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Antitrust Review of Defense Mergers: DOD Gets its Own Production of Parties’ Materials in HSR Merger Reviews

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Parties contemplating transactions in the defense sector need to know about a new obligation to provide materials to the Department of Defense (DOD) that will substantially affect their obligations for transactions that are...more

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A Survey of President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy

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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

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DOJ’s Antitrust Division Charges Seris Security and Three Executives, and Announces Plea Agreement with G4S Secure Solutions in...

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The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division returned a criminal indictment against Seris Security and three executives, Danny Vandormael, CEO of Seris, Peter Verpoort, Director for Security at Seris, and Jean Paul Van...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Timeline: Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy

On Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order (EO) 14036, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy” (see recent alert here). The EO includes 72 initiatives by more than a dozen federal agencies in an...more

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Pricing Controls under the Defense Production Act

With the federal government’s increasing focus on enforcing price gouging compliance, attention has turned to the Defense Production Act (the “DPA”). Passed in 1950 in response to the Korean War, the DPA is modelled on the...more

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DOJ Continues False Claims Act Enforcement in Transportation Industry

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Two recent False Claims Act (FCA) settlements between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and transportation companies point to the continuation of a recent trend by the DOJ to use the FCA as a significant enforcement tool...more

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New DOJ “Strike Force” to Focus Attention on Antitrust Crimes in Government Procurement

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On November 5, the Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a message to which everyone in the government contracting, federal grant and program funding worlds should pay attention to by announcing the creation of a "Procurement...more

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Aerospace and Defense Series: Leading Antitrust Considerations for Teaming Agreements

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This newsletter identifies when “teaming agreements” between contractors will raise antitrust issues, and suggests some practice tips for evaluating or defending those arrangements....more

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