Megan Rahman

Nov 18, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Daniel Anziska |Megan Rahman |Kimberly Veklerov

Last week, the Supreme Court declined cert for the Fourth Circuit's Brewbaker decision, leaving undisturbed the ruling that heightens the burden on antitrust prosecutors when the target companies have a hybrid horizontal-vertical relationship. [1] The Fourth Circuit's decision diverges from other circuits, so companies should remain cautious when collaborating with competitors, regardless of the nature of their relationship. In United States v.

May 18, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Megan Rahman |Barbara Sicalides |A. Young

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division recently suffered another setback in its most recent effort to secure criminal convictions for labor-side violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. In perhaps the DOJ's most high-profile no-poach criminal case to date, the court granted the defendants' motion for a directed verdict and ended the prosecution at the close of the evidence and just before the case was to go to the jury.

Apr 12, 2023 | businesslawtoday.org | Matthew V. DelDuca |Barbara Sicalides |Chelsea Harris |Megan Rahman

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) continues to pursue its campaign against non-compete clauses. On January 5, 2023, the FTC voted 3–1 to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking, which, if implemented, would bar employers from entering into non-compete agreements with their workers and require employers to rescind existing non-compete restrictions with current and former workers. Originally, the deadline for submitting comments was March 20, 2023.

Apr 10, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Megan Rahman |Barbara Sicalides |A. Young

On April 3, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ) filed a complaint against and settlement with Activision Blizzard, Inc.

Apr 9, 2023 | lexology.com | Barbara Sicalides |A. Young |Megan Rahman

On April 3, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ) filed a complaint against and settlement with Activision Blizzard, Inc.