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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Shifting Tariff Response Strategies: How Can Companies Avoid Antitrust Risk?

In the current economic environment, where tariffs are being discussed, proposed, or implemented, with potential impact on many industries, companies are feeling pressure to rethink or adjust their pricing strategies....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

U.S. and International Antitrust Agencies Signal Aggressive Antitrust Enforcement in Procurement, Consumer Products, and Labor...

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As we previously reported on April 15 and April 28, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are increasingly monitoring companies for anticompetitive conduct in response to rising costs following...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Antitrust Implications for Companies Facing Tariffs

If all of the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs take effect, the impact of those tariffs on the US economy and the American people will likely be debated for years to come. Regardless of the outcome of that debate,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Sights and Sounds from the Antitrust Section’s 2025 Spring Meeting

Antitrust experts from across the globe convened in Washington, D.C. on April 2–4, 2025 to discuss new enforcement policies and share updates on current issues in antitrust. We provide the key highlights from numerous panels...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Site Report - Construction Law Insights, Issue 3, March 2025

Welcome to our third issue of The Site Report for 2025! In this edition, we address new case law impacting contract provisions in South Carolina, construction-related pricing and tariffs, the new administration's effect on...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Week 10 in Review: More Tariffs, Treasury Rules, and Restrictions on Federal Workforce

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The Trump administration presses forward with its tariff policy and introduces new election law and Treasury rules, while facing several new lawsuits challenging previous actions....more

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The Top 10 Legal Issues for CFOs and GCs of Fashion and Retail Companies

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In 2025, the retail and fashion industries are bracing for a transformative year, heavily influenced by the policies of the new Trump Administration. These policies promise rapid and significant changes, particularly in areas...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Oil & Gas in 2025: Emerging Trends & Predictions

As we enter 2025 with a new president in the White House and Republicans in control of both the House and the Senate, we can look forward to a significant shift in the landscape for oil & gas transactions. The second Trump...more

King & Spalding

The Trifecta: What to Expect from a Second Trump Administration and a Republican Congress

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Republicans have swept the 2024 elections, returning Donald Trump to the White House as the 47th President and flipping the Senate to a Republican majority. Having narrowly maintained control of the House of Representatives,...more

Perkins Coie

The New Administration’s Impact on Retailers

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With a new administration reshaping the political landscape, retailers are preparing for policy shifts that may greatly influence their operations. In this Update, we explore the potential changes and challenges on the...more

Venable LLP

Trump's Second Term: What's Ahead for Eight Key Sectors?

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During a campaign season that saw an incumbent president bow out of his own re-election bid and assassination attempts against his challenger, substantive policy debates were sometimes obscured by the drama. ...more

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Key Business Considerations for U.S. Global Trade Policy

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As global trade policy affects supply chains and importing and exporting, companies often have interests on both sides of global trade issues. They want lower costs and efficient labor sources and want to sell their goods and...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 9.16.2020 | Top Story: WTO Finds U.S.’s 2018 Tariffs on China Broke Trade Rules

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A World Trade Organization panel on Tuesday declared that the U.S.’s 2018 tariffs on China “violated international trade rules,” siding with China and its allegations that the White House’s trade war broke, among other...more

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Financial Daily Dose 1.28.2020 | Top Story: Markets Tumble as Fears Spread Over Coronavirus Epidemic

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A mounting death toll (over 106 and counting) and fears of a coronavirus pandemic sent markets tumbling early on Monday and kicked off a selloff that continued all day....more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.13.2019 | Top Story: US Announces Phase One Trade Agreement With China, But No Confirmation From Chinese

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The US and China have reportedly reached an initial agreement on the “final terms of a phase one trade deal, moving both countries closer to signing a pact that” the White House originally announced in October and averting...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.11.2019 | Top Story: US and China Hint at Tariff Delay to Help Ease Phase One Negotiations

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U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators are “laying the groundwork for a delay of a fresh round of tariffs set to kick in on Dec. 15” as the countries continue to work through how a Chinese promise to make huge ag purchases from...more

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Financial Daily Dose 8.30.2019 | Top Story: E-cig Company Juul Faces Federal Probes into Marketing and Health Concerns

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The FTC has opened a probe into e-cigarette maker Juul’s marketing practices, including allegations that the company “used influencers and other marketing to appeal to minors”....more

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Financial Daily Dose 8.26.2019 | Top Story: Amgen to Pay More Than $13 Billion for Otezla

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Amgen will pay $13.4 billion in cash to buy psoriasis treatment Otezla, a deal that will “pave the way for Bristol-Myers Squibb to complete its acquisition of Celgene” by addressing “regulatory concerns over their union”....more

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Financial Daily Dose 6.6.2019 | Top Story: FiatChrysler Withdraws Offer to Merge With Renault

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Well, that was short lived.  FiatChrysler broke news late yesterday that it’s withdrawing its offer to merge with France’s Renault, mere weeks after the companies bowled over the auto world with the proposal. Fiat blamed the...more

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Financial Daily Dose 6.4.2019 | Top Story: DOJ, FTC, and Congress Set to Investigate Big Tech

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Much more on the suddenly hot topic of Big Tech antitrust oversight, including a negotiated agreement among regulators that will see the DOJ handling Apple and Google while the Federal Trade Commission will take on Facebook...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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New evidence suggests that California’s PG&E repeatedly “delayed a safety overhaul” on a high-voltage transmission line “that is a prime suspect behind the deadliest wildfire in California history.” How repeatedly? Try 5...more

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Peak performance: US M&A in 2018: Confidence, cash and tax cuts: The US M&A landscape in 2018

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The US M&A market delivered another year of strong performance in 2018. Though deal volume dipped 2 percent year-on-year to 5,682 deals, deal value was up by 15 percent over the period, to US$1.5 trillion - A number of...more

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