On January 13, 2021, the United States Supreme Court heard an oral argument in a pivotal challenge to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) historic practice of obtaining monetary damages under a statutory provision that, on its face, allows for only injunctive relief. Read More >New Frontiers for the FTC in Healthcare Following the Consolidated Appropriations Act
On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) became law, garnering attention nationwide for the economic stimulus components necessitated by the ongoing pandemic. Less publicized, however, were the provisions of the over 2,000-page bill that contained a new mission and some new muscle for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Read More >
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In recent years, both Republican and Democratic-led antitrust agencies have pursued aggressive merger enforcement programs, litigating many cases and settling many more. However, “populist” and other progressive critics have urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (Antitrust Division) to be more aggressive in their merger enforcement.
What might more aggressive enforcement look like in practice, with a Democratic-led FTC and Antitrust Division in the Biden Administration? A series of split decisions in merger cases at the FTC offers potential answers. In these decisions, the two Democratic commissioners - Rohit Chopra and Rebecca Slaughter - outline a substantially more interventionist enforcement approach than their Republican colleagues. If the opinions expressed in their dissents become views at the FTC and the Antitrust Division during the Biden Administration, bus
Foreign-Language Training Companies Admit to Participating in Conspiracy to Defraud the United States
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Two providers of foreign-language services, Comprehensive Language Center Inc. (CLCI), based in the Washington, D.C., area, and Berlitz Languages Inc. (Berlitz), based in New Jersey, were charged with participating in a conspiracy to defraud the United States by impeding, impairing, obstructing, and defeating competitive bidding for a multi-million dollar foreign-language training contract issued by the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2017, the Department of Justice announced today.
“These charges reaffirm the Antitrust Division’s commitment to combating anticompetitive conduct that victimizes government agencies,” said Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. “The actions of these companies corrupted the competitive bidding process put into place by the NSA for vital language training services.”
Ropes & Gray Bolsters Enforcement and Antitrust Teams
Brian Blais of the Southern District of New York and Samer Musallam of the DOJ s Antitrust Division Join the Firm in New York and D.C.
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NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Brian Blais, co-chief of the General Crimes Unit at the United States Attorney s Office for the Southern District of New York, and
Samer Musallam, a Senior Counsel in the Department of Justice Antitrust Division, have joined Ropes & Gray as partners in the firm s global litigation & enforcement practice. Brian is based in New York and Samer in Washington, D.C.