Regulatory Oversight, Antitrust Provisions, Regulatory Reform

DOJ Antitrust Unit Launches Whistleblower Rewards Program

Troutman Pepper Locke on 7/10/2025

The U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ) has announced a new initiative aimed at enhancing the detection and prosecution of antitrust violations. ...more

FTC Consumer Protection Orders: The Case for a New Sunset Policy

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 6/2/2025

Since 1986, WLF’s Legal Studies Division has served as the preeminent publisher of persuasive, expertly researched, and highly respected legal publications that explore cutting-edge and timely legal issues. These articles do...more

California Bill Aims to Increase Oversight Over Health Care Acquisitions

Troutman Pepper Locke on 2/28/2024

California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta and Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Jim Wood have introduced new legislation addressing private equity health care deals. The bill, A.B. 3129, would grant the AG oversight over private...more

No More Safety Net: The Justice Department Withdraws Key Antitrust Guidance for the Healthcare Industry

Polsinelli on 2/16/2023

The most recent effort by the Biden Administration to “modernize” antitrust policy and enforcement involves withdrawing decades of guidance for the health care industry. On February 2, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice...more

The President’s Competition Order – One Week On

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 7/20/2021

On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued an “Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy” (the “Order”). The Order responds to what the President characterizes as a “failed experiment” in lax antitrust...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