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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Mar
30
2011
NFL Fans - Are You Ready for Some... Antitrust Litigation? Players Sue, Claiming Lockout is a Group Boycott Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
25
2011
Retailers Accuse AmEx of Antitrust Breach as Battle Over Debit Card Cap Heats Up Center for Public Integrity
Mar
23
2011
Comments Solicited on Fundamental Changes to FERC's Market-Based Rate and Merger Review Process Tests Bracewell LLP
Mar
20
2011
Recent Developments in Dispositive Motions: To Be or Not, Twombly? Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
18
2011
Block Exemption Regulation On Specialisation and Joint Production Agreements Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
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
Mar
17
2011
First Section 2 Monopolization Case Of the Obama Administration Targets Dominant Texas Health Care Provider Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
11
2011
Block Exemption Regulation For Research and Development Agreements Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
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
Mar
10
2011
EU Guidelines on Industry Standards (Technical or Quality Requirements) Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
9
2011
New EU Competition Rules Dealing With Competitor Contacts Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
25
2011
Indirect Purchaser Plavix Class Actions Tossed for Lack of Antitrust Standing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
24
2011
Aspartame Class Action Dismissal Affirmed on Statute of Limitations Grounds Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
22
2011
2011 Hart-Scott-Rodino Threshold Requirements Hunton Andrews Kurth
Feb
18
2011
Court Approves Disgorgement of Profits from Anticompetitive Behavior in Electricity Market Bracewell LLP
Feb
16
2011
New Filing Thresholds for Hart-Scott-Rodino "HSR" Act Premerger Notifications and Interlocking Directorates Announced Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
2
2011
FDA Announces Its Plan For Changes to the 510(k) "Approval" Pathway Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
31
2011
Crisis in Egypt: The Economical Repercussions Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jan
20
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
Jan
20
2011
China Issues New Rules Against Price Fixing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
18
2011
Extradited Foreign Executive Jailed for Obstructing DOJ Antitrust Investigation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
14
2011
Lights Out for Resale Price and Dual Distribution Class Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
4
2011
The Ninth Circuit Rules that Foreign Documents Brought into the Country are Subject to Federal Grand Jury Demands Hunton Andrews Kurth
Dec
16
2010
Antitrust Enforcers to Help Doctors and Hospitals with Transition under New Health Care Law, but Does Congress Want More? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
16
2010
FTC Positions Itself to Increase/Enhance Information Security Enforcement Actions with Appointment of Chief Technologist Poyner Spruill LLP
Nov
11
2010
Healthcare Sector Comes Under Increased Government Antitrust Scrutiny Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
9
2010
Antitrust Considerations In Forming ACOs And Bundled Payment Arrangements Under The Healthcare Reform Act Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Nov
4
2010
Silicon Valley Firms Settle DOJ Hiring Practices Charges, but are No-Solicitation Agreements per se Illegal? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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