The DOJ's Antitrust Division would like to remind everyone that it will not be going anywhere. Despite expectations in some quarters of laxness surrounding the old-made-new administration...

You may remember Gordon—in many ways, he was dominant in the 5th grade, and though his behavior was questionable at times, he was very popular.

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 25—In a brief submitted to the Ninth Circuit on Monday, September 16, 2024, Bona Law argued that a federal district court was correct...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice are reminding companies that, in responding to grand jury subpoenas and second requests....

On July 11, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division filed a Statement of Interest in a private lawsuit alleging anticompetitive collusion among...

Some of us have been asserting for years that Robinson Patman, the federal price-discrimination antitrust law, is merely "forgotten but not gone."

Are you delegating your pricing decisions to a common algorithm software platform? If so, you might violate the antitrust laws.

The Federal Trade Commission has survived a motion to dismiss in a high-stakes lawsuit against Amazon, igniting critical discussions about competition in the online marketplace.

The Federal Trade Commission has sued to block IQVIA's proposed acquisition of Propel Media—a deal the FTC says would combine two of the top three providers of programmatic advertising...

On 5 February 2026, Germany's competition authority, the Bundeskartellamt, announced a landmark ruling prohibiting Amazon from continuing practices that influenced how independent sellers priced...

Recently, FTC Commissioner Bedoya made one of his first speeches and called for a "return to fairness" when enforcing the antitrust laws. In particular, he called for renewed enforcement...

A settlement has been reached between the National Association of Realtors (or NAR) and the class action plaintiffs that would resolve the $1.8 billion verdict out of Missouri finding illegal...

U.S. antitrust laws make exceptions for certain actions by employees and employers in the collective bargaining context. The limits of those exemptions are not perfectly clear.

At the end of June, the New York legislature passed a bill broadly prohibiting employer-employee non-competes, i.e., agreements or contractual provisions...

As an avid runner, I am always looking for the perfect protein bar. A great protein bar must find the balance between taste and texture on the one hand and nutritional value and low-caloric content on the other.

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an injunction that would have allowed University of Wisconsin–Madison football player Nyzier Fourqurean to play a fifth season...

The Department of Justice's challenge of certain Google actions raises interesting antitrust questions. But during the first week of the trial, the biggest issue seemed to be one aspect of Google's antitrust compliance program.

Recently, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a nearly complete ban on noncompete provisions in employment agreements. Because it faces the usual lengthy rulemaking process...

The Federal Trade Commission secured a record $12 million settlement against Edwards Lifesciences and Genesis MedTech for allegedly structuring a medical device acquisition to avoid Hart-Scott-Rodino Act filing requirements. The case centers on whether a $25 million side investment was designed to keep the total transaction price below HSR thresholds, raising critical questions about deal structuring and regulatory compliance.

The idea of Elon Musk purchasing TikTok might sound like a headline ripped from a speculative business column, and maybe it is. But as antitrust lawyers, we couldn't resist.