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Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Conspiracy Theories Newsletter, 2024 Edition: Eight Predictions for the Future of Cartel Enforcement

2023 was a dramatic year for criminal antitrust enforcement in the United States. The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) garnered big wins: three convictions at trial,1 $267 million in criminal fines...more

Holland & Knight LLP

DOJ Losses in No-Poach Prosecutions Mount, But Antitrust Caution Still Warranted

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The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have in recent years prioritized in their antitrust enforcement activities protecting workers from alleged anticompetitive...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

The Latest on Antitrust Compliance

Antitrust is a long-time risk area for compliance teams to manage, but its longevity does not mean it is not evolving. New issues arise as times and Administrations in Washington change. Nathan Mendelsohn, Associate in the...more

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“Carrots & Sticks”: Individual Accountability in Corporate Criminal Enforcement Remains a Top DOJ Priority

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On March 3, 2022, at the 37th Annual American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section National Institute on White Collar Crime in San Francisco, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland emphasized that “the prosecution of...more

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CCOs and Criminal Cartel Compliance Programs (Part II of III)

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Chief compliance officers have plenty of things to do and risks to manage.  CCOs have a unique remit and a set of skills that should be applied whenever needed.  While I am not trying to increase CCO workload (and forgive me...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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DOJ Takes Stock of Criminal Cartel Prosecution Program

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The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has a long and rich history.  For years, “the Division” as it liked to refer to itself, charted its own path in antitrust enforcement, especially when it comes to criminal...more

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DOJ Adds Six New Defendants to Price-Fixing Boiler Chicken Conspiracy

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The Justice Department announced a major expansion of its ongoing investigation and prosecution of executives and employees in the boiler chicken price-fixing conspiracy....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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Antitrust Compliance Lessons Learned from Chicken Price-Fixing investigation and Indictment (Part III of III)

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The Antitrust Division’s recent indictment of the boiler chicken executives provided an important reminder to compliance officers on the importance of an effective antitrust compliance program....more

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The Criminal Chicken Price-Fixing Conspiracy (Part II of III)

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The recent indictment of four executives involved in a long-running price-fixing scheme among broiler chicken suppliers provides an important window into how such conspiracies work and evade detection....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

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Ahsani’s Information – Final Thoughts

This week I have been considering the guilty pleas of the former Unaoil Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Cyrus Ahsani, and former Chief Operations Officer (COO), Saman Ahsani, as was laid out in their Information. Most...more

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DOJ Antitrust Division Announces New Policy to Incentivize Corporate Compliance

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The Department of Justice Antitrust Division will now consider a target company’s antitrust compliance program when determining how to resolve criminal matters. This represents a fundamental shift in the Antitrust Division’s...more

International Lawyers Network

New DOJ Antitrust Division Policy Incentivizes Robust Corporate Antitrust Compliance Programs

Last month the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced a landmark new policy to incentivize companies to develop robust antitrust compliance programs. For the first time, the Antitrust Division will now consider...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Antitrust Compliance Programs: Part 4 – Sentencing Considerations

As the third in a triumvirate of releases on compliance programs, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division released its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations(Antitrust...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Effective Corporate Compliance Programs Now Even More Important in Criminal Antitrust Investigations

• The Department of Justice (DOJ) will now evaluate corporate compliance programs as a factor in determining whether to bring criminal antitrust charges. • New guidance also clarifies how compliance programs factor into...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Newly Announced Antitrust Division Policy Rewards Effective Compliance Programs

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An effective antitrust compliance program is more valuable than ever, now that the Department of Justice has confirmed that such a program will influence government charging and sentencing decisions. On July 11, 2019,...more

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The Latest: New DOJ Antitrust Division Policy Makes Compliance Programs More Critical than Ever

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What Happened: • Last week, the Antitrust Division reported that it has changed its Justice Manual to state that it will consider antitrust compliance at the charging stage in criminal antitrust investigations, instead of...more

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DOJ's Antitrust Division Announces New Policy Incentivizing Qualified Corporate Antitrust Compliance Programs

On July 11, 2019, Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new policy to incentivize corporate antitrust compliance. The DOJ will, for the first time, formally consider...more

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DOJ’s Antitrust Division Announces New Policy for Crediting Corporate Compliance Programs (Part I of II)

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In yet another major compliance development, the Justice Department announced the adoption of a new policy to credit effective compliance programs in resolving criminal cartel prosecutions against corporations....more

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Human Resources and Criminal Antitrust Prosecutions

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As companies seek to attract talented employees in a competitive market, Human Resource officers have to be aware of and avoid serious potential antitrust risks. The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has put everyone...more

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