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Thompson Coburn partner David Kaufman authored an op-ed in Crain's Chicago Business on how the traditional model for amateur college athletes...

On Dec. 1, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) challenged Laboratory Corp. of America's $57.5 million acquisition of Westcliff Medical Laboratories Inc., a rival clinical laboratory testing company, alleging that the transaction would harm competition in Southern California.

Thirteen Democratic AGs, led by Colorado AG Phil Weiser, have moved to intervene in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California's review of an antitrust settlement...

On August 5, two Denso Corp executives were sentenced to over a year in prison following their guilty plea to participating in a conspiracy to fix prices in violation of the antitrust laws.

On April 6, 2015, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced that David Topkins had pled guilty to a one-count felony charge for conspiring to fix the prices of certain posters sold in the United States.

On July 24, 2013, Baker Hughes, Inc., the owner of the third-largest pressure pumping fleet in the United States, disclosed as part of its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it had received a civil investigative demand (CID) from the Department of Justice (DOJ) on May 30, 2013.

On Mar. 3, 2015, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh granted preliminary approval to a proposed $415 million settlement of a class action concerning alleged anti-solicitation agreements...

On November 8, 2013, the Northern District of California certified a class of current and former student athletes seeking injunctive relief under the Sherman Act but declined to certify a damages subclass in the case In re NCAA Student-Athlete Name & Likeness Licensing Litig., 4:09-cv-01967-CW (N.D. Cal. November 8, 2013).

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois made three important rulings in American Needle, Inc. v. New Orleans Saints, et al.

In April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule banning noncompete agreements nationwide, with the intent of "protecting the fundamental freedom of workers to change jobs...

Day One of the ABA White Collar Crime Conference in San Francisco featured a compelling panel on antitrust enforcement.

On Feb. 25, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Texas Attorney General filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against United Regional Health Care System of Wichita Falls, Texas

Seeking to revive a criminal antitrust conviction, the DOJ last week filed its reply brief in support of a petition for certiorari asking the Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a Fourth Circuit decision.

The DOJ Antitrust Division began a review of leading platforms "to assess the competitive conditions in the online marketplace".

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Michael Murray described the DOJ's "muscular role" in the enforcement of antitrust regulation in the financial markets.

The US Department of Justice Antitrust Division is intensifying its focus on procurement-related antitrust violations, particularly bid rigging and collusive conduct in government contracting. Through its Procurement Collusion Strike Force and new whistleblower programs, the DOJ is accelerating enforcement efforts across multiple industries, signaling that government contractors should reassess their antitrust compliance frameworks and competitive bidding practices.

The U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division has filed a civil suit to block the acquisition of General Electric's appliance business by Electrolux.

Lisa Phelan spoke with Global Competition Review about United States v. Patel and what it means for other no-poach prosecutions and per se offenses.