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May 18, 2013

Legal Analysis and Law Articles on Antitrust, FTC, Pricing Practices, Product Distribution, and Unfair Competition Laws

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The National Law Review is a resource of articles on antitrust law including unfair competition law and trade regulation. Topics addressed include price fixing, price discrimination, distribution restraints, monopolization, mergers, joint ventures and other structural issues. Details on enforcement actions by the Federal Trade Commission “FTC” and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice “DOJ” and by other governmental agencies as well as civil actions are added daily.

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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Issues Fiscal Year 2012 Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Report McDermott Will & Emery 5/17/2013
Franchisees Who Faked Evidence In Court Case Permitted To Continue Litigating Armstrong Teasdale 5/17/2013
Base-Erosion and Profit-Shifting – Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Report McDermott Will & Emery 5/16/2013
Georgia Federal Court Seeks Guidance from the Georgia Supreme Court on the Application of the "Filed Rate Doctrine" to Rate Filings Made Pursuant to a "File and Use" Regulatory Scheme Dickinson Wright PLLC 5/16/2013
California Court Holds That the McCarran Ferguson Act Does Not "Reverse Preempt" Plaintiff's Rico Claims Against Insurer Dickinson Wright PLLC 5/16/2013
Enter, the APPS Act: Application Privacy, Protection and Security Act of 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/16/2013
Auto Insurer Trade Groups Applaud the Introduction of the "Parts Act" as a Step Towards Greater Competition in the Collision Parts Replacement Industry and Reduced Insurer Costs Dickinson Wright PLLC 5/16/2013
Lightlab Imaging v. Axsun Technologies and Volcano Raymond Law Group LLC 5/15/2013
California Court of Appeal Allows Injunction Under Unfair Competition Law To Prevent Horizontal Competitor From Diverting Business Through Unlawful Means Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/14/2013
A First for Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND): Federal Court in Microsoft v. Motorola Sets FRAND Royalty Rates for Standard Essential Patents McDermott Will & Emery 5/10/2013
International Trade Commission Rules Lack of Domestic Industry Results in a Termination of Investigation Vedder Price 5/10/2013
Supreme Court Exhausts Copyright Owners' Rights in Gray Market Goods Dispute Vedder Price 5/9/2013
China Update Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/9/2013
When Are A Franchisor's Financial Performance Representations Actionable? Armstrong Teasdale 5/9/2013
$8 Million Penalty for Weak International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) Compliance: How the Price of Maintenance Beats the Cost of Repair Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/8/2013
China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) Secession: What It Means For International Arbitration in China Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/8/2013
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Gets Hot, Bothered on Iran and Cuba: How Economic Sanctions Work Today Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/8/2013
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA): No Delay Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/8/2013
U.S. Sanctions Target Russian Corruption, Human Rights Violations Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/8/2013
State Efforts to Restrict Health Insurer Use of “Most Favored Nation” Clauses in Provider Contracts Continue to Multiply Dickinson Wright PLLC 5/7/2013
New “Beast” Rules Lessen the Export Control Burden Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/7/2013
Food Defense Strategy Exchange Varnum LLP 5/6/2013
Western District of Washington Sets Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) Royalty Rates and Range for Standard-Essential Patents (SEPs) McDermott Will & Emery 5/6/2013
"Buy American" Compliance Tips Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/6/2013
North Carolina Legislature Passes Prohibition on MFNs (Most Favored Nations Clauses) in Health Care Contracts McDermott Will & Emery 5/6/2013
Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) New Chairwoman Ramirez Says Health Care Continues To Be Top Priority McDermott Will & Emery 5/6/2013
China Law Update - Week of May 1, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/5/2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Staff Issues No-Action Letters Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/4/2013
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Updates Guidelines for Making Proper Disclosures in Digital Advertising McDermott Will & Emery 5/3/2013
Federal Jury Finds Executive Recruiter Guilty Stealing Trade Secrets From Former Employer In Order to Start Competing Business Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/2/2013
Can California Cap and Trade if Brussels Stumbles? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/2/2013
Fourth Circuit Rejects Post-Trial Preclusion Ruling in Paper Towel “Stuffing” Saga McDermott Will & Emery 5/1/2013
Natural Gas Companies Settle Antitrust Suit Stemming from Joint Bidding McDermott Will & Emery 4/28/2013
Watt’s New? Michigan Energy News Varnum LLP 4/27/2013
Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Preclusive Effect of Non-Delaware Dismissals and Rejects Irrebuttable Presumption That a Derivative Plaintiff Who Fails to Conduct a Section 220 Inspection Is an Inadequate Representative Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/26/2013
Exporting Pure Michigan: Time for Michigan’s Energy Supply Chain to Look Abroad Varnum LLP 4/25/2013
War of Words Regarding Implementation of Amendments to Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/25/2013
Senate Approval of Marketplace Fairness Act Seems Imminent Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 4/24/2013
Updated Self-Disclosure Protocol Clarifies Disclosure Process and Obligations Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/23/2013
U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Updates Guidelines for Making Proper Disclosures in Digital Advertising McDermott Will & Emery 4/22/2013
Steve Antonakes, Acting Deputy Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Addresses Bankers Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/22/2013
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and Intermarket Surveillance Group (ISG) Extend Effective Date for Certain Electronic Blue Sheet Data Elements Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/22/2013
Private Equity Firms Achieve Only Partial Dismissal of “Buying Club” Antitrust Lawsuit McDermott Will & Emery 4/22/2013
Court Finds Section 15(a) of the Exchange Act Only Applicable in Domestic Transactions Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/21/2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") Staff Issues No-Action Letters Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/21/2013
Department of Justice Narrows "Carve Out" Practice Regarding Corporate Plea Agreements Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/20/2013
Investment Regulation Update - April 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/20/2013
Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division Announces Two Key Changes to its “Carve Out” Policy for Corporate Plea Agreements Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/19/2013
State and Commerce Publish Final Rules Defining “Specially Designed” Military End-Items and Creating a New Category XIX Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/18/2013
China’s Merger Control Rules Changing: Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Publishes New Draft Regulations on Remedies and Simple Cases McDermott Will & Emery 4/18/2013
What are the Strategic Implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in Genesis Healthcare v. Symczyk? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/18/2013
Company Owners Personally Liable for $3.1 Million Withdrawal Liability Assessment — Owners’ Lease of Commercial Property to Company Constituted “Trade or Business” McDermott Will & Emery 4/17/2013
Deadline Approaches for Amending Compensation Committee Charters Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/17/2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") Grants No-Action Relief for End Users from Swap Reporting Requirements Schiff Hardin LLP 4/16/2013
Revisions to The European Union’s Trade Defence Instruments McDermott Will & Emery 4/16/2013
Requests for Suspension of EU Common Customs Tariff Still Under Consideration McDermott Will & Emery 4/16/2013
“Red Flag” Compliance Requirements Come to Investment Advisors, Broker-Dealers Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/15/2013
China Law Update Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/13/2013
A New Front in The Patent Wars: The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Asked for Guidance on Limits to Injunctive Relief McDermott Will & Emery 4/12/2013
A Primer on Policing Your Trademark Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/12/2013
Recent Changes Among Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioners Likely Mean No New Initiatives Soon Schiff Hardin LLP 4/10/2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Amends Filing Requirements for Dually Registered Clearing Agencies Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/8/2013
The Italian Advance Pricing Agreements McDermott Will & Emery 4/8/2013
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Voids Certificates Approving Import of Over 70,000 Small Recreational Vehicles U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 4/7/2013
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Announces the Expansion of its Centers of Excellence and Expertise Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/7/2013
First-Ever Criminal Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) Charges Brought for the Importation and Sale of Hazardous Toys Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/7/2013
Global Transfer Pricing: U.S. Trending McDermott Will & Emery 4/7/2013
FTC Voids Confidentiality and Non-Compete Provisions in Non-Reportable Transaction and Requires Notification of All Future Transactions Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/5/2013
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on "Pay for Delay" Agreements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/3/2013
A Simple Step to Ensure Your Company is Not Exporting to Iran Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/3/2013
Census Changes Foreign Trade Regulations: New Filing Requirements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/3/2013
Chinese Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) Requests Public Comments on Draft Provisions Related to Remedies Imposed in Conditional Approvals Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/2/2013
European Commissions Launches First State Aid Investigations Into Football Clubs McDermott Will & Emery 4/2/2013
Supreme Court Comcast Decision Makes Antitrust Class Action Certification More Difficult McDermott Will & Emery 4/2/2013
Franchisee Audit Results in Trademark and Breach-of-Contract Action by California Closet Co. Against Franchisee and its Guarantor Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/2/2013
In Key Decision, Supreme Court Applies "Rigorous Analysis" to FRCP 23(b)(3) Class Determination in Reversing Class Certification Based on Lack of Showing That Damages Can Be Measured On Classwide Basis Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/1/2013
Comcast v. Behrend Sets a Higher Bar for Class Certification Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/1/2013
SEC Approves on an Accelerated Basis FINRA Rule Change Relating to Margin Requirements for Credit Default Swaps Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/31/2013
Supreme Court Finds That “First Sale” Copyright Doctrine Applies to Works McDermott Will & Emery 3/30/2013
Apple Retail Stores Receive Trademark Protection Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/30/2013
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Punts on Closely Watched Request to Order a Shale Oil Pipeline Interconnection Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/29/2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Week in Review: March 11 - 15, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/29/2013
