Competition Under Section News Today

The identification, investigation and removal of persons who serve as directors or officers of two competing companies (i.e., “horizontal interlocks”) is a significant component of the...

On April 23, the FTC issued its much-anticipated Final Rule banning worker non-competes. The Final Rule targets the Biden administration’s goal of reducing barriers to employee...

The Robinson-Patman Act, a 1936 amendment to Section 2 of the Clayton Act (RPA), seeks to prohibit price discrimination.

On March 5, 2024, the Department of Justice ("DOJ"), the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC"), and Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS," together the "Agencies")...

In a February 2, 2024 keynote speech to antitrust enforcers and practitioners, Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya argued that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") should challenge...

On November 10, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced a significant change in how the FTC plans to enforce Section 5 of the FTC Act, which bans "unfair methods of competition in...

On December 18, 2023 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) (“the Agencies”) released the 2023 Merger Guidelines (the Merger Guidelines). The substance of...

On September 26, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 17 state attorneys general filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington against...

Since the beginning of Chair Khan's tenure at the Federal Trade Commission (and in line with President Biden's aim to curb rising health care costs), the current FTC has committed to bring enforcement actions against health care consolidation and rising prices.

Since the beginning of Chair Khan’s tenure at the Federal Trade Commission (and in line with President Biden’s aim to curb rising health care costs), the current FTC has committed to...