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California Attorney General Advocates for Greater Antitrust Enforcement in Private Equity in Healthcare
By: John Carroll & Jordan Grushkin (Sheppard Mullin) On June 6, 2024, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that he led a coalition of eleven state attorneys general in submitting…
No Offseason for the NCAA
By: Julian D. Perlman & Sydney W. Park (BakerHostetler Antitrust Advocate) As students leave their college campuses for summer break, the NCAA faces ongoing challenges. Recently, the NCAA addressed issues…
“So Much Abuse”: Overhaul of Competition Law Shifts from ‘Buyer Power’ to ‘Superior Bargaining Position’ Abuse
By: Joshua Everleigh (African Antitrust) In late May 2024, the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) released a request for public comments on the ‘Draft Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2024’ (the “Amendment…
Competition Law in Sports: It’s Time to Talk About Merger Control
By: Matthew Twedell (The Thicket/Geradin Partners) When the US played host to FIFA’s World Cup in 1994, it reportedly spent $500 million on the tournament. In contrast, by 2022, Qatar…
ACM Study: One in Ten Consumers Switches Energy Contracts Following Telemarketing calls or door-to-door sales
By: Tjitte Mastenbroek (Netherlands ACM) The ACM’s Consumer Experience Monitor has shown that one in ten consumers who switched energy contracts last year did so following an unsolicited offer made…
Breaking Barriers: EU Issues Record Fine as it Takes On Cross-Border Trade Restrictions (Again)
By: Lodewick Prompers, Sima Ostrovsky, Elisha Kemp & Schweta Batohi (Linklaters) In May 2024, the European Commission imposed a record €337.5 million fine on global snack giant Mondelēz for illegally restricting…
Is it Possible to Win a Robinson Patman Act Case Now?
By: Steven Cernak (The Antitrust Attorney) For years, some of us have argued that Robinson-Patman, the federal price-discrimination antitrust law, is “forgotten but not gone.” Although the FTC hasn’t enforced…
FCC’s Space Bureau Seeks Further Input on Regulation of Orbital Debris
By: Gerard J. Waldron, Corey Walker & Santiago Zalazar (Covington & Burling) The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is reopening the public comment period on potential amendments to its orbital…
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