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Class Certification in Comcast v. Behrend Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/29/2013
Japan’s Entry Into Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Raises Opportunities and Risks for US Companies McDermott Will & Emery 3/29/2013
Abuse of IP Rights Under China's Antitrust Rules: Recent Cases Have a Potentially Serious Impact McDermott Will & Emery 3/29/2013
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Antitrust Issues with "Pay for Delay" Agreements Schiff Hardin LLP 3/28/2013
Raising the Bar: Supreme Court Holds Merits Inquiry Requires Link Between Plaintiff’s Liability and Damages Theories at Certification Stage of Class Action Case Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/28/2013
Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) Schemes: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/27/2013
Supreme Court Reverses Certification Order in Comcast Corporation v. Behrend Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/27/2013
Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in "Pay-for-Delay" Patent Settlement Antitrust Case McDermott Will & Emery 3/27/2013
Born on the First of July: The Countdown to Illinois’ New Independent Tax Tribunal McDermott Will & Emery 3/27/2013
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Obtains a Vital Win on Antitrust Challenge of Athletic Aid Rules Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/27/2013
From Silver Bullets to Bazookas: Workers’ Innovative Challenge to Wal-Mart’s Employment Practices St. John's University School of Law 3/26/2013
Supreme Court Narrows 'State Action' Immunity From Antitrust Laws Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/26/2013
LEGO Builds TM and Breach-of-Contract Case on Allegations that Ex-Licensee Sold LEGO-Themed USB Drives after Sell-Off Period Ended Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/26/2013
India at the Crossroads McDermott Will & Emery 3/26/2013
By the Numbers: 7-Eleven Files 2 Trademark Lawsuits in Middle District of Georgia against 9 Total Defendants Regarding 6 Accused Sites Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/24/2013
Seizure of Electronic Data: European Commission Dawn Raid Inspection Guidance Revised McDermott Will & Emery 3/24/2013
U.S. Supreme Court Makes Price Differentiation Between Markets More Difficult for Copyright Owners Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 3/22/2013
Africa Legal Update - March 21, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/22/2013
The Copyright Act’s “First Sale” Doctrine Applies to Works Lawfully Made Abroad and Imported to the United States McDermott Will & Emery 3/21/2013
Distribution in China – Legal Issues, Part IV. Drafting the Distribution Contract McDermott Will & Emery 3/20/2013
Brussels Court of Appeal Rules that Legal Professional Privilege Applies to In-house Counsel McDermott Will & Emery 3/20/2013
Suntech Closing Goodyear Solar Plant; Blames U.S. Solar Tariff Lewis and Roca LLP 3/19/2013
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Lacks Authority Over Commodity Futures Contracts Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/19/2013
Massachusetts District Court Finds No Inference of Conspiracy Arising From Members of Standard Setting Organization Pursuing Self Interest In Refusing To Approve Plaintiff's Competing Technology Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/19/2013
DC Circuit: FERC Lacked Jurisdiction to Fine Amaranth Trader Hunter $30 Million CFTC Has Exclusive Jurisdiction over Natural Gas Futures Contracts Schiff Hardin LLP 3/18/2013
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Risk Alert Identifies Common Adviser Custody Rule Deficiencies Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/18/2013
FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) Amends Rules to Address Extraordinary Market Volatility Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/18/2013
Census Publishes Changes to Export Filing Requirements Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/17/2013
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Approves Off-Balance Sheet Supplemental Schedule Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/17/2013
FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) Changes Membership Application Fees Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/17/2013
New Antidumping Case Against Korean OCTG May Be More Than a Rumor This Time Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/16/2013
Second Circuit Rules That Putative Auction Rate Securities Class Action Complaints Failed to Adequately Plead Antitrust Conspiracy Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/16/2013
Mary Jo White, Nominee for Chair of the SEC, Appears Before Senate Banking Committee Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/16/2013
Advertising & Marketing Alert - Are Your Ad Disclosures Clear and Conspicuous? The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Dictates Disclosures in Digital Advertising Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/13/2013
Second Circuit Rules That Putative Auction Rate Securities Class Action Complaints Failed to Adequately Plead Antitrust Conspiracy Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/13/2013
The Microsoft Internet Explorer Saga: Microsoft Fined €561 Million for Failure to Keep Promises McDermott Will & Emery 3/13/2013
Buyer Beware: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Stymies Wayzata Investment Fund’s Power Plant Acquisition Plans Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/12/2013
U.S. Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit) Orders Argentina To Submit Proposal For Alternative Payment Plan To Avoid Debt Default... Again Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/12/2013
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Staff Report Shines a Light on the Treacherous Road Ahead for Mobile Payments Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/12/2013
South Carolina Insurance Commissioner Approves WellCare's Acquisition Of UnitedHealth Of South Carolina's Medicaid Business Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/11/2013
Illinois Hospital Brings Antitrust Suit Against Rival Hospital Alleging It Pressured Insurers Not To Contract With Plaintiff Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/11/2013
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Issues Guidance on Country of Origin Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/11/2013
Revised Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Thresholds for 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/11/2013
Multiple Bills Introduced in Congress to Repeal Health Insurers' Antitrust Exemption Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/11/2013
Michigan Governor Vetoes Legislation Banning Health Insurers From Utilizing Most Favored Nation Clauses in Provider Contracts Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/10/2013
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Settlement With Google — Both Sides Won Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/10/2013
Higher Filing Thresholds for Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR) Act Premerger Notifications Effective Became February 11, 2013 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/10/2013
In Like a Lion: Another Counterfeiting Ring Busted in Atlanta Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/10/2013
In-FUR-mation Update: New Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Enforcement Policy for Retailers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/10/2013
New Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Filing Thresholds Takes Effect Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/10/2013
Distribution in China – Legal Issues, Part III. Pre-Contract Matters McDermott Will & Emery 3/10/2013
Trade Update: Miscellaneous Tariff Bill & 2013 Trade Policy Agenda Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/10/2013
United Kingdom (UK) Government Announces Proposals for an “Opt-Out” Collective Competition Damages Action McDermott Will & Emery 3/10/2013
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Sponsoring Trade Ventures to Emerging Markets Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/10/2013
International Trade Actions Complicate Global Market For Renewable Energy Businesses, Particularly Solar Sector McDermott Will & Emery 3/9/2013
Hospital Acquisition Takes Big Hit: Supreme Court Unanimously Favors Federal Trade Commission von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 3/9/2013
How to Be Anti-Troll Without Being Antitrust Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/8/2013
Illinois Hospital Brings Antitrust Suit Against Rival Hospital Alleging it Pressured Insurers not to Contract with Plaintiff Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/8/2013
Ninth Circuit Off-Label Marketing Decision Suggests More Prosecutions Will Be Coming Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/8/2013
Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division Continues To Pursue Employers Engaged in Efforts to Restrict Employee Job Change Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/8/2013
The European Union (EU) E-Books Settlement: A Study in Elephant Avoidance Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/8/2013
U.S. Opens Door to International Application for Industrial Designs Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/8/2013
Agree to Disagree: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Customs Origin and Drug Labeling Requirements Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/7/2013
Safeguarding Your Merger & Acquisitions Deal from Private Antitrust Challenges Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/7/2013
Supreme Court’s Decision in FTC v. Phoebe Putney Offers Additional Caution to Health Care Providers Seeking Antitrust Immunity in their Dealings with State or Local Entities Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/5/2013
Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division Approves Wellpoint's Acquisition of Amerigroup After Divestiture Permitting the Parties to Close Their Deal Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/5/2013
World Trade Organization Rules Against Ontario’s “Buy Local” Program Varnum LLP 3/5/2013
How Many Stars You Would Give to … the DOJ’s Challenge to the Bazaarvoice/ Power Reviews Acquisition Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/4/2013
Distribution in China – Legal Issues, Part II. Distribution System Design McDermott Will & Emery 3/4/2013
7th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Per Se Claims Against Agreements Not to Compete as Justified by Productivity Benefits Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/3/2013
The Supreme Court Limits the Antitrust “State Action” Doctrine Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/3/2013
European Commission Proposes Changes to the Rules Applicable to Technology Licensing McDermott Will & Emery 3/3/2013
Obama the Antitrust Enforcer: The Sequel Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/2/2013
Privacy Monitoring Activity at the Federal Trade Commission Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/2/2013
Norman Physician Hospital Organization (PHO) Clinical Integration Program: Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Issues Approval von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 3/2/2013
Response to the Wall Street Journal's Editorial Questioning My Ability To Purchase And Consume Beer (Re: Beer Merger) Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/2/2013
EU Merger Control: reform With A Small 'r' (But Do Not Underestimate its Value) Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/2/2013
China Law Update - February 26, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/28/2013
State Law Resale Price Maintenance: We're not in Kansas anymore Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/28/2013
A Dutch Court Hands Down the First Substantive Damages Judgment in the Netherlands for an Infringement of Competition Law McDermott Will & Emery 2/28/2013
Ninth Circuit Clarifies Extraterritorial Reach of California Antitrust Laws Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/26/2013
Maritime Transport Subject to European Union (EU) General Competition Law Guidelines From 26 September 2013 McDermott Will & Emery 2/25/2013
