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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Custom text Organization
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6
2013
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16
2014
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American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant: A Class Action Waiver in an Arbitration Agreement Will Be Strictly Enforced Under the Federal Arbitration Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
7
2022
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Aug
27
2020
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Nov
27
2019
Antitrust M&A Snapshot - November 2019 McDermott Will & Emery
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20
2021
Asia Q4 Checkin: Living with Covid, Supply Chain and China’s Crackdown on Its Free Market Experiments with Paul Kim [PODCAST] Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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23
2017
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Jan
10
2014
California Court of Appeal Rules that State Law Claims for Alleged Misuse of the Term 'Organic' on Food Products Are Preempted by Federal Law Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
14
2017
Canada Outlaws Facilitation Payments Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
29
2020
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24
2011
China Announces First Administrative Anti-Monopoly Case Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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4
2021
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12
2016
Delaware Chancery Court Grants Fee and Expense Award in Dell Appraisal Case K&L Gates
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20
2013
Delaware Court of Chancery Upholds Facial Validity of Exclusive Forum Bylaws Adopted Unilaterally Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
19
2014
Delaware Supreme Court Affirms that Controller Buyouts Can be Reviewed under the Business Judgment Rule If They Are Conditioned Up Front on Dual Approval Safeguards Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
28
2011
Delaware Supreme Court Holds That Chancery Court Is Not Bound By Merger Price Or Fairness Opinion In Appraisal Proceedings Under Delaware General Corporate Law Section 262(h) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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11
2020
DOJ Announces Indictment of Former Owner of Health Care Staffing Company for Wage Fixing Mintz
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28
2022
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1
2023
Episode 27: Subsidy Arrangements Between Hospitals and Physician Practices: What You Should Know [Podcast] Foley & Lardner LLP
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3
2016
EU Sanctions Against Russia Adopted and Extended; Sanctions Extended Concerning Crimea and Sevastopol Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
31
2014
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Mar
31
2011
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Jul
29
2017
ExxonMobil Challenges OFAC’s First Russia Sanctions Penalty Holland & Hart LLP
Jun
23
2013
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) v. Actavis: What Does It Mean for Reverse-Payment Settlements? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
2
2013
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) Accepting Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Filings During Shutdown McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
23
2022
Fintiv Discretionary Denial of PTAB Proceedings Under New Director Foley & Lardner LLP
May
13
2016
FTC Granted 2-Week Reprieve in Effort to Block Pennsylvania Hospital Merger Mintz
 

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