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2 weeks ago | 
concurrences.com | Ann M. O'Brien |Rachel Guy |Sheppard Mullin |Ann M. O’Brien
As we predicted before the inauguration, Trump 2.0 antitrust enforcers have shown continued support for the pro-worker, anti-tech antitrust agenda that has permeated recent antitrust enforcement through the last two administration changes. This time around, President Trump appointed competition agency leaders in Chair Ferguson at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and AAG Slater at the Department of Justice Antitrust Division ...
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2 weeks ago | 
natlawreview.com | Ann M. O'Brien |Rachel Guy |Robert B. House |T. Scott Kelly
As we predicted before the inauguration, Trump 2.0 antitrust enforcers have shown continued support for the pro-worker, anti-tech antitrust agenda that has permeated recent antitrust enforcement through the last two administration changes.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Ann M. O'Brien |John Carroll
What antitrust enforcement will look like during a second Trump
administration is, like antitrust law, complicated. Notions that
Republicans are pro-business and therefore will take a
laissez-faire approach to antitrust enforcement are outdated and
simplistic. During Trump's first term, antitrust enforcement
was
far from moribund, blending traditional Republican preferences
for deregulation with a populist skepticism toward Big Tech and
market concentration generally.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Ann M. O'Brien
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Jared Nagley |Ann M. O'Brien |Joy O. Siu
Antitrust has taken center stage under the Biden Administration,
and the Food and Beverage industry has been one of the main targets
of increased enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission
("FTC") and Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
("DOJ") (together, the "Agencies"). Since the
pandemic, Americans have seen the cost of their grocery bills rise
and politicians on both sides of the aisle have taken notice.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | John Carroll |Ann M. O'Brien
Yesterday, August 28th, the Federal Trade Commission
(the "FTC") and the Department of Justice Antitrust
Division (the "DOJ") (the "Antitrust
Agencies"), together with the Department of Labor (the
"DOL") and National Labor Relations Board (the
"NLRB"), signed a new agreement (the Memorandum of Understanding
or "MOU") that seeks to enhance the ability of the FTC
and DOJ to investigate the impact of mergers and acquisitions on
labor markets.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
lexology.com | John Carroll |Ann M. O'Brien
Yesterday, August 28th, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (the “DOJ”) (the “Antitrust Agencies”), together with the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) and National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”), signed a new agreement (the Memorandum of Understanding or “MOU”) that seeks to enhance the ability of the FTC and DOJ to investigate the impact of mergers and acquisitions on labor markets.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
lexology.com | John Carroll |Jonathan Clark |Stephen Fox |Ann M. O'Brien |Lindsay Stone |Mikela T. Sutrina | +1 more
On July 3, 2024, Judge Ada Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas entered a limited, preliminary injunction barring the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) from enforcing its controversial Final Rule (“Rule”) which purports to ban almost all non-compete agreements. Importantly, Judge Brown’s preliminary order only enjoined enforcement of the Final Rule against the named plaintiffs who opposed it.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Ann M. O'Brien |Scott Maberry |Brett M. Doran |Tiffany S. Fordyce
Skip to main content August 15, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 228 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | J. Scott Maberry |Ann M. O'Brien
In this episode, Ann O'Brien, a partner at Sheppard Mullin
and head of the firm's Criminal Antitrust and Cartels Team,
joins us to discuss recent trends in international antitrust
enforcement, including emerging cartel issues related to government
procurement, artificial intelligence, and ESG.
What is a cartel from the antitrust perspective?
How does the DOJ investigate cartels and what is the life cycle
of a cartel investigation?
