Competition Currents News Today

Federal judge allows private equity fund Welsh Carson to dismiss FTC action. The firms minority ownership is distinct from the M and A activities of the company itse

The mechanism to implement the natural rate by exception be made more flexible, thereby allowing lower exchange fees that translate into lower discount rates for businesses...

A summary of competitions and global trade including stories from the United States, Mexico, The Netherlands, Poland, Italy, the European Union, and Japan, focused on antitrust and other trade regulation lawsuits and legislation

Global competition law updates include: US FTC extends noncompete ban comment period, voted to block proposed merger between ICE and Black Knight, ordered Anchor Glass Corp to drop noncompete restrictions placed on workers. DOJ Clayton Act Section 8 enforcment continues.

Welcome to Competition Currents, a monthly newsletter for Greenberg Traurig clients and colleagues highlighting significant recent developments in global antitrust and competition law.

FTC proposed new rule that would prevent employers from entering non-compete agreements with their employees. Non-compete agreements prohibit employees from working for a competing employer or starting a competing business, typically within a set geographic area.

FTC issued its 2022 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 directs the FTC to conduct an annual review of market concentration in the ethanol production industry to determine whether there is sufficient competition among industry participants.

Welcome to Competition Currents, a monthly newsletter for Greenberg Traurig clients and colleagues highlighting significant recent developments in global antitrust and competition law.

FTC released a new policy statement interpreting its enforcement authority under Section 5 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45, importantly announcing it will no longer focus on the rule of reason framework commonly used in Sherman and Clayton Act enforcement.

Trade and competition updates from around the world include FTC to crack down on companies taking advantage of gig workers, first cryptocurrency related competition claim in the UK, Italian Competition Authority investigations, and China's SAMR start to review simple mergers.