Why Can't They Be FRANDs? Concerns About The International Trade Commission (ITC's) Approach to Standard-Essential Patent Cases Are Unwarranted Adduci, Mastriani, & Schaumberg LLP 2/25/2013
Trade Secrets Finally Gets Toward the Top of the National Agenda Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/25/2013
China’s Merger Control Rules McDermott Will & Emery 2/25/2013
Supreme Court More Clearly Articulates the "Clearly Articulated" Prong of the State Action Exemption Schiff Hardin LLP 2/24/2013
Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Unforeseeability Bars Immunity Defense for Allegedly Anticompetitive Hospital Merger Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/23/2013
Supreme Court Clarifies Antitrust Immunity For State-Sanctioned Conduct Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/22/2013
The People's Supreme Court of China Issues Judicial Interpretation to Define Foreign-Related Civil Relationships Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/22/2013
Ninth Circuit Rules that Out-of-State Plaintiffs Can Sue under California's Indirect Purchaser Statute Schiff Hardin LLP 2/22/2013
Supreme Court Rules for FTC in Hospital Merger Case Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/22/2013
Supreme Court Limits Availability of State Action Immunity from Federal Antitrust Liability McDermott Will & Emery 2/22/2013
International Clean Energy Finance Opportunities Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/21/2013
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Competition Issues Another Favorable Clinical Integration Program Advisory Opinion McDermott Will & Emery 2/21/2013
Commenting Upon Scope of Applicable Twombly/Iqbal Standards, Northern District of Georgia Refuses to Dismiss Indirect Patent Infringement Allegations Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/20/2013
Antitrust Criminal Chief Warns of Expanding Investigation into Auto Parts Industry Schiff Hardin LLP 2/20/2013
The Impact of Cloud Computing on Food and Drug Administration (FDA's) Regulation of Medical Products Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/19/2013
Between Mortar and Pestle: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Pressure Grinds Auditors Against People's Republic of China (PRC) State Interests Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/18/2013
New Law To Assess Iranian Activities in the Americas Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/18/2013
Digital Trade Under Investigation by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/18/2013
North Carolina Supreme Court Rules on Various Land Use Matters Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/17/2013
ALERT: Clarifications of the Iranian Sanctions Regulations Published by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/17/2013
FTC Issues Favorable Clinical Integration Advisory Opinion to Norman, Oklahoma Physician Hospital Organization (PHO) Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/16/2013
New Law Expands Scope of Iran Sanctions In New Ways Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/16/2013
European Union (EU) Imposes More and More Sanctions and Restrictive Measures: Compliance is an Absolute Necessity Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/16/2013
United States, Europe Launch Negotiations on Historic Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement McDermott Will & Emery 2/16/2013
2013 Should Bring Clarity to Analysis of Settlements of Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 2/15/2013
California Supreme Court Gives California’s Unfair Competition Law More Coverage Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/14/2013
Free Trade Agreement Updates for 2012 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/14/2013
District Court Reinforces Broad Territorial Reach of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/14/2013
The UK’s Bribery Act — Enforcement on the Horizon? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/13/2013
Joint and Several Liability For Antitrust Fines in EU: Parent Company Can Benefit From a Reduction in Its Subsidiary’s Fine McDermott Will & Emery 2/11/2013
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Proposes Amendments To The Hart-Scott-Rodino Rules Regarding Withdrawal Of A Premerger Notification Filing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/10/2013
Recent Enforcement Actions Remind Parties in U.S., European Union "EU" of Antitrust Dangers of Non-Compete Agreements Schiff Hardin LLP 2/9/2013
Transfer Pricing: Good News and Bad News McDermott Will & Emery 2/8/2013
Federal Trace Commission (FTC) Proposes Rules for Withdrawal of Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Merger Filings Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/7/2013
DOJ Assistant Attorney General William Baer’s First Merger Challenge Confirms Continued Aggressive Merger Enforcement by Antitrust Division Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/7/2013
Department of Justice Highlights the Downside of Transparency to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/4/2013
California Supreme Court Resolves Split Over Accrual Rules for Unfair Competition Claims Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/4/2013
Market Definition Critical to Summary Judgment Determination in Casino Games Case McDermott Will & Emery 2/4/2013
European Commission to Settle Half its Ongoing Cartel Investigations in 2013 McDermott Will & Emery 1/31/2013
DOJ Approves Greater New York Hospital Association’s Proposed Gainsharing Program Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/30/2013
Antitrust Law: 2012 Highlights Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/30/2013
Competition Advocacy Group Files Comments in FERC Proceeding Involving Transmission Merger Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/30/2013
European Court of Justice (ECJ) Eliminates Noticeability Test in Regard to Restriction of Competition by Object Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/29/2013
Los Angeles Kicks Off Its Feed-in Tariff Program McDermott Will & Emery 1/28/2013
Energy Innovation: Monopoly vs. Competition Varnum LLP 1/27/2013
Third Circuit Opinion in Eaton Case Could Allow Supreme Court to Discuss Monopolization Standards Schiff Hardin LLP 1/25/2013
German Federal Cartel Office Levies Administrative Fine Due to Incomplete Merger Notification McDermott Will & Emery 1/24/2013
Class Action Waivers Are Enforceable Despite Any State Statutory Right To A Class Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/22/2013
IRS Issues Final FATCA Regulations Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/22/2013
Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service Substantially Revise and Enhance the Proposed Regulations on the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/21/2013
FTC Announces New Filing Thresholds for Hart-Scott-Rodino Pre-Merger Notifications Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/19/2013
Multilateral Advance Pricing Agreements McDermott Will & Emery 1/18/2013
U.S. Government Announces New International Services Negotiations McDermott Will & Emery 1/17/2013
In a Rarely-Seen Joint-Effort in the Competition Arena, the DOJ and the USPTO Unite in Issuing a Policy Statement on Remedies Involving Standard Essential Patents Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/17/2013
Multilateral Advance Pricing Agreements McDermott Will & Emery 1/16/2013
Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Thresholds Increase for 2013 Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/15/2013
Notification Threshold Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Increased to $70.9 million McDermott Will & Emery 1/15/2013
FTC Raises Hart­-Scott­-Rodino Thresholds Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/14/2013
FTC Announces Annual Hart-Scott-Rodino "HSR" Thresholds Adjustments Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/13/2013
Higher HSR Threshold Requirements Effective February 11, 2013 Andrews Kurth LLP 1/12/2013
China's Ministry of Commerce Announces Investigations into Failures to Notify a Concentration, Introduces New Transparency Measures McDermott Will & Emery 1/12/2013
The Wisconsin Court Of Appeals Finds A Duty To Defend Misappropriation Of Internet Advertising System von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/11/2013
National Competition Authorities in Europe Are Not Bound by the European Commission de Minimis Notice McDermott Will & Emery 1/11/2013
Survey of Corporate Compliance Programs Yields Tips on Effective Programs Schiff Hardin LLP 1/11/2013
Regulatory Environment for Shale Gas Production Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/7/2013
China’s Antitrust Authority Imposes Fines on Foreign Corporations for the First Time McDermott Will & Emery 1/7/2013
Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Antitrust Claims Against Data Transfer Provider Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/6/2013
Trade Policy and International Commerce: Issues to be Hotly Debated in Washington in 2013 Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/6/2013
Three-Year Deadline for Recovery of Invalid Anti-Dumping Duties McDermott Will & Emery 1/5/2013
Price Fixing in the UK Booze Market -- the Government's Solution to Binge Drinking Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/1/2013
FTC Signals Stricter Stance on Injunctions for FRAND-Encumbered Patents McDermott Will & Emery 12/31/2012
Canadian Government Approves CNOOC’s Acquisition of Nexen Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/31/2012
Bid-Rigging Remains Focus of DOJ Antitrust Criminal Enforcement: Businesses Need to Ensure Their Compliance Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 12/30/2012
Walker Process Standing Affirmed for Direct Purchaser Antitrust Plaintiffs McDermott Will & Emery 12/29/2012
European Competition Network Revises the Model Leniency Programme McDermott Will & Emery 12/25/2012
OECD Transfer Pricing Safe Harbors McDermott Will & Emery 12/23/2012
New DOE Study Fuels Debate Over LNG Exports McDermott Will & Emery 12/20/2012
Energy Sector A Target - China's Antitrust Enforcement Agencies to Take Action Against International Cartels McDermott Will & Emery 12/19/2012
FERC Hastens Modifications in Oil Pipeline Regulatory Approach Schiff Hardin LLP 12/18/2012
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) at S. Claus, Inc. Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/18/2012
Joint DOJ-FTC Workshop Explores Competitive Impact of Patent Assertion Entities McDermott Will & Emery 12/17/2012
Antitrust "Tying" Claims Dismissed Against Homebuilders Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/17/2012
China Seeks Opinions on Outbound Investment and Foreign Investment Approval Measures 国家发改委发布《境外投资项目核准管理办法》(征求意见稿)和《外商投资项目核准管理办法》(征求意见 稿)(08/16/2012) Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/14/2012
Poland in the Spotlight: Extensive Changes to Polish Competition Law McDermott Will & Emery 12/13/2012
Supreme Court to Decide "Pay for Delay" Antitrust Case Involving Generic Drugs Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/12/2012
U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on “Pay-for-Delay” Antitrust Issue McDermott Will & Emery 12/11/2012
China Foreign Investment: Measures to Accredit the Qualified Key Software Enterprises and Integrated Circuit Design Enterprises 五部委联合发布《国家规划布局内重点软件企业和集成电路设计企业认定管理试行办法》 (08/09/2012) Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/11/2012
European Commission Dawn Raids: EU General Court Reins in “Fishing Expeditions” McDermott Will & Emery 12/11/2012
Supreme Court Will Review Eleventh Circuit’s Decision in Andro-Gel® “Pay for Delay” Case Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/10/2012
Recent FTC Enforcement Action Reinforces Narrow ‘Passive Investor' Exemption to HSR Reporting Requirements Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/9/2012
Suddenly It’s Southeast Asia McDermott Will & Emery 12/8/2012
The Third Circuit Does It Again: A Monopolist Violates the Antitrust Laws By Offering Conditional Above -Cost Market Share Discounts That Constitute "De Facto Partial Exclusive Dealing" Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/7/2012
DOE Study Shows Net Economic Benefits from LNG Exports and Kicks Off Key Period for Industry Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 12/7/2012
Supreme Court Again Set To Resolve A Circuit Split Over The Enforceability of Mandatory Class Arbitration Waivers Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/7/2012
