"Antitrust" refers to laws or policies that aim to prevent or regulate anti-competitive behavior in business. These laws are designed to promote fair competition in the market, protect consumers from monopolies or cartels, and ensure that businesses do not abuse their power to harm competition and consumers.
Full definition
TIP: Any business or marketing plan that's principal goal is to adversely affect a competitor could be considered a violation
of antitrust law.
We anticipate an uptick
in antitrust investigations in 2017.
Generally, in
antitrust cases, before being able to measure most effects of certain conduct, markets will be defined.
His practice is focused
on antitrust law and complex commercial litigation.
Some of their earliest experiences focused on cases involving allegations of federal
antitrust violations on behalf of corporate defendants.
It also offers expertise in
antitrust litigation, intellectual property, government law and strategy, and a niche practice representing companies being investigated or sued by state attorneys general offices.
The event is designed for in - house counsel, compliance and business executives responsible
for antitrust compliance.
Her practice focuses on
antitrust issues related to mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures; single firm conduct and distribution matters; and advertising and marketing issues.
An administrative law judge has considered whether a REALTOR ® multiple listing service violated
federal antitrust law through its policies regarding the treatment of exclusive agency listings.
Managed litigation strategy that resulted in drug manufacturing client being the sole defendant to obtain early dismissal from large
antitrust action against 6 companies.
The deal still needs approval from regulators, who have expressed
antitrust concerns in the past.
What challenges exist when litigation comes hand in hand
with antitrust matters?
The brief cited potential problems, among them that litigants challenging bar enforcement actions would have a greater incentive to file
antitrust claims to block or slow enforcement.
He advises clients on a wide range of
antitrust matters in various industries, including chemicals, pharmaceutical, medical devices, telecommunications, financial services, health care, and others.
No final decisions have been made and any combination would require clearance
from antitrust authorities and face potential opposition from unions, they said.
The company has faced a series of
antitrust rulings and investigations from regulators across the globe.
She focuses her trial practice on complex commercial cases
including antitrust, consumer protection, contract, business tort and class action matters.
The firm is regularly sought after by major multinational names for complex and high - value transactions, with its handling of significant M&A deals bolstered by its top - tier
antitrust practice.
Most actions initiated by government
antitrust enforcement agencies begin with an investigation of the person or firm that the agency suspects may have violated the law.
Since the announcement, the planned transaction has been undergoing review by
antitrust authorities in various parts of the world.
In recent times, this is one of a handful of
antitrust class actions that has gone to a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs.
While the Brokerage conceded that the exclusion covered the federal and
state antitrust allegations, the Brokerage argued that this exclusion did not cover allegations made under the state's consumer protection act.
- There is recent academic discussion about
bringing antitrust challenges against the largest index funds.
Yet the transaction, which is expected to close by the end of next year, could draw significant
antitrust scrutiny.
He acts on a broad spectrum of disputes work, with expertise in cases
involving antitrust, intellectual property, regulatory matters and wider corporate issues.
The team also defends clients in international price - fixing investigations and represents them in
civil antitrust litigation.
The survey is run every four years and it aims to identify the world's leading young competition law /
antitrust partners.
In order to show
antitrust injury, a party must show that the injury caused harm to the market, not just harm to the party bringing the lawsuit.
Companies go out of their way to avoid even the appearance of it, lest they
face antitrust penalties.
Its
global antitrust group has more than 300 staff across 53 offices in 44 countries.
Conducted an internal investigation into alleged
criminal antitrust violations for a special committee of the board of a publicly traded company.
But a merger of the nation's third - and fourth - largest mobile phone carriers would raise questions about whether regulators would allow the combination or block it on
antitrust grounds.
Are there any particular policy considerations and / or any parallel
antitrust proceedings in the specific sector that might affect the merger control process?
Her principal focus is on patents, in a wide range of industries, but she also frequently handles trade secret, contract, and
antitrust disputes as well.
A brokerage firm can not
avoid antitrust liability because it did not authorize, for example, the price - fixing scheme undertaken by its salespeople.