Antitrust Enforcement

Our Antitrust team is dedicated to reporting on complex antitrust litigation matters as well as larger non-merger antitrust decisions by the U.S. and foreign regulatory agencies. Coverage spans from global enforcement actions against Tech giants to cases of anticompetitive conduct between parties. Our reporting highlights potential issues companies face as a result of alleged anticompetitive conduct and follows each situation from investigation announcement through litigation or settlement.

Recent Coverage Areas

  • Amazon
  • Apple
  • Broadcom
  • DOJ and FTC Policy
  • Facebook
  • Google
  • Iqvia
  • Pharmaceuticals

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SAMR Policy: Huawei Sanctions Create Behavioral Remedy Challenges for U.S. Tech Transactions, Practitioners Say

Federal eCommerce: GSA Forges Ahead with Amazon Model Despite Industry Opposition

FTC Policy: In Exclusive Interview, FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter Calls for More Expansive Fining Authority, A Technologist Staffed on Each Case

Facebook: DC AG Racine’s Suit Indicates States to Fill Federal Enforcement Gap; DC Law Previously Used by Privacy Advocates, Potentially Carries Multi-Billion Dollar Penalties

Facebook: Germany Investigation Combines Privacy Issues with Antitrust Enforcement: Likely to Spur Other Enforcers in the Region to Follow Suit

Amazon: Data Analysis Reveals an Estimated $1.9B in Unpaid State Sales Tax from FBA Sales in 2016 Alone; States Targeting Amazon and Sellers in Mounting Legislative and Enforcement Efforts

Amazon: By Prioritizing its Own Fashion Label Brands in Product Placement on its Increasingly Dominant Platform, Amazon Risks Antitrust Enforcement by a Trump Administration

Google Antitrust Enforcement: Complaints Mounting Against Google Amidst Calls for Immediate Relief; AdSense Case Has Wide-Ranging Implications for Google’s Business Model

Facebook: The Capitol Forum Tested Facebook Browser Load Times; Facebook’s Slow Load Times for In-app Browser Likely Push Users Towards Instant Articles and Native Content, Raising Antitrust Concern in EU

Facebook: By Prioritizing Natively Published Articles in its News Feed, Facebook Risks Antitrust Enforcement, Cuts off Traffic and Data to Publishers

Google EC Antitrust Enforcement: Expected Android EC Remedies Likely to Make Google Vulnerable to Competitive Threats in Mobile Advertising

Apple vs. Spotify: Congress Unhappy with FTC’s Slow Progress on Investigation into Apple’s Exclusionary Conduct in Music Industry

Questcor/Synacthen: Antitrust, Political Analysis Reveals Significant Risk that FTC Will Investigate U.S. Patent Rights Acquisition; Likelihood of Challenge to Turn on Competitive Landscape of Long Release ACTH Drugs