Antitrust Law

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

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

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

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

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

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Recent Antitrust, Mergers, FTC & Unfair Competition News

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Jun
2
2009
Law and Practice: The Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act Of 2008 Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Jun
2
2009
Hydrogen Peroxide: The Third Circuit’s “Acid Test” For Class Certification Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Jun
30
2009
Antitrust Enforcement in the Obama Era: Back to Basics -- Vigorously Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
20
2009
Stabilization Of Housing Market Will Create Additional Public/Private Partnership Opportunities Fairfield and Woods P.C.
Aug
14
2009
Protecting Your IP in a Troubled Economy: A Modest (and Cost-Effective) Proposal
Aug
19
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 Poyner Spruill LLP
Aug
24
2009
Gone In 60 Seconds – When Dealerships Go Bad, What’s Their Lender To Do? Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Aug
30
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
Sep
4
2009
Would You Like Fries With That Picasso? The International Franchising of World Class Museums Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
19
2009
Update on Federal Trade Commission Red Flag Rules Relating to Identity Theft Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Sep
22
2009
FTC Issues Final Rule on Notifying Consumers About Breaches of Electronic Health Records Reed Smith LLP
Oct
8
2009
HIT Vendors Subject to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Health Breach Notification Rule Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
9
2009
"Made in Taiwan" Now OK for Sales to U.S. Government Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nov
27
2009
What's In A Name? Plenty! Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Nov
27
2009
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
Jan
8
2010
Mergers on the Examining Table: The FTC Ratchets up Antitrust Enforcement in the Healthcare Sector Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
31
2010
New FTC Guidance Highlights Need For Effective Social Media Policies Franczek Radelet P.C.
Feb
10
2010
Gift Card Management — When Income Tax and State Unclaimed Property Laws Converge Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Mar
11
2010
Federal Circuit Opts for Ordinary Observer Test in Anticipation Cases Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
May
5
2010
Negotiating Away The Fears Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
May
24
2010
Hospital and Health Insurer Deals May Cause Antitrust Problems Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Jun
14
2010
DOJ and FTC Issue Proposed Revisions to Horizontal Merger Guidelines Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jun
22
2010
Banning "Pay-For Delay" Settlements and Resale Price Maintenance are Senate Antitrust Subcommittee's Top Legislative Priorities Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
23
2010
Congress Renews Antitrust Leniency Statute for Cooperating Parties Bracewell LLP
Jun
28
2010
Bill Introduced To Secure Reduced Civil Liability For Amnesty Applicants Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
28
2010
Plaintiffs' Failure To Satisfy FTAIA's "Two-Step Dance" Results In Dismissal Of Foreign Purchase Claims Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
30
2010
FTC Gets Shut Down - Once Again - In Its Bid To Change How Courts View Reverse Payment Settlements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
8
2010
Modernizing the Poison Pill: Lessons from Selectica, Inc. v. Versata Enterprises, Inc. Vedder Price
 

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