Author: Aaron Gott There are a lot of lessons you can learn from Wonka. It’s a story about how ingenuity, determination, selflessness, and teamwork can overcome the oppressive adversity of a sy...
Author: Molly Donovan For adults, it’s the worst idea imaginable for a holiday, but for second graders, Valentine’s Day is great—decorating mailboxes, making paper cards and distributing ...
https://www.theantitrustattorney.com/antitrust-for-kids-the-best-unfair-valentine-competition-ever/
Author: Paul Moore2 Introduction Over the past several decades State Attorneys General have become increasingly involved in merger reviews in tandem with the Federal Trade Commission and/or the U...
Authors: Steven Cernak & Molly Donovan The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice are reminding companies that, in responding to grand jury subpoenas and second requests, there is...
Authors: Steven Cernak and Luis Blanquez On January 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its usual annual announcement to increase the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act thresholds. The 2...
Authors: Steve Cernak & Molly Donovan There is no guaranteed safety zone for exchanging competitively sensitive information amongst competitors. Practices once deemed relatively safe—like subsc...
Authors: Molly Donovan & Steven Cernak Update: The FTC has won a preliminary injunction to stop IQVIA from acquiring Propel Media. The judge (Judge Ramos in the Southern District of New York) rul...
Author: Molly Donovan Update: In December 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed the legislature’s proposed prohibition against employee non-competes. The Governor indicated that her “to...
https://www.theantitrustattorney.com/new-york-is-not-okay-with-non-competes/
Author: Steven Cernak On December 15, 2023, the Fifth Circuit remanded to the FTC its order requiring Illumina to divest its re-acquired subsidiary, Grail. Despite the remand, the opinion is a bi...
Authors: Luke Hasskamp & Molly Donovan NBA action is FAN-TASTIC! Unless, of course, the action is one brought by the Department of Justice in a different kind of court. But that may be exactly wh...