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Recent antitrust litigation in the cannabis and vape sectors signals intensified scrutiny of pricing practices, distribution restraints, and exclusionary conduct. Two recent cases, Redbud Roots, Inc. v. Shenzhen Smoore...more
On December 18, 2023, The Federal Trade Commission and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice concluded a nearly two-year process of updating both the horizontal and vertical merger guidelines with the release of the...more
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) (the “Agencies”) jointly issued a draft update of their Merger Guidelines intended to describe and guide the Agencies’ review of...more
The Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission issued new draft Merger Guidelines on July 19 that aim to significantly increase scrutiny of merger activity. The new Merger Guidelines would replace...more
The calls to reform Canada's antitrust framework are growing louder. On February 7, 2022, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Francois-Philippe Champagne, announced a comprehensive review of the Competition...more
Investors considering engaging with management should take note of a recent informal interpretation received from the FTC’s Premerger Notification Office (PNO) advising that certain seemingly “passive” behavior is...more
In perhaps an unsurprising move, last week the U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit challenging the merger of Halliburton and Baker Hughes, the first and third largest oilfield services companies in the...more