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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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2021
Healthcare Tech Deal Falls Foul of UK CMA’s Harder Line on Merger Control Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
21
2019
Chancery Court Enforces Privileged Communications Provision To Protect Seller Following Merger K&L Gates
Dec
2
2023
Important May 30, 2023 Changes to the SBA’s Mentor-Protégé and Joint Venture Regulations Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
22
2013
Fifth Circuit Holds That Securities Fraud Defendants May Not Rebut the Fraud-on-the-Market Presumption at the Class Certification Stage Through Evidence of No Price Impact Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
7
2016
D.C. Judge Rejects Joint Defense Privilege Claim; Orders Would-be Merger Partners to Produce Sensitive Emails to DOJ K&L Gates
Oct
22
2015
Overview of SPACs and Latest Trends: Special-purpose Acquisition Companies McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
21
2014
Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Chancery Court Ruling that Applied Business Judgment Rule to Going Private Transaction with Controlling Stockholder Katten
May
19
2022
Why Environmental Compliance Auditing is Important in the Purchase/Sale of a Business von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Dec
15
2014
DOJ Offers Opinion on Successor Liability under FCPA Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
24
2016
CFIUS Clearance: Enbridge Inc. and Spectra Energy Corp. Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
27
2019
Traps for the Unwary: Code Section 410(b) Coverage Testing Concerns in Transactions Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Oct
19
2011
The Top Five Traps in Energy M&A Transactions McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
31
2013
Subjective vs. Objective: Beliefs Matter for Fiduciaries of Delaware Limited Liability Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
10
2023
California Office of Health Care Affordability: Another Regulatory Hurdle for California Healthcare M&A Transactions? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
28
2015
3.65 Comments Extended; FirstNet 2016 Consultation; Municipal Broadband; M&A Compliance Keller and Heckman LLP
Sep
20
2019
California Statute Offers Dramatic Change to Independent Contractor, Franchise-Franchisee Relationships Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
15
2020
Director Who Led Merger Negotiations, Without Disclosing Details of a Lucrative Pay Package He Was Offered to Lead the Post-Merger Company, Must Face Fiduciary Duty Claims Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Oct
2
2019
In a $1.365 Billion Merger, the Target Company “Blindsided” the Proposed Buyer by Terminating the Merger Agreement and the Court Upheld the Termination; Court Requests Further Briefing Re the $126.5 Million Reverse Termination Fee K&L Gates
Feb
6
2012
Reminder to Merchants: Your Receipts Must Truncate Credit and Debit Card Numbers as well as Expiration Dates Much Shelist, P.C.
Oct
10
2019
Waiver of Privilege in a Post-Great Hill World Polsinelli PC
Jul
12
2021
Empty Promises: Contractual Modification Without Consideration Leaves Franchisee Without Recourse Foley & Lardner LLP
Feb
25
2012
Should Investors Buck the Status Quo with LLCs? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jul
28
2020
What Impact has Coronavirus had on Doing Healthcare Deals? [WEBINAR] McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
6
2013
Delaware Chancery Court Finds Merger "Entirely Fair" to Common Stockholders Despite the Merger Leaving Common Stockholders With No Consideration for Their Shares Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
18
2015
M&A, Investment or Partnering Checklist for Medtech Companies Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
9
2012
When Franchisees Innovate: Discussing The "Big Mac" Provision -includes video Armstrong Teasdale
Feb
24
2015
Pharmaceutical Uses Acquisition to Make Itself More Competitive McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Aug
19
2020
Driving the Deal: Public Hospital M&A and Stakeholder Buy-In [Podcast] McDermott Will & Emery
 

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