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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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Jul
21
2021
Europe Q3 Check In: Brexit, Data Protection, and Block Exemption Regulations with Oliver Heinisch [PODCAST] Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
20
2021
Asia Q4 Checkin: Living with Covid, Supply Chain and China’s Crackdown on Its Free Market Experiments with Paul Kim [PODCAST] Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
10
2021
Seeking HoNIST Opinions, Part II – NIST Invites Comments on Major Revision to Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management Practices and Software Guidelines Mandated By Cybersecurity Executive Order Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
24
2016
Brexit, Here We Come (or Go) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
28
2022
Government Contractors Facing Increased Antitrust Scrutiny Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
18
2016
Accounting for Cost of Business Combinations Under Government Contracts: What You Need to Know About Mergers and Acquisitions Involving Government Contractors and Their Suppliers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
13
2017
Using Hashtag #Disclosures in Social Media Advertising Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
16
2010
Antitrust Enforcers to Help Doctors and Hospitals with Transition under New Health Care Law, but Does Congress Want More? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
31
2011
Expanded Standing, or "Back to Basics"? Flash Memory Direct Purchasers Found to Have Standing to Assert Walker Process Claims Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
26
2011
Ninth Circuit Rejects Consumer Antitrust Challenge To Cable Television Bundling Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
18
2011
Clarity Required: Iran Sanctions Convictions Reversed in U.S. v. Banki Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
22
2017
Our Cuba Sanctions Predictions: How Did We Do? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
17
2017
Retrenchment on Cuban Sanctions; The Search for a Middle Ground Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
2
2013
Chinese Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) Requests Public Comments on Draft Provisions Related to Remedies Imposed in Conditional Approvals Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
8
2013
U.S. Sanctions Target Russian Corruption, Human Rights Violations Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
29
2022
Reap What You Sow – Sixth Circuit Affirms Recovery of Research and Development Costs to Agricultural Company in Trade Secret Case Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
26
2018
Ninth Circuit Confirms that Class Action Plaintiffs Must Plausibly Establish Future Intent To Re-Purchase To Maintain Claims for Injunctive Relief Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
10
2013
Still Standing: U.S. Court Upholds SEC Conflicts Minerals Rule Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
7
2018
Stuck in the Middle With You: EU Blocking Statutes, Iran Sanctions, and the Thousands of Businesses Caught In Between Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
20
2013
Antitrust Exclusive Dealing Claims Given "Short-Shrift" in Dismissal. How Long Is Short? An Analysis in Search of Context Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
5
2018
Iran Sanctions Are Back On: Can Business Continue? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
10
2023
California Office of Health Care Affordability: Another Regulatory Hurdle for California Healthcare M&A Transactions? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
17
2018
Eleventh Circuit Denies Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Interlocutory Appeal Challenging Application of Per Se Rule In Multidistrict Litigation In Alabama Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
8
2014
ECR (Export Control Reform) Episode VIII: New Rules for the New Year Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
28
2014
Higher Filing Thresholds for HSR Act Premerger Notifications Effective February 24, 2014 (Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
5
2014
Illinois District Court Dismisses Motorola’s Multi-Billion Dollar Antitrust Claims Based On LCD Overseas Purchases Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
13
2023
The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation: New Rules for All Companies Active in the EU Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
26
2014
China Cracking Down On Pharmaceutical Corruption Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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