On October 3, 2024 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ or the Antitrust Division) participated in the G7 Competition Authorities and Policymakers Summit, which focused on...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a report summarizing the findings from its nearly four-year study of the data collection and use practices of certain social media and video streaming services (the “Report”). In...more
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ) and Stanford University’s Institute for Economic Policy Research recently hosted a public workshop on the state of competition in industries building or using...more
On January 25, 2024 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a Technology Summit focused on generative artificial intelligence (AI) and other innovative technologies to address how control over key inputs—like data, chips,...more
On December 18, 2023 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) (“the Agencies”) released the 2023 Merger Guidelines (the Merger Guidelines). The substance of the new guidelines does not stray...more
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staked out its role in policing the potential competition and consumer protection implications of generative AI technologies’ use of copyrighted materials in comments submitted in the...more
On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. The Order, which recognizes AI’s extraordinary potential but also the...more
It has been two years since President Biden signed a far-reaching, industry-spanning Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. The Executive Order outlined a “whole-of-government” approach to...more
9/1/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Biden Administration ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Horizontal Mergers ,
Merger Reviews ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Vertical Mergers
Join the Hogan Lovells Antitrust and Competition team on Wednesday, 30 November 2022 where we will look back at the major competition-related events of 2022 and what we can expect next year, including:
1. Major FTC and DOJ...more
11/17/2022
/ Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Technology Sector ,
UK ,
Webinars
It has been one year since President Biden signed a far-reaching, industry-spanning Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. The Executive Order outlines a “whole-of-government” approach to...more
8/5/2022
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Biden Administration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Competition ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Popular ,
USDA
On June 14 and 15, 2022 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a workshop titled “Future of Pharmaceuticals: Examining the Analysis of Pharmaceutical Mergers.” The workshop was a culmination of the work of the...more
On 9 July 2021 President Biden signed a far-reaching executive order intended to promote competition in the American economy. The order targets perceived corporate consolidation and anticompetitive activity in the labor,...more
On 22 December 2020, on a divided vote, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission) issued a Commentary on Vertical Merger Enforcement (FTC Commentary) to provide “greater transparency to the public regarding its...more
On 11 August 2020, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”), in a unanimous opinion by Judge Callahan, reversed the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC’s”) win in the district court...more
8/20/2020
/ 5G Network ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FRAND ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP License ,
Microchip Technology ,
OEM ,
Patents ,
Qualcomm ,
Sherman Act ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Suppliers ,
Wireless Technology
Last week, the U.S. antitrust agencies announced two important updates affecting their review
of transactions:
1. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)announced that effective 30 March 2020 the U.S. antitrust agencies will...more
On 24 March 2020 the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Competition of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively the agencies) released a joint statement providing guidance to the...more
Dutch competition authority imposes fine on company for deleted chat messages during a dawn raid -
The Dutch competition authority (“ACM“) recently confirmed that the obligation to cooperate fully with an inspection/during...more
3/23/2020
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
BSA/AML ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Monopolization ,
Threshold Requirements
On Friday, 10 January 2020 the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, the agencies) announced the publication of draft vertical merger guidelines that describe how the agencies currently...more
1/14/2020
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Comment Period ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Draft Guidance ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Vertical Mergers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is not the only consumer watchdog keeping a close eye on the financial sector and certainly not the only agency focused on FinTech. This is also a key area for the Federal Trade...more
5/10/2019
/ Bitcoin ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
FTC Act ,
Money Services Business ,
Online Marketplace Lending ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight
Representatives from antitrust enforcement agencies around the world converged in Washington, D.C. last week to attend the American Bar Association's 67th Spring Meeting of the Section of Antitrust Law.
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