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The government's recent wave of Section 2 monopoly maintenance cases signals a significant shift in antitrust enforcement that extends well beyond Big Tech. Ronald F. Wick examines how established market leaders across healthcare, media, and other industries now face heightened scrutiny for maintaining their dominant positions through vertical integration and market power. Understanding the warning signs and compliance considerations has become essential for general counsel navigating this evolving enforcem

The Sherman Act and related antitrust jurisprudence have proven flexible and capable of balancing competitive effects of virtually any kind of concerted conduct among two or more conspirators...

The DOJ's decision to proceed criminally against such agreements is significant.

The goal of the European Commission’s (Commission) December, 2013, Merger Simplification Package is to cut red tape and reduce the costs associated with European Union (EU) merger filings.

The glass was at least half full for antitrust enforcement in Q1 2025. Despite the attention given to three merger enforcement complaints filed by the U.S. antitrust agencies...

According to the DOJ, these are the first resolutions in this litigation that require companies to divest their pravastatin-related products. Pravastatin is a widely used cholesterol treatment medicine.

On June 25, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision by Justice Thomas, held that provisions in American Express Company's contracts with merchants that restricted the ability of these merchants...

In a previous alert, we explained how the FTC and DOJ plan to address merger enforcement in the event of a potential government shutdown.

Last month, I wrote about a trade-secret case in which a defendant employee, David Cheung, asked the court to order the plaintiff employer, Brocade Communications, to pay his attorney's fees because the claims against him were frivolous.

The DOJ Antitrust Division obtained over $1 billion in criminal fines in fiscal year 2013 (October 1, 2012 – September 30, 2013).

While the Trump administration officially took office on January 20, 2017, the appointment and confirmation of the officials leading the two antitrust agencies has

Bloomberg Law covered David Shaw's decision to join Morrison & Foerster after serving as deputy chief of staff

Lisa discusses how she achieved professional success and what more can be done to advance women within the antitrust bar.

Competition law has evolved from a specialized legal domain into a critical enterprise risk that demands board-level attention. How can corporate directors effectively oversee antitrust compliance and protect their companies from regulatory exposure in an era of heightened enforcement?

Schneider discusses the implications of the new Republican administration for antitrust enforcement in the United States (in German).

This article discusses the European Court of Justice's (ECJ) March 14, 2019 ruling (file no. C-724/17) on antitrust liability in M&A transactions.

Europe saw a major increase in public M&A activity in 2021, fueled by cheap money and optimism as economies started to emerge from the worst effects of the pandemic.