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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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Google Found Liable for Anticompetitive Practices in Digital Advertising Markets

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A bipartisan coalition of 17 AGs and the U.S. DOJ obtained a favorable ruling in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in their antitrust case against Google LLC. As previously reported, the suit...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

‘Big Tech’ and Antitrust: Today’s Robber Barons or Victims of Enforcement Overreach?

In recent weeks, there have been several transformative developments that not only will profoundly impact antitrust and competition law but also shape the ability of so-called “Big Tech” to continue to dominate their...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Senate Refuses to Let Live Nation Shake It Off

On January 24, 2023, the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled a top executive from Live Nation, Ticketmaster’s parent company, following Ticketmaster’s very public disaster last month when it was unable to process orders for...more

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Antitrust Enforcers’ Fourth and Final “Listening Forum” On Merger Reform Highlights Issues In Technology

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In March of this year, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) jointly announced a series of “listening forums” that would help gather real world input from...more

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Are Non-Compete Covenants Likely to Become Unenforceable after the Issuance of the Biden Administration’s Executive Order? Don’t...

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On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed a sweeping Executive Order (“EO”) intended to promote competition in a number of sectors of the economy, including healthcare. The EO targets 4 areas of healthcare in particular -...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Antitrust Enforcement Centers on Technology Industry

Antitrust enforcers in the United States and European Union (EU) remained active in 2019, and recent developments at the Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), state attorneys general (AG) offices and EU...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

New Investigations of Large Tech Firms Reflect Continuing Influence of New Brandeisian Ideas

Public discourse about antitrust law has been expanded to include a wider range of ideas about the purpose of antitrust law. “New Brandeisians” believe that the consumer welfare standard, which prioritizes end-user prices...more

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New York AG Leads Antitrust Investigation Into Social Media Platform

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On September 6, New York's attorney general announced that she will lead an antitrust investigation focused on Facebook. The leadership team conducting the investigation also includes the attorneys general of Colorado,...more

The Volkov Law Group

Antitrust Division Launches Broad Investigation of High-Tech Industry

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When it comes to the Justice Department and reading the tea leaves, I often rely on a very obvious point – DOJ tells you in advance what it is planning and then executes its plan.  This has been true in the FCPA arena,...more

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FTC v. Qualcomm

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On May 21, 2019, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California found that Qualcomm violated the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act, in an antitrust decision significant to licensing...more

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Shifting Enforcement of No-Poaching Agreements

Fifteen months after the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its intention to criminally pursue no-poaching agreements — in which competitors agree not to recruit or hire each other’s employees —...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

As Germany Targets Facebook’s Data Collection, DOJ Antitrust Division Suggests Friendlier Approach to Data-Powered Digital Market...

Information can be an invaluable asset. This is especially evident in the technology sector, where companies use increasingly sophisticated methods to collect, aggregate, and analyze data. Exclusive possession of data can,...more

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Competition Policy in Transition

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Actor James Dean once said, “I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” Change is constant – industries change, consumers change, competition changes, regulators...more

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Obama Administration Antitrust Enforcers Take Last-Minute IP Licensing Actions

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As the Obama Administration drew to a close, its antitrust enforcers took two actions of note for those involved in intellectual property (IP) licensing. The first, the joint release by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)...more

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Six Tips to Help HR Professionals Avoid Criminal Antitrust Liability Under New DOJ/FTC Guidance

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On October 20, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly issued antitrust guidance for human resources professionals. The agencies also released a list of high-level red flags for the...more

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