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In an era of increased tariff pressures, U.S. antitrust enforcers have signaled that they remain vigilant for attempts by businesses to exploit the situation through anticompetitive conduct, especially in sectors already...more
Recently, the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice submitted a Statement of Interest in In re: Multiplan Health Insurance Provider Litigation, a class action presently pending before the United States...more
The Spring Meeting is the largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy professionals globally, with lawyers, academics, economists, enforcers, journalists, and students from around the world....more
Pricing day is a huge milestone in the initial public offering (IPO) journey. It is the culmination of months of preparation and drafting and being out on the road talking to investors. Before you hit the road, you’ll have...more
Just two months into President Donald Trump’s second term, contractors have been whipsawed by a flurry of executive orders, Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) directives, and agency actions. This has brought an era of...more
On Friday, March 14, 2025, President Trump revoked Executive Order 14026, Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors (EO). Government contractors in the service and construction sectors should evaluate how Trump’s...more
Earlier this month, Massachusetts issued regulations on two of the hottest areas for consumer protection: junk fees and subscriptions. In this blog post, we address the junk fee requirements....more
On March 3, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced new regulations, issued under the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act, aimed at curbing “junk fees” by requiring businesses to disclose total prices...more
Welcome to our third issue of 2025 of The Health Record -- our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we look at the possible expiration of telehealth flexibilities for Medicare patients, the potential...more
Venable's AdLaw Symposium is back! Please join us in our Washington, DC, headquarters for this highly anticipated event focused on providing you with the information you need to promote your brand with confidence....more
As we navigate a turbulent tariff landscape for manufacturers, we want to help you with some of the most frequently asked questions we are encountering right now as they relate to force majeure and price increases:.....more
The Ministry of the Economy’s wide-scale enforcement campaign launched last weekend in branches of supermarket chains throughout the country, found violations of the obligation to mark prices in all of the branches that were...more
The EO announces a policy of the United States to put patients first and ensure they have the necessary information to make well-informed healthcare decisions. The order builds upon Executive Order 13877 (Improving Price and...more
In celebration of the release of the 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we are sharing six essential tips for selling commercial products and commercial services to the federal government. While...more
On January 17, 2025, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the preliminary observations and findings from its ongoing study of surveillance pricing. According to the FTC, surveillance pricing occurs when companies...more
Hospitals charge a standard evaluation and management services fee (“EMS”) for patients seen in the emergency room, in one of five amounts, depending upon the severity of the visit. This EMS fee is listed in the hospital’s...more
On January 17, 2025, the staff at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released their first results from the FTC’s Surveillance Pricing market study. The FTC staff reports, including both a “staff perspective” and an “issue...more
President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on imported goods immediately upon taking office on January 20, 2025. Those tariffs could have an immediate impact on the U.S. supply chain for goods, as...more
Bryan Haynes, a partner in Troutman Pepper Locke’s Tobacco + Nicotine Practice Group, was quoted in the January 10, 2025 Convenience Store News article, “Retailers Tap Into Pricing & Data to Boost Cigar Sales.”...more
More than two years after the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (“CMS’”) rapid implementation of the drug price negotiation program, the life sciences industry...more
On December 17, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) released its final Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees, also called the “Junk Fees Rule” by the Commission. For companies involved in...more
The 28th annual United Nations climate meeting in Dubai in December of 2023 led to several agreements aimed at phasing out fossil fuels, increasing renewable capacity, and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050....more
The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (Antitrust Division) updated its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations (Antitrust Compliance Guidance) on November 12, 2024. The new...more
As we have discussed in a prior bulletin and a more detailed analysis, Canada’s Competition Act was recently amended to both (i) establish a new, more expansive framework for challenging anti-competitive conduct by dominant...more
Raytheon’s criminal conduct cut across a variety of topics — it is difficult to imagine but Raytheon’s misconduct occurred in separate parts of the company, involving violations of different laws. Like most cases, I always...more