International Trade Actions Complicate Global Market for Renewable Energy Businesses, Particularly in the Solar Sector McDermott Will & Emery 12/7/2012
Pharmaceutical Patent Transfers Subject to the Hart Scott Rodino Act (HSR Act): Increased Review Raises Importance of Valuation Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/6/2012
FTC Issues Guidance to Franchisors Regarding Disclosure of Franchise Territories Armstrong Teasdale 12/6/2012
Effective Resolution of BRICS Country Transfer Pricing Disputes McDermott Will & Emery 12/6/2012
UK Government Response to Common European Sales Law Proposal McDermott Will & Emery 12/5/2012
The European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme: A Brief Pause at the Edge of the Enforcement Cliff? Vedder Price 12/5/2012
Retirement and Maintaining Reliability: The Midwest ISO’s System Support Resource Agreement Schiff Hardin LLP 12/4/2012
FERC Tees Up Enforcement for 2013 Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 12/4/2012
CFTC Grants Temporary No-Action Relief from Swap Data Reporting Rules Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/3/2012
What Did You Say? $31 Million Awarded for Infringement of Hearing Aid Patent McDermott Will & Emery 12/3/2012
CFTC Issues Required Clearing Determination for Certain Credit Default and Interest Rate Swaps Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/1/2012
Industry Groups File Suit to Block Conflict Minerals Rules and Resource Extraction Rules Schiff Hardin LLP 12/1/2012
FTC Commissioners Disagree on Limits of Section 5 Applicability to Conduct Not Otherwise Covered by Antitrust Laws Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/1/2012
FERC Issues $2.5M Sanction in Electric Market Manipulation Investigation: Company Pursued Wheeling Transactions to Benefit Other Electric Transactions at Same Point Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/29/2012
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Phoebe Putney Hospital Merger Challenge McDermott Will & Emery 11/28/2012
False Advertising Asserted by Wika Instrument Corporation against Winter’s Thermogauges Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/25/2012
SEC and Department of Justice Release Detailed FCPA Resource Guide Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/24/2012
DOJ and SEC Issue Long-Awaited Resource Guide to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 11/23/2012
EU Considers Extending Disclosure Obligations for Government Payments McDermott Will & Emery 11/23/2012
Temporary Relief for Swap Data Reporting Requirements Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/23/2012
An Update on Mobile App Privacy Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/22/2012
Treasury Issues Final Determination on Foreign Exchange Swaps and Forwards Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/21/2012
Proposed Remedies in the Midst of the Patent Wars: EU and US Antitrust Watchdogs Push to Strengthen FRAND in Standard Setting McDermott Will & Emery 11/21/2012
Antitrust Enforcement in President Obama’s Second Term Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/20/2012
Antitrust in Transition - What to Look for in a Second Obama Administration Schiff Hardin LLP 11/20/2012
Update: Watson Pharmaceuticals Responds to FTC's Petition for Supreme Court Review of "Pay for Delay" Case; 31 States File Amici Curiae Brief Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/19/2012
Avoid Liability for FDA User Fees Varnum LLP 11/16/2012
FTC Defers to State Resolution of Competitive Concerns Arising Out of Acquisition of Natural Gas Assets Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 11/16/2012
A Recall Notice Directed to “6 Hour” Energy Shots Could Constitute False Advertising McDermott Will & Emery 11/14/2012
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports Continue to Await DOE Approval McDermott Will & Emery 11/14/2012
EU Commission Can Bring Follow-On Actions for Damages on Behalf of the European Union in Cartel Cases McDermott Will & Emery 11/14/2012
US Customs and Border Protection Formally Opens ISA Eligibility to Importers Who Have Undergone Focused Assessments Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/13/2012
Three Tips When Entering Into A Joint Venture Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 11/10/2012
Why Is CFTC Planning to Appeal Judge’s Ruling in Dodd-Frank Case? Ifrah Law 11/9/2012
Increasing ‘Extraterritorial’ Application of U.S. Trade Control Laws to Non-U.S. Businesses McDermott Will & Emery 11/7/2012
Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Dodd-Frank Rulemaking: Still a Work in Progress McDermott Will & Emery 11/6/2012
The Federal Trade Commission Fires Back Against Wyndham Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 11/4/2012
Judge’s Ruling on Antitrust Complaint Has Implications Far Beyond the .xxx Domain Ifrah Law 11/2/2012
Best Practices for Transparent Cause Marketing - New York Attorney General Issues New Guidelines Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/1/2012
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in the First Sale Case Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 11/1/2012
Price-Fixing Cartels: China Crackdown Continues McDermott Will & Emery 11/1/2012
Germany Amends Competition Law: Key Changes McDermott Will & Emery 10/30/2012
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Contours of "State Action" Exemption to Antitrust Laws Schiff Hardin LLP 10/30/2012
Increased Participation and Transparency: UK Antitrust Regulator Issues Revised Antitrust Guidance McDermott Will & Emery 10/29/2012
European Commission Considers Sector Inquiries as a New Procedural Tool in State Aid Law McDermott Will & Emery 10/28/2012
Japan-China Supply Chain Efficiency Valuation and Transfer Pricing McDermott Will & Emery 10/26/2012
Supreme Court Allows Moench Presumption to Continue Schiff Hardin LLP 10/26/2012
Court Overturns Position Limits Schiff Hardin LLP 10/25/2012
OFAC Publishes New Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations McDermott Will & Emery 10/24/2012
Beginning October 12th All Book-Outs Must Be Confirmed To Avoid CFTC Regulation Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 10/24/2012
An Overview of Mexico's New Anti-Money Laundering Law Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/23/2012
Energy and Environment Law Update: October 21, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/23/2012
CFTC Provides a Bit of Last-Minute Breathing Room on Swaps Regulation Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 10/22/2012
Electric Rates Increase Following New 2008 Law Varnum LLP 10/22/2012
Bribery Act 2010: UK Serious Fraud Office Publishes Revised Policies on Facilitation Payments, Business Expenditure and Corporate Self-Reporting McDermott Will & Emery 10/21/2012
Commerce Department Announces New Duties on Chinese Solar Panel Imports McDermott Will & Emery 10/20/2012
FTC Issues Challenge to Public: Write a Program to End Robocalling in America Ifrah Law 10/19/2012
Big Brother Gets Better Glasses: FERC Enhances Its Market Surveillance Tools Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 10/19/2012
Third Circuit Upholds Finding of Antitrust Liability for Above-Cost Pricing Arrangement Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/19/2012
Serious Fraud Office Gets Tough in UK Bribery Act Enforcement Guidelines Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/18/2012
FCC Requirement for Written Consent for Telemarketing “Robocalls” and Autodialed Telemarketing to Cell Phones to be Effective October 16, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/17/2012
China Tax Planning for Japanese MNEs McDermott Will & Emery 10/17/2012
Parental Liability: The Importance of Following the Rebuttal Procedure Carefully McDermott Will & Emery 10/17/2012
Six Factors to Consider When Drafting Non-Compete Agreements Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/16/2012
Iranian Sanctions Extended by Executive Order Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/16/2012
Energy And Environment - October 14, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/15/2012
FTC Releases Revised Green Guides Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/15/2012
Temporary Relief from Registration for Swaps Intermediaries Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/15/2012
Practical Pointers in Respect to Non-compete Agreements in China McDermott Will & Emery 10/14/2012
FERC General Counsel Argues Applying Dodd-Frank Regulations to RTO/ISO Products is Potentially Harmful McDermott Will & Emery 10/13/2012
Tougher Sanctions on Iran: What it Will Mean for Businesses Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 10/10/2012
Are Your Imports Covered by Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Orders? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/9/2012
Deputy Director Dafny: FTC Focuses on Diversion Ratios, Not Geographic Markets for Hospital Mergers McDermott Will & Emery 10/8/2012
FTC Releases Revised Green Guides Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/8/2012
D.C. District Court Rejects CFTC's Position Limits Rule McDermott Will & Emery 10/7/2012
Global Joint Ventures: Navigating Valuation, IFRS, Financial Accounting, Tax and Transfer Pricing McDermott Will & Emery 10/6/2012
Will Scope of Current Countervailing and Antidumping Duty Investigations for Chinese Solar Panels be Expanded in Department of Commerce’s Final Determination? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/6/2012
Global Antitrust Cooperation: EU’s Top Regulator Signs MoU with China McDermott Will & Emery 10/6/2012
FTC Releases Final “Green Guides” for Environmental Marketing Claims Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/5/2012
Second Circuit Applies the Filed Rate Doctrine to Electricity Rates Set by Market-Based Auctions Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/5/2012
6th Circuit Holds McCarran-Ferguson Act Bars Antitrust Claims Against Title Insurers Dickinson Wright PLLC 10/4/2012
Energy and Environment Law Update - September 30, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/2/2012
New Tougher Rules for Chinese Antidumping Cases Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/2/2012
Patent Wars: EU’s Top Regulator Takes Front Line Position McDermott Will & Emery 10/1/2012
Second Circuit Blocks Class Action Against KeySpan-Morgan Stanley for Market Manipulation Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/30/2012
“The Next Asbestos” – False Advertising and Mislabeling Class Action Lawsuits Against the Agriculture, Food and Beverage Industry Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/29/2012
Administration Teams Up to Bring Jobs Back to America U.S. Department of Labor 9/28/2012
Coming Soon: California's First Cap-and-Trade Auction McDermott Will & Emery 9/27/2012
Chinese FDA Proposes Inspection of Foreign Pharma Sites McDermott Will & Emery 9/26/2012
Restrictions on Digital Billboards Are Valid Under the First Amendment Varnum LLP 9/26/2012
U.S. and EU Regulators Seek Input on Eliminating Red Tape and Unnecessary Costs McDermott Will & Emery 9/25/2012
‘Get-Rich-Quick’ Systems Penalized by FTC to Tune of $478 Million Ifrah Law 9/25/2012
The SEC's New Rules Requiring Annual Disclosure of the Use of Conflict Minerals Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/21/2012
Combination of APA and Competent Authority – Part II McDermott Will & Emery 9/21/2012
S. 3523: Louboutin, Lululemon, and Fashion Design: Finally Getting Some Respect? Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/21/2012
App Developers Beware: FTC and Congress Are Watching Your Claims, Privacy Issues Ifrah Law 9/21/2012
SEC Regulated Manufacturers Must Report Use of "Conflict Minerals" Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/20/2012
FTC and DOJ Hear Theories and Facts about Most-Favored-Nation Clauses in September 10 Workshop Schiff Hardin LLP 9/17/2012
Energy and Environment Law Update - September 16, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/17/2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Law Update - September 17, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/17/2012
A Red-Leather Day: Giving Single Color Trademarks in the Fashion Industry a Little Sole Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/17/2012
Can a Hospital Alliance Constitute a Single Entity for Antitrust Purposes? It Depends, Says One District Court Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/15/2012
