Virtually all significant antitrust cases these days have an international component. Markets now are worldwide. Consequently, one of the most frequently litigated—and most important issues—is the extent of U.S. jurisdiction....more
1/24/2020
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Cartels ,
Comity ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
FTAIA ,
Hoffman LaRoche ,
Jurisdiction ,
Motorola ,
Price-Fixing ,
Robinson-Patman Act ,
The Clayton Act ,
Treble Damages
Corporate compliance is increasingly becoming an important part of corporate culture and existence. However, there is a great deal of mystery around what compliance truly means, why it’s important, and what needs to be done...more
On May 31, 2018, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Andrew Finch delivered an important policy statement at the ABA antitrust in a Conference in Seoul, Korea. Finch remarks of May 31, 2018. The most widely reported...more
Last year, as noted in this blog, the Antitrust Division issued one of its fairly rare but critically important “Frequently Asked Questions” publications concerning its Amnesty Program. In January 2017, DOJ said explicitly...more
In years past, the focus of private international antitrust disputes was the United States. Over a century of experience, treble damages, class actions and the American rule for attorneys’ fees – plus robust enforcement by...more
In the past, the Antitrust Division has used its “Frequently Asked Questions” piece to announce significant changes in the Amnesty Program. In November 2008, for example, they made mandatory an explicit admission of criminal...more
Winds of change are blowing through Europe’s national courts, beginning with a new antitrust damages Directive requiring changes in national laws to facilitate private enforcement of competition law. This step was a major...more
10/20/2015
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Class Certification ,
Collective Actions ,
Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cost-Benefit Analysis ,
Damages ,
Discovery ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
Fairness Standard ,
Fee-Shifting ,
Opt-Outs ,
Predominance Requirement ,
SCOTUS ,
Settlement Offer ,
Sherman Act ,
Twombly/Iqbal Pleading Standard ,
UK ,
UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ,
UK Consumer Rights Act ,
Young Lawyers
On Thursday, September 10, 2015, Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates delivered remarks announcing a memorandum delivered to all federal prosecutors, including the Antitrust Division: “Individual Accountability for...more
For many years, antitrust practitioners have struggled to understand exactly how the FTC will analyze and enforce Section 5’s prohibition of “unfair methods of competition.” Counseling clients has been challenging. In a...more
After a 3-week trial and less than 24 hours of deliberation, a federal jury in San Francisco convicted Mr. Stephen Leung of AUO of one felony count of price-fixing in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. He was charged...more