No matter how novel a scheme about “coordinating” with competitors to instill “discipline” in the market may seem, odds are that the antitrust enforcers have seen it before and eventually will prosecute it.
Take the recent...more
12/2/2020
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Bid Rigging ,
Bids ,
Bumble Bee Foods ,
Competitive Bidding ,
Confessions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Leniency Programs ,
Price-Fixing ,
Whistleblowers
Last week, the Antitrust Division (Division) of the U.S. Department of Justice (Department or DOJ) issued a memorandum providing further guidance to Division attorneys and the public on the use of arbitration in civil...more
On March 24, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (the Antitrust Division) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, the Agencies) issued a joint statement detailing a new expedited process for review...more
4/2/2020
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Collaboration ,
Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Competition Network (ECN) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
State of Emergency