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Quarterly Cartel Catch-Up – New Year, New Administration

The new year marks the transition from the Biden administration and its whole-of-government approach to antitrust enforcement, to the return of President Trump. To spearhead his administration’s antitrust enforcement efforts,...more

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FTC and DOJ Withdraw More Guidance Leaving the State of Collaborative Projects Less Clear

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On Dec. 11, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Antitrust Division announced the withdrawal of their decades-old guidelines regarding collaboration among competitors. The...more

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Never Bad-Mouth Synergy: FTC and DOJ Withdraw Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors

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On December 11, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice unexpectedly withdrew the 2000 Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors (Collaboration Guidelines)....more

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DOJ and FTC Withdraw Antitrust Guidelines for Competitor Collaborations

For over 20 years, federal antitrust enforcers have provided guidelines to companies doing business in the United States as to when the enforcers believe competitor collaborations are anticompetitive. Following the most...more

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FTC and DOJ Withdraw Longstanding Competitor Collaborations Guidance

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On December 11, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) jointly issued a statement withdrawing their Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors. The...more

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DOJ, FTC, DOL, and NLRB Join Forces and Announce Memorandum of Understanding on Labor Issues in Merger Investigations

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On August 28, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, which enforces the US antitrust laws including the Sherman Act and Clayton Act, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which enforces the Federal Trade...more

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FTC and DOJ Antitrust Division Will Update Guidance on Companies’ Preservation Responsibilities for Collaboration Tools and...

On January 26, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the “Division”) announced that both agencies are updating language in critical documents for civil and criminal...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

U.S. Legislators and State Attorneys General Raise Antitrust Concerns Regarding ESG Collaborations

Over the past year, U.S. legislators and state attorneys general (AGs) have raised concerns that collaborations among firms to achieve environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals are violations of the antitrust laws. As...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Healthcare Antitrust Update: Key Antitrust Takeaways for Physician Groups

Like other players in the healthcare industry, physician groups are facing increased antitrust scrutiny from the Biden administration, with the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and Department of Justice, Antitrust...more

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For COVID-19 Competitor Collaborations, DOJ Antitrust Division’s “Business Review Letter” Offers Easy and Likely Effective...

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On April 4, 2020, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice issued its first Business Review Letter under the DOJ-FTC joint expedited COVID-19 competitor collaboration review procedures, blessing several medical...more

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DOJ and FTC Provide Guidance on Expedited COVID-19 Impacted Business Collaboration Review

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Businesses in various industries, particularly healthcare, are considering ways to work together in responding to the crisis caused by COVID-19 in the United States. Although cooperative efforts among competitors merit...more

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COVID-19: Criminal Antitrust Risks Arising from the Crisis

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In this rapidly changing environment of the COVID-19 crisis, the need to understand how your industry is tackling business disruptions and the ensuing economic impact is more critical than ever. This Alert provides...more

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The Antitrust Division and FTC Issue Statement on COVID-19 and Labor Market Competition

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The joint statement recognizes that while the COVID-19 pandemic offers businesses an opportunity for procompetitive collaboration and benefits, it also increases significant risk of anticompetitive conduct in the labor...more

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Federal Antitrust Agencies Open Door for More Business Cooperation Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

The federal antitrust enforcement agencies have committed to providing businesses expeditious guidance about how and whether their efforts to address the coronavirus pandemic comply with federal antitrust laws. On March 24,...more

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DOJ & FTC Issue Critical COVID-19 Collaboration Guidance

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The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice issued a significant announcement addressing the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on antitrust compliance and enforcement. In a joint statement with the Bureau of Competition of...more

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DOJ and FTC Announce Expedited Antitrust Review Procedure and Guidance In Response To COVID-19

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On March 24, 2020, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Bureau of Competition of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released a Joint Antitrust Statement Regarding COVID-19 (the “Joint...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Speeding Up and Slowing Down Antitrust Reviews – How the Federal Antitrust Agencies Are Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis

Make no mistake, the antitrust laws remain in full effect. The leadership of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) have made clear that these enforcers “stand...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

U.S. and European Antitrust Authorities Provide Updated Guidance on Joint Activity During COVID-19

On March 24, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (the Antitrust Division) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, the Agencies) issued a joint statement detailing a new expedited process for review...more

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COVID-19: An Antitrust Checklist

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Businesses around the world are actively working to address the global COVID-19 pandemic, including through novel types of collaborations. In the United States, federal and state agencies, including the Department of Justice...more

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U.S. Antitrust Agencies Seek To Provide Expedited Responses To Competitor Collaboration Business Evaluation Requests

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Competitors, especially healthcare providers, are actively seeking ways to engage in collaborative efforts to help address the COVID-19 outbreak. Appreciating the challenge, necessity, and time pressures of such competitor...more

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Businesses Get Faster Antitrust Help, But DOJ, FTC Warn Against Using Crisis To Curb Competition

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On March 24, 2020, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Competition of the Federal Trade Commission issued a joint statement acknowledging that individuals and businesses are quickly working...more

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DOJ/FTC Release Competitor Collaboration Guidance in Light of COVID-19

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On March 24, 2020, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (the Agencies) issued guidance and outlined an expedited review process for companies seeking to work together...more

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Competitor Collaborations: Competition Agencies Respond to a Global Pandemic

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The COVID-19 outbreak has led to changes in how the US and other competition agencies around the world look at competitor collaborations. Despite these policy announcements, antitrust compliance is still a priority, and...more

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COVID-19: Antitrust Agencies to Expedite Competitor Collaboration Reviews

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The US Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice have announced that they aim to respond within one week to coronavirus (COVID-19) collaborative proposals submitted pursuant to the...more

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FTC, DOJ Issue Antitrust Statement on COVID-19 Response Collaborations

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On March 24, 2020, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a Joint Antitrust Statement Regarding COVID-19. In this statement, the FTC and DOJ recognize that public health efforts in...more

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