Douglas Tween

Nov 28, 2024 | mondaq.com | Douglas Tween |Ashley Latham |Joseph Nasca

In November 2024, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division ("DOJ") published an updated version of its guidance on the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations ("Guidance").

Nov 4, 2024 | pymnts.com | John Eichlin |Douglas Tween |Ashley Latham

By: John Eichlin, Douglas Tween & Ashley Latham (Linklaters)U.S. antitrust enforcers at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have increasingly focused on scrutinizing information-sharing practices, as reflected in recent enforcement actions and policy statements.

May 20, 2024 | mondaq.com | Thomas McGrath |Antonia Sherman |Douglas Tween |John Eichlin

For the first time in its history, the US Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule governing unfair methods of competition. In line with its ambitious approach towards its Section 5 enforcement, the FTC will ban almost all non-compete agreements between employers and employees—if the rule survives legal challenge. We discuss what dealmakers need to know about this new rule and how non-competes are treated around the world.

May 7, 2024 | mondaq.com | Adam R. Lurie |Douglas Tween |Patrick Ashby |Ashley Latham

On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a new Pilot Program on Voluntary Disclosures for Individuals, which grants fully-cooperating individuals who self-disclose "original information about criminal misconduct" the prospect of a non-prosecution agreement ("NPA"). This pilot program fills a gap left by the agency's recently announced whistleblower rewards pilot program, the latter of which applies to non-participating informants (refer to our recent article on this program).

Sep 7, 2023 | mondaq.com | Adam R. Lurie |Douglas Tween |Doug Davison |Richard Smith

On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ"), the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued their second Tri-Seal Compliance Note (the "Tri-Seal Compliance Note" or "Note").