Many observers viewed the FTC's case challenging the Tapestry/Capri merger based on a relevant product market of "accessible luxury handbags" with skepticism.

The Federal Circuit issued two precedential decisions in August, reminding parties in Inter Partes Review proceedings to refrain from sandbagging and raise all arguments at the first opportunity.

As my colleagues Brian Johnson and Ian Swan reported in March, dissenting and concurring opinions in Section 337 Investigations, either as footnotes or separate opinions...

On June 27, 2023, the FTC published for public comment the first major overhaul to the HSR form in decades. If adopted, the proposal would dramatically increase the amount of information...

The Antitrust Division's ("Division") long-held view is that "individual criminal sanctions, including prison sentences, are the single most effective deterrent to antitrust crimes."

Earlier this week, the Antitrust Division updated its compliance guidance. The Division first issued guidance on its evaluation of corporate compliance programs in July 2019.

The Spring Meeting is the largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy profes­sionals...

Axinn partners Mike Keeley and Jackie Lem and counsel Carol Liu recently traveled to Japan to visit clients and partner law firms. In this post, they highlight the latest developments in Japan's competition law.

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.

In the days leading up to President Trump's inauguration, the Biden FTC rushed to initiate major lawsuits and to tie a bow on various antitrust policy efforts.

DOJ's announcement of a safe harbor for voluntary self-disclosure in the context of acquisitions is the latest policy change in support of its effort to incentivize compliance...

FDA recently published a new draft Guidance for Industry titled "New Clinical Investigation Exclusivity (3-Year Exclusivity) for Drug Products: Questions and Answers" (Mar. 2026) (the "Draft Guidance").

The Federal Trade Commission and five State Attorneys General have reached a landmark settlement with Deere & Company in a year-and-a-half antitrust litigation over the agricultural equipment manufacturer's restrictions on repair resources. The stipulated order, if approved, will require Deere to provide farmers and independent repair providers with the same repair tools and technical resources available to authorized dealers for a period of ten years.

In October 2016, the Obama Administration announced that it would criminally prosecute no-poach and wage-fixing agreements among competitors for talent.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has abandoned its defense of the rule proposed by the Biden Administration banning almost all employer-employee non-competes. As a result, the broad non-compete rule is dead.

Labcorp v. Davis brought a pivotal question to the fore: Can a court certify a class under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) that includes uninjured members?

On November 10, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") issued its long-anticipated Policy Statement Regarding the Scope of Unfair Methods of Competition Under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission...

Partners Tiffany Rider, Jimmy Attridge, Dan Oakes, and associate Audrey van Duyn co-authored the second edition of Axinn's Conspiracy Theories Newsletter. The 2025 edition offers a summary of Axinn's predictions for cartel enforcement under President Trump.

Cartel conduct tends to occur in secret. As a result, the Antitrust Division has long focused on augmenting its abilities to identify conspiracies and to incentivize self-reporting...

Parties structure transactions with the HSR Act in mind all the time, and nothing in the Act requires them to make a deal reportable. What parties cannot do, in the FTC’s view, is disguise a reportable transaction...