Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two related cases that may have a significant impact on litigation against federal agencies – Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce.

In ABS Global, Inc. v. Cytonome/ST, LLC, No. 2022-1761, 2023 WL 6885009 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 19, 2023), the Federal Circuit issued a precedential reminder that the use of "a" or "an"...

As counsel to global companies, we often guide clients through not just U.S. antitrust issues, but also through a global antitrust landscape. Whether it is a merger or a business practice, it is crucial to understand how all the global pieces fit together.

The Department of Justice has secured a proposed $250 million settlement with KKR & Co. Inc. for alleged Hart-Scott-Rodino Act violations spanning at least 16 transactions in 2021 and 2022. This unprecedented penalty, more than twenty times the previous record, marks a dramatic escalation in HSR enforcement and raises critical questions about filing compliance standards across the investment industry.

The Spring Meeting is the largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy profes­sionals globally, with lawyers, academics, economists, enforcers, journalists, and students from around the world. During the 2026 Spring Meeting, Axinn associates attended thought leadership panels to capture key insights.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office has long been a significant player in antitrust enforcement. It has been an active enforcer in the technology industry, and has used antitrust as a tool to push back on corporate ESG efforts.

As CERAWeek begins in Houston, dealmakers in the energy sector will surely be asking how the second Trump Administration antitrust enforcers will treat energy deals.

On August 7, 2026, the Delaware Court of Chancery ordered Verisk Analytics, Inc. to move forward with its purportedly terminated $2.35 billion proposed acquisition of AccuLynx.com.

It's been two years since the Antitrust Division brought its most recent — and only pending — criminal case involving labor markets.

The International Trade Commission (ITC) looks a little different these days. Prior stalwart Administrative Law Judges (ALJs)...

Section 5 of the FTC Act prohibits "unfair methods of competition."Section 5, which has been endorsed by many as necessary to fill gaps in the Sherman Act, yet criticized by others as vague...

The 1964 Supreme Court case New York Times v. Sullivan, which requires public officials to prove "actual malice" to succeed on a defamation claim, was a watershed moment in defamation law. Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts was decided just a few years later and extended the same protection to "public figures" in addition to public officials.

On January 31, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas denied the Federal Trade Commission's request for a preliminary injunction to block Tempur Sealy's...

In the FTC's first merger challenge of the new administration, the FTC voted 4-0 last week to challenge the proposed acquisition of Surmodics by private equity firm GTCR BC Holdings ("GTCR").

The Spring Meeting is the largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy profes­sionals globally, with lawyers, academics, economists, enforcers, journalists, and students from around the world.

The Spring Meeting is the largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy profes­sionals globally, with lawyers, academics, economists, enforcers, journalists, and students from around the world.

In February 2025, the FTC and DOJ announced that a new HSR form was in effect, requiring enhanced disclosures that the agencies claimed would allow them to more effectively evaluate reportable transactions.

Transactions valued at over $126.4 million will require HSR premerger notification in 2025. The updated thresholds are expected to take effect for transactions closing in mid- to late February 2025.

Companies often seek to avoid the expense and outsized potential liability of class actions by including class action waivers and arbitration clauses in contracts with consumers, employees, and corporate counterparties alike. But plaintiffs have increasingly been calling their bluff.

The Spring Meeting is the largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy profes­sionals globally, with lawyers, academics, economists, enforcers, journalists, and students from around the world.