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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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Dec
2
2023
Important May 30, 2023 Changes to the SBA’s Mentor-Protégé and Joint Venture Regulations Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
9
2023
Avoiding Supply Chain Disruption in International Trade Commission Section 337 Investigations Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
11
2014
Dollar Tree's "Scrub Buddies" Cleaning Cloths Targeted for Alleged Design Patent Infringement Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
5
2014
O’Bannon Decision Could Open the Door to Significant Changes in Collegiate Athletics Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
7
2021
FTC Reaches Largest FCRA Settlement To Date Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
28
2016
Global Growth: The Middle Market is Primed To Take Advantage [VIDEO] Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
10
2012
Supreme Court Will Review Eleventh Circuit’s Decision in Andro-Gel® “Pay for Delay” Case Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
2
2013
Response to the Wall Street Journal's Editorial Questioning My Ability To Purchase And Consume Beer (Re: Beer Merger) Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
26
2013
Non-Compete Agreements Aren’t for Everyone: The Necessity of Proving a “Legitimate Business Interest” Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
14
2013
Lawsuit Seeks to Block Merger Between StellarOne and Union First Bankshares Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
10
2014
Order Pierces Allegations Unsupported By Receivable Evidence In Granting Summary Judgment To All Parties In IP Dispute Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
21
2015
FTC Seeks to Secure First Disgorgement in Nearly a Decade Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jul
27
2021
Synthetic Data May Be The Solution to AI Privacy Concerns Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
13
2021
Wage Fixing & Anti-Poaching Defense: Feds Take New, Aggressive Stand on No-Poach/Non-Solicit Agreements Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
26
2021
Opportunity Economy: Risks in Antitrust Enforcement Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
28
2016
Brexit: Overview and Reactions - Part 1 [VIDEO] Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
3
2013
Federal Circuit Clarifies Test for Obviousness of Design Patents Womble Bond Dickinson (US) 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
Dec
19
2013
Recent Trademark Cases Filed in Georgia Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
5
2014
Mio Global Brings Suit for Infringement Against Smartmissimo’s “SMART mio” Athletic Monitoring Products Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
13
2020
COVID-19 and Material Adverse Effect in M&A Transactions Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
9
2014
California District Court Rules NCAA Violated Antitrust Laws: But Did The NCAA Win By Losing? Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
3
2024
Window Shade Bracket Design is Not Protectable Trade Dress Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
25
2015
Supreme Court Rules North Carolina Dentist Board Not Immune From Antitrust Scrutiny Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
9
2021
U.S Senate Takes Aim at Big Tech Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
21
2021
You’ve Got Mail (Not the Good Kind): FTC Sends Mass Warning Regarding Deceptive Endorsements Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
8
2010
Mergers on the Examining Table: The FTC Ratchets up Antitrust Enforcement in the Healthcare Sector Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
7
2018
The Section 301 and Section 232 Trade Actions: Managing the Impact of New Trade Restrictions Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
 

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