January 20, 2025, President Trump repealed the Biden Administration’s Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (“Biden AI Order”) on the basis that it “hinder[ed]...more

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“Beat Mist” Campaign Draws Scrutiny from DOJ in Merger Challenge

DOJ Follows Familiar Playbook in Merger Challenge Focused on “Hot” Documents - Following a familiar playbook and relying heavily on market share presumptions and “hot” documents describing close competition, the U.S....more

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DOJ Targets Google’s Chrome in Groundbreaking Antitrust Action

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In a landmark move, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is poised to introduce unprecedented measures to counteract Google’s dominance in the online search sphere. Following a decisive ruling by U.S. District Judge Amit...more

Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints

G7 Competition Authorities, Including DOJ and FTC, Release Joint Statement on AI Competition — AI: The Washington Report

On October 3 and 4, the competition authorities of the G7, including the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division, participated in a summit on AI competition challenges. The...more

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Emerging Trends in Second Requests

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From increasing regulatory scrutiny to the best way to handle modern attachments, experts share their insights, best practices, and projections to help organizations and law firms prepare for upcoming Second Requests....more

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Collusive Algorithms? Understanding the Antitrust Implications of Digital Consensus

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Editor's Note: "Collusive Algorithms? Understanding the Antitrust Implications of Digital Consensus" provides a timely exploration into the antitrust challenges posed by algorithmic consensus in the digital age. This article...more

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Decoding the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence

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On Oct. 30, the Biden administration took a decisive step into the future by issuing the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence....more

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Eight Categories Summarizing the Directives of Biden’s Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

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On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued an “Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence” (“EO”) that issues a multitude of directives across a wide swath of federal agencies and departments,...more

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State Attorneys General Take a Strong Pro-Enforcement Stance in Comments to Draft Merger Guidelines

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On Sept. 18, 2023, 19 Democratic state attorneys general (AGs) filed public comments to the Draft Merger Guidelines (Draft Guidelines) proposed by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (the Agencies)...more

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Policy Matters Newsletter - July 2022

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Annnnd We're Back: Legislative Update. We appreciate this audience bearing with us as this newsletter has been on a short hiatus in light of some scheduling issues. During that brief respite numerous different pieces of...more

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Silicon Valley Anti-Trust Review: Scorecard and Coming Attractions

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Tim Wu, the bard of big tech, has written multiple books about the rise and coming fall of technology monopolies, oligopolies, and empires. In The Master Switch, Wu tells the story of how, in the 19th Century, the existing...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Innovation Strategy For Your Compliance Program

Throughout March in my podcast 31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program, I will be considering innovation in compliance from a variety of angles including Artificial Intelligence (AI), computer technology (ComTech),...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Drug Pricing Concerns Drive Continued DOJ Focus on Life Sciences Companies

In 2019, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) enforcement activity targeting drug and device manufacturers jumped sharply over the prior year, reflecting an increased focus on fraud and abuse in the life sciences sector. More...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Antitrust in the Technology Sector: Policy Perspective and Insights From the Enforcers

Skadden’s Antitrust and Competition Group and the economics firm Charles River Associates recently co-hosted the ninth annual “Antitrust in the Technology Sector: Policy Perspectives and Insights From the Enforcers” seminar...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2019 Insights: US and EU Antitrust Enforcers Remain Active and Aggressive, With Some New Wrinkles

Antitrust enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Europe were once again busy in 2018, particularly in the area of merger review. In the U.S., despite new leadership at both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Georgetown Law’s 12th Annual Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium

On September 25, 2018, Georgetown University Law Center hosted the 12th Annual Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium. The event, which was co-sponsored by Skadden, featured keynote addresses from leaders of competition...more

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A changing landscape? What AT&T/Time Warner means for future deals

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In one of the most significant antitrust cases in recent years, AT&T won the right to merge with Time Warner when Judge Richard Leon ruled in their favor. ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Antitrust in the Technology Sector: Policy Perspectives and Insights From the Enforcers

Skadden’s Antitrust and Competition Group and the economics firm Charles River Associates recently hosted the eighth annual “Antitrust in the Technology Sector: Policy Perspectives and Insights From the Enforcers” seminar in...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: The Cooley Outlook for 2018 M&A

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What’s on tap for 2018 M&A? A recap of 2017 trends and the Cooley outlook on this year’s dealmaking: - Buying Innovation: Retention and Non-Competes. For both old-line companies and tech giants, innovation is the name of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Novel Theories Emerge in Merger Enforcement

Antitrust merger enforcement historically has focused on horizontal mergers — consolidation of two firms that compete directly in the same space. This is especially true in the U.S., where antitrust authorities have...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Day 20: What Does Innovation in Compliance Look Like?

As I end this section on innovation, I want to conclude by laying out a road map which allows a CCO or compliance practitioner to make more effective and better operationalize a corporate compliance program. With the DOJ’s...more

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Innovation in Compliance Week- Part IV: Innovation Through Continuous Improvement

What is the intersection of innovation in your compliance program and the requirements of an effective compliance program? I find the answer to be found in Hallmark 10 of the Ten Hallmarks of an Effective Compliance Program...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

FTC and DOJ: The PTO’s Efforts to Enhance Patent Quality Will Promote Competition, Innovation and Consumer Welfare

On May 6, 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) submitted public comments to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) commending the PTO for its efforts to enhance patent...more

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