Joshua Wright: FTC Nominee May Raise the Bar for Antitrust Challenges Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/15/2012
The Antitrust Agencies’ Latest Favorite Target: MFN Clauses Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/15/2012
Preparing for Competent Authority Cases—Strategy McDermott Will & Emery 9/14/2012
Legislative Update: Congress Returns for Final Session Before Elections Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/13/2012
The Other Shoe Drops: Appeals Court Saves But Trims Louboutin Red Sole Trademark Schiff Hardin LLP 9/12/2012
New Policy Seeks to Give Government Access to Defense Contractors' Internal Audit Reports Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/12/2012
SEC Proposes to Permit General Solicitation in Private Offerings Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/12/2012
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2010 McDermott Will & Emery 9/12/2012
International Trade/Governmental Services Alert - Sanctions to Be Imposed By Early October Against U.S. Parent Companies with Foreign Subsidiaries Conducting Business with Iran Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/11/2012
Global Warning: Transfer Pricing Enforcement Heats Up McDermott Will & Emery 9/11/2012
FTC Sues DISH Network for Violating ‘Do-Not-Call’ Rules in Telemarketing Ifrah Law 9/11/2012
Energy and Environment Update - September 9, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/11/2012
When a Special Committee Is Not So Special Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/8/2012
Wyndham Motion Puts the FTC on the Defensive Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/7/2012
FTC Issues Privacy Guidance to Mobile App Developers Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/7/2012
The U.S. Supreme Court Grants Cert to Decide Scope of First Sale Doctrine Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/7/2012
The SEC's New Resource Extraction Issuer Rules - Broad, Vague, Costly, Anti-competitive, and Requiring Immediate Action Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/6/2012
The Rise and Possible Fall of Class Actions in False Advertising Litigation Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 9/6/2012
SEC Adopts Rules Implementing the Dodd-Frank Requirement for Conflict Minerals Reporting Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/5/2012
Pharmaceutical Industry Executives Face Enforcement Risks Under The Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 9/1/2012
Russia's Accession to the WTO: Benefits and Risks Armstrong Teasdale 8/31/2012
New Iran Sanctions Legislation Imposes SEC Disclosure Requirement Andrews Kurth LLP 8/31/2012
India: General Anti-Avoidance Rule Continues to Take Shape McDermott Will & Emery 8/30/2012
Stabenow Calls for Finalized Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Rules Varnum LLP 8/29/2012
Obama Administration Finalizes Historic 54.5 mpg Fuel Efficiency Standards U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 8/29/2012
FTC, DOJ Antitrust Division to Hold September 10 Workshop on Most Favored Nation Clauses Schiff Hardin LLP 8/28/2012
Insider Trading Defendant’s Decision to Take the Stand Doesn’t Prevent Conviction Ifrah Law 8/28/2012
FTC Proposes to Expand Types of Patent Licenses Reportable Under the HSR Act Schiff Hardin LLP 8/22/2012
European Commission Probes Microsoft Again: Failure to Comply With Commitments Will Not be Tolerated McDermott Will & Emery 8/22/2012
US Regulation of European OTC Derivatives Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/20/2012
An Insurance Fund for Futures Customers on the Horizon? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/20/2012
FTC Proposes Amendments to HSR Rules Targeting Certain Pharmaceutical Licensing Arrangements Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/19/2012
Proposed Changes to HSR Rules for Pharmaceutical Companies McDermott Will & Emery 8/15/2012
New FTC Standards for Data Security? Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 8/15/2012
FTC Signals Intent to Pursue Monetary Equitable Remedies More Aggressively Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 8/15/2012
The Formal Demands of a Somali Pirate Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/15/2012
The Federal Circuit Withdraws Its Prior Holding Concerning the Appealability of Issues that Are “Noticed” but Not Reviewed by the ITC McDermott Will & Emery 8/15/2012
Third Circuit Provides Friendly Environment for FTC and Plaintiffs Challenging Certain Patent Litigation Settlements Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP 8/14/2012
Eighth Circuit affirms denial of remand in a case where the plaintiff attempted to challenge the court’s CAFA jurisdiction based on an amended complaint filed after removal Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/14/2012
FBI Expands Right to Use Anti-Piracy Warning Seal Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/13/2012
Latest Chapter in New York Market Manipulation Case: Court OKs Morgan Stanley’s $4.8 Million Settlement Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 8/10/2012
Private Challenges to Reverse Payment Settlement Allowed to Go Forward 8/10/2012
FTC Uses Creative Remedy to Halt Cardiology Practice Merger: Requires Suspension of Employed Physicians’ Non-Compete Contracts Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/10/2012
FTC Signals Potential for Greater Use of Monetary Remedies in Competition Cases Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 8/9/2012
Recent California Case Highlights Standards for Trade Secret Misappropriation Cases Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/7/2012
Supply Chain Efficiency: Valuation and Transfer Pricing Considerations McDermott Will & Emery 8/5/2012
Alternative Dispute Resolution — Thoughts on Early Case Assessment and Resolution Schiff Hardin LLP 8/5/2012
When Is Resale Price Maintenance Legal in China? McDermott Will & Emery 8/4/2012
ECJ Rules Access to Documents Can Be Denied on Basis of General Presumption That Disclosure Undermines Merger Control Proceedings McDermott Will & Emery 8/4/2012
Wind Energy Industry Will Be Affected by Recent Trade Decisions, Tax Policy McDermott Will & Emery 8/4/2012
Supreme Court to Hear FTC Challenge to Anticompetitive Merger Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 8/3/2012
U.S. Food Safety Regulations & Foreign Operations: International Processors Discuss Varnum LLP 7/30/2012
New Complaint Filed By Technology Properties Limited McDermott Will & Emery 7/30/2012
Changes to the Feed-In Tariff Scheme for Non-Solar Photovoltaic Technologies in the UK McDermott Will & Emery 7/27/2012
‘Your Baby Can Read,’ Targeted for Dubious Ads, Closes Its Doors Ifrah Law 7/26/2012
PJM Internal Bilateral Transactions – What Is Going On? Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 7/24/2012
From the Data Protection and Privacy Conference: Words of Advice from the Federal Trade Commission Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 7/23/2012
Antitrust Compliance Programs: Time to Recalibrate Your Risk-Benefit Analysis? McDermott Will & Emery 7/20/2012
Eleventh Circuit Upholds FTC’s Merger Ruling and Divestiture Order Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 7/17/2012
DOJ, FTC Testimony Before Congress Indicates Enforcement Focus on Standard-Essential Patents and Concern over ITC Exclusion Orders McDermott Will & Emery 7/16/2012
Administration Ends Investment and Financial Services Sanctions Against Burma Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/14/2012
EU’s Highest Court Rejects Schenker’s Application For Intervention in Air-Cargo Cartel Appeals McDermott Will & Emery 7/11/2012
UK Competition Court Awards Punitive Damages For the First Time McDermott Will & Emery 7/10/2012
Alleged Agreement to Suppress Prices for Mineral Rights Highlights the Antitrust Risk Facing Energy Companies McDermott Will & Emery 7/7/2012
En Banc Seventh Circuit Further Opens U.S. Courts to Foreign Cartel Activities That Affect Domestic Commerce Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 7/5/2012
Sixth Circuit Uses Some Old Supreme Court Cases To Give Robinson-Patman Act New Life Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 7/2/2012
D.C. Circuit Court Upholds EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/1/2012
China Streamlines Antitrust Notification Process McDermott Will & Emery 6/29/2012
Pay Attention: ITC Exclusion Orders May Block Your Imports If You Don’t Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/27/2012
A Rose By Any Other Name … May Carry A Higher Duty Rate Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 6/27/2012
European Commission v Électricité de France: The Private Investor Test and State Aid McDermott Will & Emery 6/26/2012
The Political Risks of Doing Business Overseas Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/25/2012
ITC Will Decide on Duties for Solar Imports McDermott Will & Emery 6/19/2012
A New 'Must-Do' for Children's Products Importers and Domestic Manufacturers: A CPSC-Compliant Product Testing and Certification Program Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/19/2012
CBP to Allow Transfer Pricing Adjustments in Transaction Value Appraisement Method Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 6/19/2012
Hospital Consolidations: Facing Competing Pressures to Merge and Remain Independent Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/17/2012
Second Circuit Finds Anderson News Pleading Is Plausible . . . Enough Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/17/2012
UPDATE: PJM Interconnection "PJM" Provides Its View Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/16/2012
Spokeo Agrees to $800,000 FTC Settlement Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 6/16/2012
FTC Takes New Look at Alcohol Industries, Focusing on Digital Media Ifrah Law 6/14/2012
FTC Loses Antitrust Challenge To "Pay-For-Delay" Settlement In 11th Circuit Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/14/2012
Ninth Circuit Again Declares That Requiring Consumers to Purchase Undesired Television Channels is Lawful Under the Sherman Act Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/14/2012
Federal Trade Commission Brings Two Enforcement Actions Related to Peer-to-Peer Networks Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 6/13/2012
OIG Advisory Opinion 12-06 Disapproves of Proposed Arrangements Between ASCs and Anesthesia Services Providers Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 6/10/2012
No Harm, No Foul? First Circuit Departs from Trend Narrowing Chapter 93A Injury Requirement, Reverses Dismissal of Claim Arising from Failed Price-Fixing Conspiracy Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 6/10/2012
Internal Bilateral Transactions: Regulatory Risk & Confusion Reign Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/8/2012
Standing to Challenge European Commission Decisions on Complaints McDermott Will & Emery 6/6/2012
DOJ’s Response to Grassley Gives Details, but Not the Right Details Ifrah Law 6/5/2012
EU General Court Rules European Commission Wrong to Reject Summarily Claimants’ Requests for Access to Investigation Files McDermott Will & Emery 6/1/2012
Reform of the UK Competition Regime Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/31/2012
EU Commission Ready to Declare Maritime Transport a Sector Like Any Other Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/28/2012
Reform of the UK Competition Regime Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/26/2012
Mutual Recognition Agreement Should Benefit Companies Involved in U.S-EU Trade McDermott Will & Emery 5/24/2012
Recent DOJ Obstruction of Justice Case Highlights Importance of HSR Item 4 Compliance McDermott Will & Emery 5/21/2012
Buyers And Sellers Beware – Federal And State Antitrust Authorities Heighten Scrutiny Of Healthcare Provider M&A Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/17/2012
Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Takes Effect Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/15/2012
Resale Pricing Policies Withstand State Scrutiny Again, but Suppliers Should Continue to Exercise Caution McDermott Will & Emery 5/15/2012
Kansas Supreme Court Decision Declares Resale Price Maintenance Per Se Illegal Under State Antitrust Statute McDermott Will & Emery 5/14/2012
Eleventh Circuit Rejects FTC Challenge to Reverse Payment Settlement Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/12/2012
