The United States Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division had yet another banner year in 2014. The Division’s relentless prosecution of cartels at home and abroad has resulted in s...
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on Monday reached a settlement with fund management company Third Point LLC and its affili...
The Federal Trade Commission commits to weighing costs and benefits of conduct at issue before bringing actions against “unfair methods of competition” under Section 5 of the FTC Act,...
First appellate court decision applying FTC v. Actavis (S.Ct. 2013). Court finds rule of reason analysis should be applied where non-cash consideration - including agreement not to launch...
In November of 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) promulgated a rule that required a Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (“HSR Act”) filing when a transaction res...
In New York v. Actavis PLC, No. 14-4624 (2nd Cir. May 22, 2015), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit became the first appellate court to address a pharmaceutical ind...
This year marked the sixth anniversary of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law (“AML”) and a year of significant developments for antitrust enforcement in China.
China has three separate antit...
The memorandum addresses today’s announced changes to both the HSR premerger notification filing thresholds and the thresholds that trigger, under Section 8 of the Clayton Act, a prohib...
Articles & Books
The Antitrust Review of the Americas 2015, Global Competition Review
2013 was another landmark year for the United States Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. Despite severe budgetary restrictions, hiring freezes, and a 16-day government shutdown,...
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) yesterday fined Berkshire Hathaway Inc. $896,000 to settle allegations that it violated the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (the “H...
