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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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Oct
7
2015
EU Court Rejects “Safe Harbor” Agreement Permitting Customer Data Transfers to U.S. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
15
2021
Ninth Circuit Denies Sherman Act Challenge To No-Poach Provision Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
22
2021
ESG, Global Trade, and Forced Labor: Aligning Compliance with Company Values Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
17
2021
The New Era of Government Trade and Market Control with Reid Whitten [PODCAST] Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
4
2022
Looking Ahead to Tougher Merger Guidelines and Enforcement Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
9
2022
Few Surprises – New Rule Implementing Biden’s “Made in America” Changes the Buy American Act Effective October 2022 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
23
2016
China State Council Releases Fair Competition Review System Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
26
2022
Updates to DOJ Leniency Policy Further Complicate Decisions to Seek Antitrust Immunity; Some Suggestions from the Field Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
13
2016
European Commission on Antitrust - “E-Commerce Must Live Up To Its Promise…” Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
22
2016
Future of U.S.-Canada Trade Relationship in Light of 2016 Election Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
3
2010
Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies Law Regarding Standing of Plaintiff-Shareholders to Bring a Post-Merger Double Derivative Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
23
2011
New ITAR Rule on Transfer of Defense Articles to Dual and Third-Country Nationals Creates Substantial New Compliance Obligations Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
21
2011
Early Steps Toward a Streamlined Export Control System: Proposed Changes to the ITAR and EAR Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
31
2017
Merger and Acquisition Activity in the Rehabilitation, Home Health and Hospice Sectors Increased in 2016, But Will this Trend Continue? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
21
2022
Buyer (and Seller) Beware: The FTC Is and Will Come for Your M&A Non-Competes Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
8
2022
DOJ Sues to Block Merger Between Booz Allen Hamilton and EverWatch Based on Antitrust Concerns Relating to Single-Contract Market Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
2
2022
Treasury Department Seeks to Coordinate Globally on Crypto Regulation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
26
2022
Court Orders Injunctive Relief Against Tech Company for Deceptive Advertising, Unfair Fee Practices Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
17
2017
Scrambling After an Egg Crisis – EU Safety Guidance for Online Product Sales Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
5
2022
Further Export Controls on Semiconductor Technology for China coming this Week Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
15
2022
FTC Policy Statement on the Scope of Unfair Methods of Competition – A Broad But Vague Warning Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
16
2013
New Law Expands Scope of Iran Sanctions In New Ways Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
5
2018
Senior Executive Type B Amnesty Redux — A Rare Correction From DOJ (Or Not?) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
1
2023
You Don’t Need a Machine to Predict What the FTC Might Do About Unsupported AI Claims Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
16
2023
Nota Bene Episode 161: Africa Update: What the Rapid Evolution of the Commercial and Enforcement Environments Mean for International Business, with Andreas Stargard of Primerio [PODCAST] Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
7
2018
Another Day Another Tariff… and Other Recent Restrictions on China Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
10
2023
New Notice and Public Disclosure Requirements for Material Health Care Transactions in New York Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
13
2023
Don’t Forget Deception: FTC and Biometrics Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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