Rebecca Nelson
Senior writer covering the future of work for @microsoft WorkLab. Previously @washingtonpost, @ellemagazine and more. @northwesternu alum, Seattle native.
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1 month ago |
mondaq.com | Rebecca Nelson |David Schwartz |Paul Barrs |Darren Ray
Both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department ofJustice (DOJ) Antitrust Division have now brought cases challengingdeals under President Trump's administration. In many respects,the theories of harm alleged in these cases are traditional and notnecessarily reflective of the "new theories" under the2023 Merger Guidelines. Additionally, in both cases, the DOJ andFTC show a continued focus on both price and non-price aspects ofcompetition, especially those related to innovation.
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Jan 22, 2025 |
mondaq.com | David Schwartz |Rebecca Nelson |Emilee Hargis |Darren Ray
On January 10, 2025, the Department of Justice and the FederalTrade Commission filed a statement of interest inMusk v. Altman, signaling a late push by the government toexpand the scope of liability for interlocking directorates in thecontext of a bitter legal dispute over the future of AI. The agencies filed their statement of interest in response toPlaintiff Elon Musk's motion for preliminaryinjunction.
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Jan 16, 2025 |
mondaq.com | Rebecca Nelson |Paul Barrs |Emilee Hargis |Stephen Scannell
SummaryThe Federal Trade Commission announced the annual revisedthresholds for merger notifications under the Hart Scott-RodinoAntitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended ("HSRAct"). The thresholds are revised annually based on changes inU.S. gross national product. The FTC also issued its annualrevision of the HSR filing fee schedule. The new thresholds("2025 Thresholds") will become effective 30 days afterpublication in the Federal Register.
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Jan 9, 2025 |
mondaq.com | Rebecca Nelson |David Schwartz |Lindsay Johnson |Emilee Hargis
This month, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") filedits much-anticipated lawsuit against Southern Glazer's Wine andSpirits, LLC ("Southern Glazer's"), alleging thealcohol distributor violated the Robinson-Patman Act("RPA"). The RPA is a New Deal-era law outlawing pricediscrimination that harms competition.
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Jan 8, 2025 |
mondaq.com | David Schwartz |Rebecca Nelson |Charles Tompkins |Evan Boyle
On December 11, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission and theAntitrust Division of the Department of Justice unexpectedly withdrew the 2000 AntitrustGuidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors (CollaborationGuidelines). Potential collaboration with competitors has alwaysbeen a tricky area of antitrust law, with many pitfalls for theunwary.
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