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

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

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

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

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

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Recent Antitrust, Mergers, FTC & Unfair Competition News

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Oct
15
2013
Detroit Nurses Object to Sixth Circuit Reviewing Class Certification Decision McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
15
2013
Takata Corp. Agrees to Pay $71.3 Million Fine for Its Role in Alleged Price-Fixing and Bid-Rigging in the Automotive Parts Industry McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
14
2013
Office of Fair Trading (OFT) Investigates Pricing Restrictions in Sale of Mobility Scooters and Sports Bras Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct
11
2013
Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone (PFTZ) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
10
2013
Updated Oral Statement Guidance for Leniency Applicants in a Cartel Investigation McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
10
2013
The European Court of Justice Overturns, Unfreezes EU Iran Sanctions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
9
2013
Politics and Consequences: An Update on U.S. Sanctions Against Iran Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
9
2013
Employees Who Download Trade Secrets As They Head Out the Door Can Be Guilty of TS Theft, Even Before They Make Use of the Information Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
9
2013
Export Control Reform (ECR) Series Episode VI: The One With Ewoks (And New Rules On Satellites) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
8
2013
Division of Investment Management Issues Guidance Regarding Certain Disclosure and Compliance Matters for Funds That Invest in Derivatives Vedder Price
Oct
8
2013
Dow Chemical Co. Secures Stay, Will Challenge Calculation of Treble Damages on Appeal McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
8
2013
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Taps New Administrative Law Judge and Office of Unfair Import Investigations (OUII) Director Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct
8
2013
Tweet: No Antitrust Problems Here McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
7
2013
Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Will Exercise Its Authority to Issue Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants to Venture Capital Majority-Owned Small Businesses Mintz
Oct
7
2013
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - Week of October 7, 2013 Mintz
Oct
7
2013
Pop-Ups and Kiosks, and Carts – Oh My! Specialty Leases Take Shopping Centers by Storm von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Oct
5
2013
Growing Michigan Agricultural News - Third Quarter 2013 Varnum LLP
Oct
5
2013
Update on Government Shutdown's Impact on Trade Katten
Oct
4
2013
Solar Energy Industries Association Proposes Compromise Plan for U.S. - China Solar Conflict McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
4
2013
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Initiates Inquiry Into Patent Assertion Entities McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
3
2013
Department of Energy Authorizes Fourth Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Facility to Export to Non-Free-Trade Agreement Countries ArentFox Schiff LLP
Oct
3
2013
Federal Circuit Clarifies Test for Obviousness of Design Patents Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
3
2013
Reminder: October 16 Is the Effective Date for the FCC’s Written Consent Rule for Prerecorded Telemarketing Calls and Autodialed Telemarketing to Cellphones Mintz
Oct
3
2013
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Upholds Its 100-Day Pilot Program: Certain Products Having Laminated Packaging and Components Thereof McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
3
2013
Antitrust Agencies Announce Contingency Plans for Shutdown: Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Filings Should Be Submitted but Investigations May Be Limited Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct
2
2013
SINUSENSE and SINUCLEANSE Not Likely to Cause Consumer Confusion in Trademark Litigation Case: Water Pik, Inc. v. Med-Systems, Inc. McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
2
2013
Supplier’s Offer to Make Commercial Embodiment for Patentee Before Critical Date Results in On-Sale Bar: Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. v. Sunbeam Products, Inc. McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
2
2013
US Government Shutdown – What it Means for Canadians Altro LLP
 

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