China’s Anti-Monopoly Law Makes it Easier to Sue in Cases of Anti-Competitive Conduct McDermott Will & Emery 5/12/2012
New European Commission de minimis Regulation for SGEI McDermott Will & Emery 5/11/2012
Essential Health Transaction Planning for Providers in Today’s Antitrust Enforcement Climate McDermott Will & Emery 5/8/2012
Commission launches 'assertive' campaign to open up procurement markets outside the EU Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/4/2012
Opinion Discusses Appropriateness of Sealing Complaints Varnum LLP 5/1/2012
Issues from an Initial Determination that Are “Noticed” but Not Reviewed by the ITC May Be Appealed to the Federal Circuit McDermott Will & Emery 5/1/2012
13th Great-Idea China Sourcing & New Industrial Delegation to China – Day 8 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/30/2012
13th Great-Idea China Sourcing & New Industrial Delegation to China – Day 7 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/28/2012
13th Great-Idea China Sourcing & New Industrial Delegation to China – Day 6 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/26/2012
13th Great-Idea China Sourcing & New Industrial Delegation to China – Day 5 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/26/2012
An RMB 150-Million Litigation in China for the Abuse of a Dominant Market Position McDermott Will & Emery 4/26/2012
Disclosure of EU Leniency Materials: English High Court Outlines the Boundaries of Document Disclosure McDermott Will & Emery 4/24/2012
FERC Investigates Market Manipulation and Imposes Major Civil Penalties Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/24/2012
Tomra : Tension Between Simply “Capable” of Restricting Competition and the “Effects-Based” Approach McDermott Will & Emery 4/23/2012
13th Great-Idea China Sourcing & New Industrial Delegation to China – Day 4 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/22/2012
Transformation. Repositioning. Adjustment.: 2012 China (Suzhou) Service Outsourcing Innovation Development and Investment Promotion Summit Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/21/2012
Opening of the 13th Great-Idea China Sourcing & New Industrial Delegation to China Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/18/2012
English Tribunal Confirms Litigation Privilege Can Apply in Competition Authority Investigations McDermott Will & Emery 4/15/2012
The Next Chapter: DOJ Sues Apple and Publishing Companies for Alleged e-Book Conspiracy Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/12/2012
Rockford Returns — Part II Court Grants FTC’s Preliminary Injunction Against Hospital Merger to Preserve Status Quo for Preliminary Hearing Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/9/2012
The Sherman Act’s Increasingly Long Arm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/8/2012
Healthcare Tops the Agenda of U.S. Antitrust Enforcers Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/6/2012
China’s New Merger Control Regime Makes Major Progress in Its First Three Years McDermott Will & Emery 4/3/2012
NDRC and SAIC’s Actions in 2011 and Prospects in 2012 McDermott Will & Emery 4/2/2012
Russia Accedes to OECD Anti-Bribery Convention Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 4/1/2012
Might the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) Become A New Enforcement Authority for China’s Competition Laws? McDermott Will & Emery 3/31/2012
FTC Petitions for Rare Supreme Court Review of Hospital Acquisition Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/29/2012
Civil Litigation Under China’s Anti-Monopoly Law McDermott Will & Emery 3/28/2012
U.S. Department of Commerce Preliminarily Finds Chinese Solar Panel Manufacturers Received Subsidies from the Chinese Government McDermott Will & Emery 3/28/2012
DOJ to Standard Essential Patent Holders—“We have our eye on you” Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP 3/26/2012
European Commission Considers Taking Over Cartel Investigations to Prevent Exploitation of German Law Loophole McDermott Will & Emery 3/25/2012
China’s NDRC to Launch Massive Country-wide Investigation into Banks’ Irregular Charges McDermott Will & Emery 3/24/2012
China Conditionally Clears Western Digital’s Acquisition of Hitachi’s Hard Disk Drive Business McDermott Will & Emery 3/20/2012
Landmark U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Enters Into Force McDermott Will & Emery 3/19/2012
Second WTO Challenge of Chinese Export Restrictions Could Affect High-Tech and Green Energy Sectors McDermott Will & Emery 3/17/2012
The Value of Project Management: Avoiding a “Huge Hole” in your E-Discovery Process Exterro Inc. 3/15/2012
China Cracks Down on Supermarket Charges by Large-Scale Retailers McDermott Will & Emery 3/13/2012
FERC and Constellation Energy Commodities Group Settle Investigation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/13/2012
European Market Abuse Regulation Extended to the Commodities Sector McDermott Will & Emery 3/9/2012
Congress Acts to Reverse Court Ruling Barring Application of U.S. Anti-Subsidy Law to China McDermott Will & Emery 3/8/2012
FERC Requests Comments on Coordination Between Natural Gas and Electricity Markets Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/1/2012
FERC Reaffirms Merger Policy; Does Not Adopt DOJ/FTC 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines McDermott Will & Emery 3/1/2012
European General Court Confirms Parental Liability For Competition Law Infringements by 50:50 Joint Ventures McDermott Will & Emery 2/29/2012
FERC Decides to Retain Existing Merger Review Policies Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/28/2012
China’s MOFCOM to Review Merger in Gas Market McDermott Will & Emery 2/27/2012
DOJ Finds Antitrust Violation in Joint Bid for Oil & Gas Leases McDermott Will & Emery 2/26/2012
Bribery Update - Warning bells sound for investors Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/20/2012
An End to Zeroing: Fact Or Fiction? Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 2/20/2012
Antitrust Inspections in The Energy Exchange Market McDermott Will & Emery 2/20/2012
German Court Protects the Confidentiality of Leniency Submissions McDermott Will & Emery 2/19/2012
Increased Antitrust Scrutiny Fowler White Boggs P.A. 2/19/2012
FERC Reaffirms Policy for Assessing Horizontal Market Power Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/18/2012
District Court Allows Trial on Whether a Below Cost but Competitively Bid Arrangement Can Lead to a Kickback Violation Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/18/2012
Parental Liability for Controlling Stakeholders of a (Full Function) Joint Venture Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/14/2012
Antitrust Compliance in the Current Administration and the Next? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/11/2012
European Commission Blocks Proposed Merger Between NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse McDermott Will & Emery 2/10/2012
Notification Threshold Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Increased to $68.2 million McDermott Will & Emery 2/3/2012
Department of Justice Improves the Odds of Online Gambling Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/1/2012
HSR Thresholds Increase for 2012 Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/1/2012
China Summarises 2011 AML Enforcement, Promises Action on Failures to Notify a Concentration in 2012 McDermott Will & Emery 2/1/2012
FTC Announces Increased HSR Thresholds Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/30/2012
Higher HSR Threshold Requirements Effective February 27, 2012 Andrews Kurth LLP 1/29/2012
New 7th Circuit Decision Endorses Heightened Scrutiny of Experts at Class Certification Stage While Potentially Lowering the Bar to the Predominance Element at Class Certification Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/28/2012
Higher Filing Thresholds for HSR Act Premerge Notifications and Interlocking Directorates Announced Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/28/2012
Henry Gifford’s Lawsuit Against U.S. Green Building Council Dismissed Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/27/2012
Warning to Executives: Reinvestment of Dividends in your 401(k) and Vesting of Stock Awards May Trigger HSR Filing Requirements Andrews Kurth LLP 1/25/2012
FTC Raises Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/25/2012
European Commission Launches Green Paper Consultation McDermott Will & Emery 1/20/2012
FERC Approves Settlement Resolving Electric Power Market Manipulation Investigation into North America Power Partners Officer Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/19/2012
Here We Go Again: Another Attempt at Recovery for Ratepayers Resulting from KeySpan-Morgan Stanley Swap Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/17/2012
China Issues New Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue McDermott Will & Emery 1/8/2012
New York High Court Holds That State Blue Sky Law Does Not Preempt Common Law Claims Involving Securities Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/6/2012
Grand Central Partnership Fired Rastafarian for Complaining of Threatened Violence, EEOC Says U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/4/2012
Protests Mount Against Proposed Law That Would Cripple the Internet Ifrah Law 1/3/2012
ITC Issues General Exclusion Order Based on Respondents’ “Willful Blindness” and Potential to Evade Order McDermott Will & Emery 1/2/2012
The Disclosure of Leniency Documents: Confidential Documents Still Protected McDermott Will & Emery 12/30/2011
Allegations of Conspiracy to Limit Crop Production: Ripe for Analysis Under Capper-Volstead Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/29/2011
Rooney and restraint of trade - the doctrine is still alive and kicking Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/29/2011
No Countervailing Duties on Chinese Imports: Possibility of Refunds Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/28/2011
European Commission Provides Guidance on Disclosure of Leniency Documents McDermott Will & Emery 12/27/2011
Streamlining Multi-Jurisdictional Merger Control in a Globalised World: Best Practices Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/27/2011
New Court Ruling Renders U.S. Anti-Subsidy Law Inapplicable to China McDermott Will & Emery 12/24/2011
EPA Issues First National Standards for Mercury Pollution from Power Plants U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 12/23/2011
HSR Act Guidance for CEOs, Board Directors, and General Counsel Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/23/2011
Russia’s Upcoming WTO Membership Offers New Opportunities for U.S. and Multinational Businesses McDermott Will & Emery 12/23/2011
Aiming for a Moving Target: Bad and Good News on Changing Iran Sanctions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/19/2011
Sino-U.S. Trade: Increasing Government Intervention Leads to Added Friction Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/19/2011
Clarity Required: Iran Sanctions Convictions Reversed in U.S. v. Banki Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/18/2011
The value of perseverance: ca. €23 million (plus interest and costs) Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/18/2011
Technical Conference on Penalty Guidelines Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/16/2011
Netflix Wins Summary Judgment Dismissal Of Consumer Class Antitrust Claims Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/14/2011
FTC Staff Report Summarizes Recent Pay-for-Delay Settlements McDermott Will & Emery 12/12/2011
California Appeals Court Rejects Antitrust Challenge to “Pay-for-Delay” Settlement of Patent Infringement Suit McDermott Will & Emery 12/11/2011
Waking up a Sleeping Giant McDermott Will & Emery 12/10/2011
Office of Foreign Assets Control: Understanding the Federal Agency Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/9/2011
Collecting Societies face the music - General Court hearing underway Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/8/2011
Premier League vs Mrs Murphy: A score draw? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/7/2011
International Potash Cartel Suit Rejected by Seventh Circuit Under Both FTAIA And Twombly Standards Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/6/2011
Antitrust Investigation Results in $200 Million Fine & Jail Time Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/6/2011
Murky Waters: The FTC Dives into Exclusionary Supply Contracts 12/5/2011
State Parens Patriae Actions Cannot Be Consolidated with Class Actions Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/5/2011
