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Anti-Unfair Competition Law

Draft Revision of China’s Anti-Unfair Competition Law Released

Antitrust Counseling and Compliance

Key Takeaways from the DOJ Antitrust Division’s Updated Compliance Guidance: It’s Not Just Criminal AnymoreGovernment Contractors Facing Increased Antitrust ScrutinyHigher Filing Thresholds for HSR Act Premerger Notifications and Interlocking Directorates Announced

Artificial Intelligence

Antitrust During Trump 2.0: It’s ComplicatedProtective Packaging: The EU’s Economic Security Package Changes the Landscape in Global Technology ControlsAI Enforcement Update: FTC Authorizes Compulsory Process for AI Investigations

California Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law

California Jury Awards Millions to Cannabis Company in Antitrust CaseAmended California Price Gouging Law Closes Potential LoopholesN.D. Cal. Releases Comprehensive Procedural Guidance for Class Action Settlements

Cartel Investigations and Litigation

Antitrust During Trump 2.0: It’s ComplicatedRecent Antitrust Leniency Program Revisions Examined in ABA’s 2023 Edition of the Antitrust Cartel Leniency and Sentencing HandbookGovernment Contractors Facing Increased Antitrust Scrutiny

Consumer Protection

Federal Trade Commission Focused on Right to Repair RestrictionsStates Target Infant Formula Price GougingTreasury Department Recommends Antitrust Reform in Alcohol Markets

Coronavirus

Amended California Price Gouging Law Closes Potential LoopholesDOJ and FTC Issue Joint Statement Regarding COVID-19 and Antitrust ViolationsDOJ Issues First Business Review Letter Approving Competitor Collaboration In Response To COVID-19

Criminal / DOJ

Red Tape Rollback: DOJ’s Anticompetitive Regulations Task ForceDOJ and FTC Issue Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting WorkersNavigating the Matrix of State Healthcare Approvals

Election

Red Tape Rollback: DOJ’s Anticompetitive Regulations Task ForceLooking Back and Looking Forward: Healthcare Antitrust in a New Administration: What Stays the Same and What Changes?Antitrust During Trump 2.0: It’s Complicated

Energy

Six Key Considerations for Transitioning Existing Fossil Fuel Transport, Storage and Electricity Generation Assets to New Uses

EU Competition and Regulatory

Protective Packaging: The EU’s Economic Security Package Changes the Landscape in Global Technology ControlsThe EU Commission Gets Serious About Foreign Direct Investment ScreeningNon-Exclusive: Dual Distribution and Exclusivity

FERC

Six Key Considerations for Transitioning Existing Fossil Fuel Transport, Storage and Electricity Generation Assets to New Uses

FTC

Red Tape Rollback: DOJ’s Anticompetitive Regulations Task ForceDOJ and FTC Issue Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting WorkersNavigating the Matrix of State Healthcare Approvals

Government Merger and Civil Conduct Investigations

Looking Ahead to Tougher Merger Guidelines and EnforcementBack to the “Good Old Days”: FTC Announces Return to Prior Merger Approval RegimeIs There an HSR Sea Change on the Horizon? Advance Notice Seeks Information on Possible Amendments to Numerous Provisions of the HSR Rules

Healthcare / Antitrust

State Antitrust Enforcement Roundup: New Laws; New Potential Legislation; and New (and Broader) Areas of FocusNew York State Releases Much Anticipated Guidance on Reporting Requirements for Material Healthcare Transactions as Budget Negotiations Near Conclusion, Potentially Expanding Law to Include Pre-Closing ReviewMajor Regulatory Updates from the West Coast: New California and Washington Approaches to Healthcare Private Equity and MSO Regulation

Intellectual Property / Antitrust

An EC Communication on SEPs – Not More Not LessIs Antitrust Law a Viable Substitute for Net Neutrality?Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence and Joint Conduct

International Counseling

Navigating Dangerous Shoals: The Murky but Critical Territorial Boundaries of U.S. Antitrust JurisdictionBetween a Rock and a Hard Place: Vitamin C and the Future of U.S. Antitrust Enforcement Against Chinese Companies *

Merger Control

Red Tape Rollback: DOJ’s Anticompetitive Regulations Task ForceNew York State Releases Much Anticipated Guidance on Reporting Requirements for Material Healthcare Transactions as Budget Negotiations Near Conclusion, Potentially Expanding Law to Include Pre-Closing ReviewAmending New York’s Donnelly Act: If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try, and Try Again

Merger Review

Antitrust During Trump 2.0: It’s ComplicatedU.S. Federal Antitrust Agencies Announce Cooperation Initiative with Labor Agencies in Merger ReviewNotice of Proposed Rulemaking: FTC Proposes to Redesign and Dramatically Expand the Scope of the HSR Act Filing Process

Non-Compete

Final Word on Final Rule? Texas District Court Eviscerates FTC’s Non-Compete Ban

Private Civil Antitrust Litigation

Congress Misses Opportunity to Bolster Flagging Cartel Enforcement through WhistleblowersU.S. Courts Annual Review: Supreme CourtNavigating Dangerous Shoals: The Murky but Critical Territorial Boundaries of U.S. Antitrust Jurisdiction

Private Equity

New York State Releases Much Anticipated Guidance on Reporting Requirements for Material Healthcare Transactions as Budget Negotiations Near Conclusion, Potentially Expanding Law to Include Pre-Closing ReviewMajor Regulatory Updates from the West Coast: New California and Washington Approaches to Healthcare Private Equity and MSO RegulationMassachusetts Expands Oversight of Private Equity Investment in Healthcare: Key Takeaways from House Bill 5159 Signed into Law by Governor Healey

Uncategorized

FTC Temporarily Halts Proposed DraftKings-FanDuel MergerFTC Suffers Setback in Campaign to Slow the Rising Tide of Healthcare ConsolidationsEuropean Court of Justice to Rule on Legality of Online Sales Bans

United Kingdom

Maturing UK Competition Appeal Tribunal Collective Proceedings Process Sees Uptick in Cases

Webinar

Webinar: Navigating Increased Scrutiny for Health Care Deals in 2024