On the heels of significant legislative activity in 2024 when numerous state legislatures sought to expand the reach of "mini-HSR laws" by targeting healthcare transactions involving private equity firms or sponsors, state...more
While algorithmic pricing has been used in many industries for decades, the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has led antitrust enforcers—including federal agencies and state attorneys...more
The California Law Revision Commission (CLRC or Commission) staff on January 13, 2025 published its recommendations to the Commission regarding potential reforms to the state’s existing antitrust laws....more
On the eve of a new administration, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed its first price-discrimination action under the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA) since 2000. The FTC sued Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits LLC in US...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and US Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Antitrust Division have announced the withdrawal of the Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors (the Collaboration Guidelines). While...more
The US District Court for the Western District of Washington issued a significant ruling on December 4, 2024 in an ongoing case raising alleged claims of algorithmic price collusion in the apartment rental industry. The court...more
The US Department of Justice Antitrust Division has updated its guidelines for the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations (AT ECCP). The AT ECCP updates include several important...more
In response to the state legislature’s 2022 directive for the California Law Revision Commission (CLRC or Commission) to study potential reforms to the state’s antitrust law (i.e., the Cartwright Act), the CLRC launched Study...more
The US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) recently filed a Statement of Interest (Statement) to highlight its view that (1) information sharing alone, without any agreement to fix prices, can violate US antitrust...more
California Governor Gavin Newsom on September 29, 2024 vetoed a bill imposing new AI safety regulations, while approving a law mandating transparency in generative AI. This update explores the implications for developers and...more
The California State Assembly passed on August 28, 2024 proposed bill SB 1047, also known as the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act, which aims to add new requirements to the...more
Driven by a growing wave of enforcer skepticism toward further healthcare consolidation, some state legislatures have begun to propose “mini-HSR” laws explicitly targeting healthcare transactions involving private equity...more
The rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is poised to revolutionize industries and potentially unleash efficiencies and innovation in the global economy. However, this transformative technology has also...more
While algorithmic pricing has been used in many industries for decades, with the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, antitrust enforcers, legislators, and private plaintiffs have been actively...more
The term “metaverse” first appeared in Neal Stephenson’s dystopian novel Snow Crash in 1992. Two decades later, the metaverse has evolved from a concept in print into an interactive and immersive reality. Its hyper-realistic...more