Antitrust fines - the inevitability of parental liability revisited Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/4/2011
US and EU Antitrust Agencies Update their Best Practices for Merger Review Coordination Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/3/2011
Surprise! You Just Starred In Our Movie Armstrong Teasdale 12/3/2011
EPA Releases Formerly Confidential Chemical Information U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 12/2/2011
Football and Antitrust Law: American Needle v. NFL and It's Meaning for Combinations in Restraint of Trade and the Rule of Reason in the 21st Century Brooklyn Law School 11/30/2011
MOFCOM Issues Its Eighth Conditional Clearance—Minority Shareholders Beware McDermott Will & Emery 11/27/2011
China NDRC Fines Two Pharmaceutical Distributors for Monopolistic Practice McDermott Will & Emery 11/21/2011
Early Steps Toward a Streamlined Export Control System: Proposed Changes to the ITAR and EAR Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/21/2011
China’s First Merger Control Decision Approving a Joint Venture—GE & Shenhua 11/20/2011
DOJ Targets FCPA and Anti-Trust Violations Jointly Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/19/2011
No Mandatory Antitrust Review for ACOs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/16/2011
FTC/DOJ Remove Mandatory Antitrust Review for MSSP-Participating ACOs in Final Policy Statement McDermott Will & Emery 11/16/2011
China Cracks Down on Anti-Competitive Practices of Major State-Owned Enterprises McDermott Will & Emery 11/12/2011
Social Media Perils: A Primer for Businesses Much Shelist, P.C. 11/10/2011
Allegations of Conspiracy to Fix Prices in Ohio Rock Salt Duopoly Flunk "Plausibility" Analysis Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/6/2011
FTC/DOJ Final Policy on Accountable Care Organizations: Important Antitrust Issues Remain Uncertain for Healthcare Collaborations Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/1/2011
China Implements a Security Review System for Certain Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/1/2011
The OIG Issues An OIG Rule on ACOs and the IRS Provides Additional Guidance For Tax-Exempt Organizations Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/31/2011
Negotiating Franchise Sales In California Armstrong Teasdale 10/29/2011
Prison Time and Export Controls: University Professor's Case Illustrates Dangers of Ignoring Export Compliance Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/29/2011
Trade Commission Likely to Play Growing Role in U.S. Renewable Energy Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/28/2011
OFAC, BIS Double Up Flow Serve: What the Flowserve Settlement Says About Corporate Compliance Programs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/28/2011
DOJ and FTC Issue Final Policy Statement on Antitrust Enforcement RE: Accountable Care Organizations Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/27/2011
Mind Your Own Businesses: UK Court Decision May Signal Pushback On Extraterritorial Enforcement of US Trade Laws Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/26/2011
ECJ Gets Tough with The Commission on Parental Liability McDermott Will & Emery 10/23/2011
Three New U.S. Free Trade Agreements Offer Growth Opportunities for U.S. Businesses McDermott Will & Emery 10/21/2011
The European Commission’s New Best Practice Guidelines on Antitrust Proceedings McDermott Will & Emery 10/21/2011
The Top Five (Avoidable) Antitrust Traps in M&A Transactions McDermott Will & Emery 10/20/2011
Federal Circuit Affirms ITC's Determination that Litigation Generally Cannot Be Used to Establish a Domestic Industry McDermott Will & Emery 10/18/2011
Competition Law Reform in Brazil: Implications for Merger Control McDermott Will & Emery 10/18/2011
New OFAC General Licenses Authorize Food Product Sales to Iran and Sudan McDermott Will & Emery 10/15/2011
Top Five Traps in M&A Transactions in China McDermott Will & Emery 10/7/2011
Office of Foreign Assets Control: Understanding the Federal Agency Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/3/2011
Presumption of Parental Liability Revisited McDermott Will & Emery 9/28/2011
French Court Orders French Competition Authority to Disclose Antitrust Investigation Documents McDermott Will & Emery 9/26/2011
ANDA Automatic Stay of FDA Approval Does Not Defeat Standing in Sham Litigation Antitrust Counterclaim Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/26/2011
The UK Takeover Code: Significant Changes Come Into Effect Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/23/2011
China Implements New Evaluating Competitive Influence Rules McDermott Will & Emery 9/19/2011
Applications of China’s New Personal Information Protection Standards McDermott Will & Emery 9/16/2011
Ninth Circuit Finds Grocers’ Revenue-Sharing Agreement Must Go Through Full Rule of Reason Check-Out Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/12/2011
800 Channels and Nothing On? Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Sherman Act Claim Alleging Tying of Popular Television Channels with Less Popular Television Channels Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/12/2011
Second Circuit Dismisses $500M Telecom Antitrust Suit McDermott Will & Emery 9/11/2011
UK/EU Competition: Courts Reduce Antitrust Fines Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/10/2011
Lanham Act Attorneys’ Fees Awarded in the Absence of Damages McDermott Will & Emery 9/2/2011
German Federal Cartel Office Consults on Substantive Merger Control - Draft Guidance Focuses on Market Dominance McDermott Will & Emery 8/31/2011
The DOJ’s New Merger Remedies Guideliness and the Joint Revised HSR Rules Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/31/2011
Third Circuit Eases Burden on Foreign Injury Antitrust Plaintiffs Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/29/2011
German Federal Cartel Office Consults on Substantive Merger Control - Draft Guidance Focuses on Market Dominance McDermott Will & Emery 8/28/2011
Antitrust Agriculture Update: Mushroom Grower Direct Purchaser Litigation McDermott Will & Emery 8/27/2011
An Employer’s Guide to Implementing EU-Compliant Whistleblowing Hotlines McDermott Will & Emery 8/26/2011
Antitrust Counterclaim in Patent Infringement Action Lacks Plausible Allegations of Competitive Injury Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/24/2011
China Announces First Administrative Anti-Monopoly Case Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/24/2011
Italian Competition Authority Finds Abusive Conduct in Withholding Data and Internal Communications Praising Company Strategy McDermott Will & Emery 8/24/2011
Guilty Plea for Altering HSR Documents Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/23/2011
International Trade Commission Offers Guidance on Satisfaction of Domestic Industry Requirement McDermott Will & Emery 8/7/2011
US & China Sign Antitrust Memorandum of Understanding Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/5/2011
Can an Auditor Still be Independent After 100 Years on a Corporate Payroll? Center for Public Integrity 8/3/2011
Grocers' Revenue-Sharing Deal Deserves More Than a Quick Look, Ninth Circuit Holds Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/3/2011
California v. Safeway: Antitrust Risks of Employer Mutual Aid Assistance Agreements Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/3/2011
New HSR Rules for Premerger Notification Filings - Effective August 18 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/30/2011
Retaliation Remains Most Frequent Allegation Among Federal-Sector Discrimination Complaints U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/28/2011
Retaliation Remains Most Frequent Allegation Among Federal-Sector Discrimination Complaints U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/27/2011
Revised HSR Form Adds Significant Reporting Requirements Andrews Kurth LLP 7/26/2011
Texas Passes Major Health Care Related Legislation During Special Session Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/22/2011
California’s Transparency in Supply Chains Act Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/21/2011
FTC and DOJ Finalize Rules Changing Premerger Notification Requirements Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/20/2011
EU's Top Competition Court Rules that Companies Seeking Damages May Have Access to Leniency Statements McDermott Will & Emery 7/20/2011
Changes To Disclosure Requirements For Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Rules And Form Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 7/15/2011
Parents Are Liable for Their Children: Presumption of Parental Liability Under EU Antitrust Law McDermott Will & Emery 7/15/2011
Wal-Mart v. Dukes: Implications For Antitrust Class Actions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/13/2011
For Better or Worse? FTC and DOJ Remake Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Premerger Notification Form and Rules Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/13/2011
Trade Associations Express Concern over Risks of Diverging EU and US Derivatives Regulation McDermott Will & Emery 7/13/2011
The Gabon Mistrial: DOJ Prosecution of Individuals Puts Aggressive FCPA Theories Under Fire Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/12/2011
Standing Under California § 17200 Only Requires Injury From Business Practice McDermott Will & Emery 7/11/2011
U.S. and Chinese Antitrust Agencies to Sign Cooperation Agreement 7/11/2011
FTC And DOJ Issue Proposed Statement Of Antitrust Policy Regarding Accountable Care Organizations Seeking To Participate In The Medicare Shared Savings Program Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 7/10/2011
New Developments for Foreign Special Purpose Companies and Round-Trip Investment Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/10/2011
FTC Announces Major Changes to Disclosure Requirements for Hart-Scott-Rodino Notification Rules and Form McDermott Will & Emery 7/8/2011
Physician-Owned Distributors in the Crosshairs: Senate Committees Call on OIG and CMS to Take Action Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/1/2011
OIG: Arrangements between DME Supplier and IDTFs May Trigger Sanctions and Implicate Anti-Kickback Statute von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 6/29/2011
DOJ Issues New Merger Remedy Guidance Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/29/2011
Japanese FTC Streamlines Merger Review Process Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/26/2011
Ninth Circuit Rejects Consumer Antitrust Challenge To Cable Television Bundling Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/26/2011
European Court of Justice Holds That Disclosure of Leniency Documents to Cartel Victims Seeking Civil Damages Is Subject to National Law Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/26/2011
In Secret Rebate Case, If It Walks Like A Duck, Allegations That It Will Also Quack Are Plausible Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/25/2011
FTC Hosts Workshop on Preventing Patent “Hold-Ups” in Standard-Setting McDermott Will & Emery 6/23/2011
New ITAR Rule on Transfer of Defense Articles to Dual and Third-Country Nationals Creates Substantial New Compliance Obligations Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/23/2011
DOJ Releases New Merger Remedy Guide McDermott Will & Emery 6/21/2011
Former Student Athletes' Right of Publicity and Antitrust Claims Will Proceed Against the NCAA and Electronic Arts Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/15/2011
Missouri Governor Expected to Sign Bill Creating Cooperative Associations Armstrong Teasdale 6/12/2011
China Seeks Comments on New Evaluating Competitive Influence Rules McDermott Will & Emery 6/9/2011
New Study on How Brazil’s Agribusiness Exports Affect U.S. Agribusiness McDermott Will & Emery 6/9/2011
Top 10 Tips to Consider in a Cross-Border M&A Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/8/2011
Recent Changes and Proposals in Merger Control Legislation in Selected Countries: Implications for Acquisitive Companies Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/5/2011
Prevailing Antitrust Defendants Recover $367,000 in e-Discovery Costs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/29/2011
Interlocutory Appeal From Denial Of Twombly Motion to Dismiss in Text Messaging Antitrust Litigation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/27/2011
Court Throws Out Antitrust Claims Against Netflix Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/26/2011
