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DOJ Antitrust Division Launches New Task Force on Health Care Monopolies and Collusion

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The U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division has intensified its scrutiny of healthcare platforms that integrate doctors with insurers, data, and other assets. Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter described this...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Spring 2024

Artificial intelligence is not just about chatbots. Increasingly, it is used by government for enforcement, and boards need to prepare for that, just as they need to get ready for upcoming climate disclosure requirements....more

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Lessons-Learned from the Trafigura FCPA Settlement (Part III of III)

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The Justice Department is rightly trumpeting its successful sweep of the commodities trading industry.  DOJ’s success is reflected in its six separate corporate resolutions and 20 individual convictions, resulting in over...more

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Insights Special Edition: Women’s History Month

Celebrating Women’s History Month, we present a special edition of our quarterly Insights publication, highlighting the talent and insights of women at Skadden. The issue spotlights their authorship on such topics as the...more

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California DOJ to Ramp Up Criminal Antitrust Enforcement

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On March 6, the California Department of Justice’s (California DOJ) Antitrust Chief Paula Blizzard, announced at the American Bar Association’s National Institute on White Collar Crime that her office is planning to...more

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Companies Can No Longer Afford to Slack Off in Preserving Chats and Messages

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Doubling down on guidance originally issued in September 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced updates to standard preservation letters and...more

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Antitrust Criminal Enforcement on the Horizon

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With the end of summer and fall right around the corner, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust Division is gearing up for several crucial displays of its criminal enforcement priorities across multiple...more

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Report from the 2023 ABA Antitrust Section Annual Conference - Criminal Updates and Developments

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In late March, attendees gathered in Washington, D.C., for the ABA Antitrust Law Section’s 71st Annual Spring Meeting, including officials from state, federal and international antitrust enforcement agencies. These enforcers...more

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Current Trends and Real-World Best Practices in Healthcare Fraud Compliance

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Recently, Womble Bond Dickinson held its First Annual Health Care Fraud Symposium, a webinar designed to discuss critical healthcare fraud topics. WBD Partner Joe Whitley moderated a discussion with WBD attorneys Luke Cass,...more

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DOJ Antitrust Division Updates Corporate Leniency Policy

The U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division's (the Division) Corporate Leniency Policy has been a central pillar of the Division's criminal cartel enforcement for nearly 30 years. Under the Corporate Leniency Policy,...more

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Head of DOJ Criminal Antitrust Unit Says that Criminal Monopolization Cases May be on the Horizon

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In remarks made during a panel discussion at the ABA’s National Institute on White Collar Crime on 2 March, Antitrust Division Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard Powers said that the Department of Justice Antitrust...more

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HR and CCOs Watch Out!! — The Antitrust Division Doubles Down on Labor Market Criminal Cartel Activity

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The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has targeted collusion in labor markets for criminal prosecution.  This was not unexpected.  Indeed, the Antitrust Division gave plenty of warning to companies that criminal...more

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A Look Ahead at the Biden Administration’s Regulatory and Enforcement Priorities

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With the new administration poised to take office, public and private companies will need to consider how President Biden’s regulatory, enforcement, and legislative priorities will affect their businesses. During this...more

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DOJ Indicts Former CEO of Cancer Treatment Company for Conspiracy

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The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division’s criminal enforcement program is having a strong year.  Since completing its long-term and record-setting prosecution of Japanese auto parts suppliers, the Antitrust Division...more

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DOJ’s Focus on Criminal Antitrust Enforcement and Government Procurement

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Criminal investigations and enforcement programs ebb and flow – not necessarily because of a lack of initiative or some intentional slowdown.  Cases take time to investigate and prosecute....more

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Egg Supplier Scrambling As Pandemic Price-Gouging Enforcement Heats Up

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Earlier this month, the Attorney General’s Office of the State of New York filed a lawsuit  in New York Supreme Court against Hillandale Farms alleging that the company gouged egg prices during the COVID-19 pandemic....more

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DOJ Antitrust Division Endorses International Cooperation in Cartel Investigations

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In July 2020, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (Antitrust Division) applauded the International Competition Network (ICN) initiative on cross-border leniency cooperation to fight international price...more

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Governor Cuomo Signs COVID-19 Legislation Expanding NY Price Gouging Law to Include Personal Protection Equipment and Increasing...

On June 6, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law legislation (S.8189) that strengthens the state’s price gouging statute, in response to COVID-19. The legislation expands the current price gouging statute by...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l June 2020

SPOTLIGHT - COVID-19 Brings Price-Gouging Litigation To California - California often serves as an incubator for litigation that thereafter sweeps across the country. This phenomenon may hold true for newly minted...more

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First, Do No Harm: Oncology Group Agrees to $100M Fine Following Criminal Antitrust Investigation

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The Department of Justice recently announced that it had charged one of the largest independent oncology groups in the country, Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute LLC (“FCS”), with antitrust violations under the...more

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COVID-19 Client Primer | Trademarks and Price Gouging

Using Trademark Law to Combat Reputational Harm from Third-Party Price Gouging - The COVID-19 outbreak has created unforeseeable, yet critical, need for certain products. Unfortunately, some see shortages in the supply of...more

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Cancer Treatment Center Agrees to DPA and $100 Million Penalty for Criminal Antitrust Violations in Florida Market

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The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division recently announced a $100 million settlement with Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (“FCS”) for an illegal conspiracy to allocate cancer patients in Southwest...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l May 2020

Examining Price-Gouging Allegations During COVID-19 Pandemic - Shook Partner Katie Gates Calderon and Associate Elizabeth Fessler have authored “Best Practices for Food and Beverage Pricing Right Now” for Law360, which...more

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Florida Oncology Group Pays $100M Fine, Enters into DPA with DOJ Antitrust Over Alleged Market Allocation Agreement

The Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute LLC (FCS), a leading oncology provider in Southwest...more

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Price Gouging – It Could Cost You

The COVID-19 crisis has caused many state Attorney’s General, including the Pennsylvania Attorney General (“PA AG”), to encourage consumers to submit complaints and allegations of price gouging. Rest assured that all such...more

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