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In the United States, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the  Department of Justice (DOJ) regulate antitrust and trade-regulations laws. From guaranteeing market monopolization doesn’t polarize the market, to regulating ‘no-poach’ antitrust agreements between employers, there are many regulations that govern this area of law. The National Law Review covers cases and news from the United States and internationally.

Joint ventures, structural issues, mergers, comparative advertising, price-fixing schemes, discrimination, and distribution constraints are among the different types of news readers will find on The National Law Review. The Antitrust Division of the DOJ highly regulates insider trading, company-organizational schemes, and monopolization by major companies, to regulate a fair and balanced industry for all companies in a given industry.

The International Trade Commission (ITC) regulates international antitrust laws, alongside other international government agencies. Illegal market trades, global competition law, international trade agreements, The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), are all governed by the US and international government agencies, to guarantee fair dealings internationally. The National Law Review has regular updates on NAFTA negotiations as wells as news regarding the TPP and the United States' role in the treaty.

The Committee of Foreign Investments in the United States is also in charge of the regulation of antitrust agreements and mergers and acquisition deals between US and international businesses. The CFIUS governs investments between two American companies, as well as US-based and international companies who contract in a purchase-sale agreement to determine fairness, and proper balance in negotiations between companies on the international level.

Due to the different laws in the US and around the world, there are many government bodies that regulate and govern the antitrust and trade regulation industry. Not only to maintain a fair balance between trade partners, but also to ensure market monopolization does not occur, allowing major corporations to eliminate smaller, local, and international competitors in their niche. The National Law Review keeps readers up to date with expert legal analysis on these issues.

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Recent Antitrust, Mergers, FTC & Unfair Competition News

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2023
New Year, New Development: Fewer Industries May be Affected by Proposed Outbound Investment Controls (Reverse CFIUS) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
1
2013
Common Sense Prevails Once Again: District Court False Claims Acts (FCA) Ruling Serves As Reminder That Whistleblowers Need to Prove Recklessness Too Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
23
2013
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) v. Actavis: What Does It Mean for Reverse-Payment Settlements? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
8
2018
NLRB Confirms That It Intends To Proceed With Rulemaking On Joint Employer Standard Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
25
2018
New Lower UK Thresholds for Scrutiny of Mergers Affecting National Security Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
30
2013
Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) Draft Guidance For Industry On Pre-Launch Activities Importation Requests: Dead On Arrival? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
7
2013
Lessons Learned from the GlaxoSmithKline Bribery Investigation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
9
2013
Still Standing: U.S. Court Upholds Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Conflicts Minerals Rule Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
7
2013
Export Control Reform (ECR) Series Episode V: Revisions to Naval Vessel and Military Vehicle Controls – A Regulatory Sea (and Land) Change Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
23
2013
First Department Sustains Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act and Other Claims Against Subsidiaries and Officers of Lehman Brothers Based Upon An Allegedly Improper Asset Substitution on the Eve of the Lehman Brothers Collapse Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
25
2023
Don’t Let the Government Name, Shame, and Fine You – Export Controls Do NOT Excuse Hiring Discrimination Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
29
2023
French Insider Episode 21: Between Warring Giants: How European Companies Can Navigate U.S.-China Tensions in Trade and Commerce with Reid Whitten [Podcast] Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
15
2018
N.D. Cal. Releases Comprehensive Procedural Guidance for Class Action Settlements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
19
2023
Biden Veto Maintains Solar Tariff Moratorium Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
19
2019
The New Suits of Havana: How Non-U.S. Companies May Soon Be Sued for Their Business in Cuba Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
17
2023
Delaware Court of Chancery Clarifies Heightened Standard for Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees in Disclosure-Based Deal Litigation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
23
2013
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Approves Consent Order Regarding “Made in USA” False Claims Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
20
2019
How to Steal $10 Billion from Europe Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
18
2023
Antiboycott Update for Government Contractors and More Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
11
2014
An Assessment of the CFIUS (Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States) 2012 Annual Report Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
14
2019
Adventist – St. Joseph Merger: AG Concludes Merger is Not in the Public Interest Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
8
2014
California Proposition 65 Caramel Coloring Suits Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
29
2023
New Russia Sanctions Intensify Pressure on Banks Worldwide Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
24
2020
COVID-19 is Not a “Get Out of Jail Free Card” from EU Competition Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
15
2020
FCPA Landmines Beneath the Surface of the COVID-19 Crisis - May 6 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
9
2024
Guidance to Foreign Companies on Export Controls and Sanctions: Departments of Commerce, Treasury, and Justice Issue Tri-Seal Compliance Note on Foreign Based Persons’ Obligations to Comply with U.S. Sanctions and Export Control Laws Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
9
2014
ECR Episode IX: The Export Control Reform Turns One – What are Your Plans for the Big Celebration? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
20
2014
China Court Ruled Infringement for Ambush Marketing in Film Industry Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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