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Following the S.D.N.Y.’s award to the New York State Attorney General of an injunction requiring Actavis to continue distributing the immediate-release tablet version of its dementia drug, Namenda (which we analyzed previously), the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has denied

Mixed martial arts is now the site for an antitrust suit. Over the last few years, the UFC has consolidated the competition and now arranges fights in a boxing-like fashion.

The European Commission's draft new EU Merger Guidelines and the UK's evolving approach signal a shift in how mergers are analyzed amid changing geopolitical dynamics. Partner James K. Hunsberger joins Brunswick's Stuart Hudson and Matthew Hall to explore what these regulatory changes mean for merger control, examining potential EU/UK convergence or divergence and the growing risk of politicization in competition reviews.

The proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. transaction reveals a fundamental shift in global merger review dynamics, where U.K. regulators now wield unprecedented influence over American media deals. This analysis explores how the Competition and Markets Authority's expanding jurisdictional reach and distinct antitrust standards create new strategic challenges for multinational companies.

In the past decade, many of the largest U.S. Department of Justice cartel investigations and follow-on civil lawsuits have targeted foreign suppliers of components

The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") recently charged a Puerto Rico ophthalmologist cooperative with organizing a group boycott of a health plan in violation of section 5 of the FTC Act.

We reported previously on DreamWorks Animation's payment of $50 million to settle a class action antitrust suit.

In light of government reports finding high utilization and potential improper Medicare payments associated with repetitive scheduled nonemergent ambulance transports, CMS will test a prior authorization model program for these services.

On January 15, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission announced the annual threshold adjustments for premerger filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. § 18a) ("HSR").

In a decision upholding most of the class action antitrust claims against 12 of the world's largest financial institutions, Judge Cote of the Southern District of New York held that the plaintiffs had standing and alleged sufficient facts to satisfy their Section 1 claim under the Sherman Act.

An enforcement action by the FTC may put a company in a difficult competitive position and a violation of an order may result in massive civil penalties.

The CFTC requested comments on proposed amendments to regulations that concern the conditions under which certain non-U.S. entities may qualify for exemptions from registration with the CFTC.

The FTC’s chief administrative law judge ruled that the agency must disclose the standards it uses to determine whether a company maintains adequate data security.

The FTC recently won a significant victory in federal court in its ongoing efforts to hold businesses accountable for their data security practices.

The FTC has recently approved changes to its Wool Products Labeling Rules in order to allow wool manufacturers and sellers greater flexibility.

On Oct. 27, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas dismissed with prejudice a complaint accusing a group of online travel booking companies of colluding to set hotel room rates.

On January 29, 2008, the Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") formally adopted amendments to the rules and regulations under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR Act").

The ultimate effectiveness of the corporate compliance program depends on its ability to mitigate risks arising from all substantive laws materially affecting the company — not only the most visible or notorious ones.