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Adapting to and Getting Ahead of Changes in Antitrust and Other Regulatory Demands in 2025 and Beyond

Redgrave LLP on 8/19/2025

Seismic shifts in the legal and regulatory landscape are underway, driven by evolving federal policy, shifting state priorities, and the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. These...more

FTC and DOJ Host First Public Meeting of the Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing

Alston & Bird on 8/7/2024

At its first public meeting, the federal interagency Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing signaled a priority of lowering U.S. retail prices. Our Antitrust Team highlights what businesses should know going forward....more

AD-ttorneys@law - November 2022 #2

BakerHostetler on 11/18/2022

Made-in-USA Shootout Leads to Jury Trial, $3.1 Million Judgment Novelty glassware manufacturer weaponizes FTC guidance against rival - Is Half Bulletproof Really a Thing? For the uninitiated, the shot glass in...more

Overview of President Biden’s Non-Compete Agreement Executive Order

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 7/21/2021

On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed the Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. The Order, breathtaking in scope, asserts as a key goal the desire to improve the lives of consumers through...more

President Biden Signs Executive Order Encouraging Greater Regulation of Tech and Communications Companies

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/20/2021

On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued a far-reaching Executive Order seeking to fight market concentration and anticompetitive practices across the entire U.S. economy, stating that "[a] fair, open, and competitive...more

Biden Administration Issues Sweeping Executive Order to Foster Competition

Womble Bond Dickinson on 7/16/2021

This afternoon, President Biden signed a landmark executive order aimed at promoting economic competition by limiting the power of large corporations. The sweeping executive order includes 72 initiatives across more than a...more

Biden Administration Signals Tech and Telecom Priorities in EO on Competition

Wiley Rein LLP on 7/13/2021

On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued the Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy (EO). The EO seeks to establish a “whole-of-government” effort to promote competition in the U.S. economy, featuring...more

President Biden Issues Sweeping Competition Executive Order

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 7/12/2021

Key Points - On Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden issued EO 14036, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy.” The EO includes 72 initiatives by more than a dozen federal agencies in an aim to address competition...more

President Biden Issues Sweeping ‎Executive Order Directed at Promoting Competition ‎in the ‎American Economy

Troutman Pepper Locke on 7/12/2021

On July 9, 2021, President Joe Biden signed an expansive Executive Order directed at increasing competition in the U.S. economy. The Executive Order contains 72 initiatives pertaining to more than a dozen federal agencies,...more

Competition Policy Gets a Top Spot in the White House

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 3/9/2021

Following weeks of speculation about a potential role for Columbia Law Professor Tim Wu in the Biden Administration, the White House announced on March 5 that Wu has been named Special Assistant to the President for...more

Emerging Technologies Washington Update - June 2019 #2

McGuireWoods Consulting on 6/14/2019

This Week: House Judiciary Subcommittee convenes first hearing on online platforms and market power, FCC commissioners appear before Senate Commerce Committee, G20 Finance Ministers agree on path forward for digital tax, FTC...more

Lessons from the AT&T/Time Warner Decision

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 6/20/2018

On October 22, 2016, AT&T announced its $108 billion proposed acquisition of Time Warner. After a year-plus investigation, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit to enjoin the merger, alleging that the transaction would...more

Net Neutrality Order Deep - Dive: Open Internet Rules Repealed, Transparency Requirements Remain, FTC Role over Broadband Privacy...

Womble Bond Dickinson on 2/6/2018

In this Client Alert, we provide a deep dive on the FCC’s recent Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order, and Order, that largely repeals the so-called “Open Internet” regulatory framework implemented by the prior FCC Chairman...more

Hogan Lovells academic all-stars debate hot tech topics

Hogan Lovells on 3/28/2017

On 17 March Hogan Lovells hosted a live webinar where several of our Global TMT thought leaders interviewed a panel of academic experts from our Law and Technology Academic Advisory Council on the key legal and tech trends...more

"Antitrust and Competition: Trends in US and EU Merger Enforcement"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/22/2016

Merger activity in 2015 was at its highest level in years, and competition authorities in the U.S. and European Union continued to be very aggressive, challenging a number of high-profile deals in court and causing some...more

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