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DOJ Obtains First Divestitures in a Criminal Antitrust Case | JD Supra

Sep 5, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Eric Enson |John Majoras |Julia McEvoy

Seeking divestitures in a criminal case sets precedent for DOJ and is consistent with the Administration's mantra of "every tool in the kit" approach to aggressive antitrust enforcement. The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division ("DOJ") recently resolved a criminal case with Teva Pharmaceuticals and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals via deferred prosecution agreements ("DPAs"), which include a novel remedy for a criminal antitrust case: divestiture.
DOJ Obtains First Divestitures In A Criminal Antitrust Case

Sep 4, 2023 | mondaq.com | John Majoras |Eric Enson |Julia McEvoy

Seeking divestitures in a criminal case sets precedent for DOJ and is consistent with the Administration's mantra of "every tool in the kit" approach to aggressive antitrust enforcement. The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division ("DOJ") recently resolved a criminal case with Teva Pharmaceuticals and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals via deferred prosecution agreements ("DPAs"), which include a novel remedy for a criminal antitrust case: divestiture.
DOJ Loses Fourth Consecutive Criminal Antitrust Prosecution in Labor Markets

May 2, 2023 | lexology.com | Eric Enson |Peter Julian |Lin W. Kahn |David Kiernan |John Majoras |Julia McEvoy

A Connecticut district court acquitted six defendants of criminal antitrust violations arising out of alleged employee no-poach agreements, marking the first dismissal of a U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division's ("DOJ") criminal antitrust charges as a matter of law since the early 1990s. May 2023 AlertIn another setback for DOJ's antitrust enforcement agenda in labor markets, a Connecticut federal court held in U.S. v.
USDA Publishes Strengthening Organic Enforcement Final Rule

Feb 7, 2023 | lexology.com | Claire Castles |Kyle Diamantas |Colleen Heisey |Julia McEvoy |Sharyl A. Reisman

The United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA") published the Strengthening Organic Enforcement ("SOE") Final Rule to improve farm-to-market traceability, deter and detect instances of organic fraud, increase oversight, and improve enforcement mechanisms in the production, handling, and sale of organic products. On January 18, 2023, the USDA published the most sweeping updates to the national organic regulations since the creation of the program through the SOE Final Rule.