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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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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
Apr
16
2014
Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Motorola’s LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Antitrust Claims Based on Foreign Purchases Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
19
2014
The Cybersecurity Race: Executive Branch Takes The Lead While Congress Watches From The Bleachers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
22
2020
FTC Finalizes Five Settlements Regarding Privacy Shield Claims Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
20
2023
China Semiconductor Export Regulations, Episode III – What a Difference a Year Makes Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
15
2014
China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) Issued New Drafts of Administrative Measures on Acquisition of Unlisted Public Companies for Public Comment Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
28
2020
What Does it Mean to Manufacture? Federal Circuit’s Acetris Decision Fundamentally Alters Trade Agreements Act Compliance Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
29
2023
FTC Decision with Global Tel*Link Signals Expectations for Use of Testing Environments Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
26
2014
“They’re Here” – What You Need to Know Now About the Chilling New DoD Counterfeit Parts Rule … and its NASA “Spinoff” Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
16
2020
Coronavirus Sparks Changes to Premerger Notification Process at the FTC Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
11
2014
Redbox Collection of ZIP Codes Does Not Violate Song-Beverly Privacy Rights Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
15
2014
Shelter from the Coming Storm: Anti-Corruption Compliance in European Public Procurement Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
6
2020
Sick without Symptoms: How Multi-Million Dollar Customs Issues are Ailing U.S. Companies Without Warning Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
18
2014
United States Imposes New Sanctions and Export Restrictions Against Russian Banks, Companies, and Individuals Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
2
2024
FTC Cracks Down on Data Aggregator, Bans Sale of Precise Consumer Location Data Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
2
2020
Incoterms 2020: Our Handy Chart of Responsibilities of Parties Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
27
2020
The Impact of COVID-19 on M&A Transactions — Part I: Due Diligence And Operational Issues Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
10
2014
Allegations that Defendants Provided Product for “Free” State Claims Under California’s Unfair Practices Act (UPA) and Unfair Competition Law (UCL), Notwithstanding that “Cost” of Product Was Recouped by Overcharging for Shipping Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
30
2024
What the FTC’s Noncompete Ban Means for Healthcare Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
15
2015
Change Your Entire Energy Export Policy Using This One Weird Trick! BIS “Clarifies” Short Supply Controls to Make Oil Exporting Easier Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
28
2015
Recent Ninth Circuit Decisions in False Advertising Consumer Class Action Cases May Prevent Preemption and Relegate the Primary Jurisdiction Doctrine to Second-Class Status Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
18
2021
HSR Filing Fees For Large Acquisitions May Be Increased Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
18
2015
Keep Your Frenemies Close: Proposed China Sanctions and the Price of Escalation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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