The California Court of Appeal Again Chips Away at In re Tobacco II Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/25/2011
MSHA signs memorandum of understanding with Interstate Mining Compact Commission during mine emergency response meeting U.S. Department of Labor 5/19/2011
Antitrust Aspects of Dealing with the Japanese Earthquake McDermott Will & Emery 5/18/2011
Court Considers Whether Non-Competitor Can Bring Unfair Competition Claim Kenyon & Kenyon LLP 5/17/2011
AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion - What Does It Mean For Class Arbitration And Class Actions In Federal Antitrust Cases? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/17/2011
Court Tosses Transpacific Air Passengers' Claims Based on Alleged Overcharges for Flights Originating in Asia Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/16/2011
Federal Court Finds Allegations of "Bad Faith" in Sprinkler License Agreements to be "Vox Clamantis in Deserto" Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/15/2011
Premerger Notification Office Issues Statement on the Use of Escrows in HSR-Reportable Deals Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/3/2011
Regulatory Brawl Over Debit Cards Sidesteps the Real Fee-Setters: Card Companies Center for Public Integrity 5/3/2011
Be Aware of the EU Watch Dog: Commission Blocks Merger Between Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air McDermott Will & Emery 5/3/2011
China Auto Dealers Association Files Anti-Monopoly Complaint Against Beijing Benz McDermott Will & Emery 4/28/2011
Levels of Antitrust Scrutiny for ACOs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/27/2011
FTC and CFTC to Share Confidential Information, Increases Investigation Risks McDermott Will & Emery 4/23/2011
“Data Pass” and Online Negative Option Marketing Now Deceptive Trade Practices Andrews Kurth LLP 4/22/2011
Antitrust, Intellectual Property Rights, and the Online Music Industry: An Antitrust Analysis of Apple’s Combination of Services and Products The University of Iowa College of Law 4/20/2011
China Adopts National Security Review Regime and Provisional Implementing Regulations for Foreign-Funded M&A Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/19/2011
Accountable Care Organizations: Improving Care Coordination for People with Medicare U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 4/14/2011
Accountable Care Organization (“ACO”) - The Real Journey Begins Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/11/2011
CMS’ Proposed Rules for ACOs: A Summary von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 4/9/2011
CMS/OIG, FTC/DOJ and IRS Weigh In on ACOs von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 4/8/2011
Accountable Care: FTC & DOJ Issue Proposed Antitrust Statement for ACOs von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 4/3/2011
Budget Cuts May Axe Obama’s Government Transparency Websites Center for Public Integrity 4/1/2011
Expanded Standing, or "Back to Basics"? Flash Memory Direct Purchasers Found to Have Standing to Assert Walker Process Claims Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/31/2011
NFL Fans - Are You Ready for Some... Antitrust Litigation? Players Sue, Claiming Lockout is a Group Boycott Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/30/2011
Retailers Accuse AmEx of Antitrust Breach as Battle Over Debit Card Cap Heats Up Center for Public Integrity 3/25/2011
Comments Solicited on Fundamental Changes to FERC's Market-Based Rate and Merger Review Process Tests Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/23/2011
Recent Developments in Dispositive Motions: To Be or Not, Twombly? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/20/2011
Block Exemption Regulation On Specialisation and Joint Production Agreements Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/18/2011
U.S. Film Studios Agree to Modify "Most Favored Nations" Clause in EU Contracts to Encourage Financing and Installation of Digital Equipment Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/18/2011
First Section 2 Monopolization Case Of the Obama Administration Targets Dominant Texas Health Care Provider Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/17/2011
Block Exemption Regulation For Research and Development Agreements Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/11/2011
Fifth Circuit Concludes that Allegations of Price-Fixing Involving Private Corporate Participation with OPEC are Beyond the Reach of Section 1 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/11/2011
EU Guidelines on Industry Standards (Technical or Quality Requirements) Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/10/2011
New EU Competition Rules Dealing With Competitor Contacts Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/9/2011
Indirect Purchaser Plavix Class Actions Tossed for Lack of Antitrust Standing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/25/2011
Aspartame Class Action Dismissal Affirmed on Statute of Limitations Grounds Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/24/2011
2011 Hart-Scott-Rodino Threshold Requirements Andrews Kurth LLP 2/22/2011
Court Approves Disgorgement of Profits from Anticompetitive Behavior in Electricity Market Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/18/2011
New Filing Thresholds for Hart-Scott-Rodino "HSR" Act Premerger Notifications and Interlocking Directorates Announced Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/16/2011
FDA Announces Its Plan For Changes to the 510(k) "Approval" Pathway Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/2/2011
Crisis in Egypt: The Economical Repercussions Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 1/31/2011
China's Supreme People's Court Issues Notice on Trial of Cases Involving Transfers of Nonperforming Assets to Foreign Investors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/20/2011
China Issues New Rules Against Price Fixing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/20/2011
Extradited Foreign Executive Jailed for Obstructing DOJ Antitrust Investigation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/18/2011
Lights Out for Resale Price and Dual Distribution Class Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/14/2011
The Ninth Circuit Rules that Foreign Documents Brought into the Country are Subject to Federal Grand Jury Demands Andrews Kurth LLP 1/4/2011
Antitrust Enforcers to Help Doctors and Hospitals with Transition under New Health Care Law, but Does Congress Want More? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/16/2010
FTC Positions Itself to Increase/Enhance Information Security Enforcement Actions with Appointment of Chief Technologist 11/16/2010
Healthcare Sector Comes Under Increased Government Antitrust Scrutiny Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/11/2010
Antitrust Considerations In Forming Accountable Care Organizations And Bundled Payment Arrangements Under The Healthcare Reform Act Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 11/9/2010
Silicon Valley Firms Settle DOJ Hiring Practices Charges, but are No-Solicitation Agreements per se Illegal? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/4/2010
Lawsuit Challenging Legitimacy of LEED Program Could Have Major Implications Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 11/3/2010
Court Determines Multi-Employer Agreement to Share Profits During a Strike is Not Exempt from the Antitrust Laws Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/25/2010
Public Statements about Pricing Changes May Create Antitrust Litigation Risk Andrews Kurth LLP 10/22/2010
Q&A: Iran Sanctions and Insurance Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 9/4/2010
CFTC Fines ConAgra $12 Million, Two Commissioners Dissent Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 8/26/2010
Congo Conflict Minerals Legislation Passes Congress: Affects Technology, Automotive, Mining, Jewelry, and Aerospace Companies Foley Hoag LLP 7/26/2010
Time Out: California Court of Appeal Enforces Statute of Limitations in Class Action Brought Under the UCL Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/20/2010
San Francisco Distinction Between Drugstores and Supermarkets Goes Up in Smoke Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/19/2010
FTC Gets Shut Down - Once Again - In Its Bid To Change How Courts View Reverse Payment Settlements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/30/2010
Plaintiffs' Failure To Satisfy FTAIA's "Two-Step Dance" Results In Dismissal Of Foreign Purchase Claims Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/28/2010
Bill Introduced To Secure Reduced Civil Liability For Amnesty Applicants Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/28/2010
Congress Renews Antitrust Leniency Statute for Cooperating Parties Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/23/2010
Banning "Pay-For Delay" Settlements and Resale Price Maintenance are Senate Antitrust Subcommittee's Top Legislative Priorities Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/22/2010
DOJ and FTC Issue Proposed Revisions to Horizontal Merger Guidelines Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/14/2010
Hospital and Health Insurer Deals May Cause Antitrust Problems Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 5/24/2010
Federal Circuit Opts for Ordinary Observer Test in Anticipation Cases Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. 3/11/2010
New FTC Guidance Highlights Need For Effective Social Media Policies Franczek Radelet P.C. 1/31/2010
Mergers on the Examining Table: The FTC Ratchets up Antitrust Enforcement in the Healthcare Sector Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/8/2010
Generic Substitution and Biopharmaceuticals: Where Are All the Follow-on Biologics? And, How Much Money Will They Save? Carpenter Law Firm PC 1/1/2010
New York’s International Banks Obtain Relief as Second Circuit Restricts Ability of Creditors to Use Maritime Rule B to Attach Electronic Fund Transfers Bingham McCutchen LLP 11/28/2009
What's In A Name? Plenty! Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 11/28/2009
"Made in Taiwan" Now OK for Sales to U.S. Government Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 10/9/2009
HIT Vendors Subject to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Health Breach Notification Rule Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 10/8/2009
FTC Issues Final Rule on Notifying Consumers About Breaches of Electronic Health Records Reed Smith LLP 9/22/2009
Update on Federal Trade Commission Red Flag Rules Relating to Identity Theft Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/19/2009
Employers Should Carefully Consider Whether To Sue Former Employees For Threatened Trade Secret Misappropriation Based On Recent California Court of Appeal Decision Awarding Over $1.6 Million To Former Employees Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/30/2009
Gone In 60 Seconds – When Dealerships Go Bad, What’s Their Lender To Do? Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 8/24/2009
Court of Appeals Decides Non-Compete Covenant in Medical Staffing Case is Unenforceable, But Affirms Verdict for Misappropriation of Trade Secrets and Unfair Trade Practices 8/19/2009
Protecting Your IP in a Troubled Economy: A Modest (and Cost-Effective) Proposal Much Shelist, P.C. 8/14/2009
Antitrust Enforcement in the Obama Era: Back to Basics -- Vigorously Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/30/2009
White Collar Primer - A Business Person's Guide to Managing Investigations and Compliance Risk Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC 6/26/2009
Business Interference: From The Outside And Inside Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 6/5/2009
Hydrogen Peroxide: The Third Circuit’s “Acid Test” For Class Certification Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 6/2/2009
Law and Practice: The Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act Of 2008 Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 6/2/2009
Third Circuit Rules that Hospital Arrangement with Anesthesiologists May Violate the Stark and Anti-Kickback Laws Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/29/2009
New Jersey Product Liability Jurisprudence: Highlights of 2008 and Anticipated Developments in 2009 Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/20/2009
Foreign Trade Zones: A Missed Opportunity for Many U.S. Distributors and Manufacturers Much Shelist, P.C. 5/18/2009

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