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Interview with Andrej Matvoz, Director of the Slovenian Competition Protection Agency
Summary Dylan Carson interviews Andrej Matvoz, Director of the Slovenian Competition Protection Agency. The second head of Slovenia's CPA discusses the development of the agency and its independence of the agency and its complex relations with the courts. Tuul & Bruno Morandi via Getty Images Jump to: Editor’s Note: Andrej Matvoz was appointed Acting Director of the Slovenian Competition Protection Agency in 2015, was named Director in 2017. He was reappointed to a second five year term in 2023.
REST EZ Inc. Secures Large Purchase Order for More Than 5,500 Bottles of Rest EZ Liquid Gel Capsules; Expected to Generate Six-Figure Revenue
West Jordan, UT, March 09, 2026 --(PR.com)-- REST EZ Inc., a sleep-aid supplement company, announced today that on March 4, 2026, it received a purchase order for more than 5,500 bottles of its inaugural product, Rest EZ liquid gel capsules. The order is expected to generate over six-figure revenue for the company and reflects the type of demand CEO Dylan Carson anticipates will occur regularly.
What Bronze Age Swords Reveal About Ancient Greek Combat
The Ancient Greeks believed their great heroes, like Achilles and Heracles, lived in an heroic age. From our perspective, this was the time of the proto-Greek Mycenaean and Minoan civilizations of the Bronze Age. In mythology, the heroes of Ancient Greece fought with ashen spears or war clubs. Odysseus even owned a bow so heavy that none but he could draw it back. But how were the real heroes of the Bronze Age Aegean armed, and how did they fight?
The Epic Rise of the Aztecs From Aztlan to Empire
Around the same time Notre Dame Cathedral was being built in Paris, a group of destitute nomads descended into the cradle of North American civilization. Eventually, the Aztecs formed a wealthy and infamously bloody empire. Today, it is known as the empire built on human sacrifice that fell to the burgeoning Spanish colonial empire. The Aztecs were the last of a long and prestigious line of Mesoamerican empires.
The Gods of the Myceneans: Linear B & the Origins of Greek Gods
Linear B, the Mycenaean writing system, was long considered indecipherable. However, in the 1950s, it was proposed that the script was an early form of Greek. Correct in their hypothesis, linguists have now translated thousands of Linear B tablets. Though the Mycenaeans seem only to have used writing for administrative purposes, there are familiar-sounding names hidden within the bureaucracy: Po-se-da-o, Di-wo, E-ma-ha. These were early forms of Poseidon, Zeus, and Hermes.
Health Care Mergers, Antitrust, And The Trump Administration: Navigating A Shifting Enforcement Landscape
MP Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP More Manatt is a multidisciplinary, integrated national professional services firm known for quality and an extraordinary commitment to clients. We are keenly focused on specific industry sectors, providing legal and consulting capabilities at the very highest levels to achieve our clients’ business objectives. As the health care industry continues to consolidate, hospital systems and lawyers face an evolving state...
BlackRock Suit Highlights Antitrust Risks Of ESG
By Dylan Carson, David Smith and Katherine Herman ( March 3, 2025, 4:47 PM EST) -- The new presidential administration may dramatically change a great deal of American public policy, but by all accounts, antitrust policy is not one of them. Aggressive antitrust enforcement by both federal and state antitrust enforcers over the past four years appears here to stay.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too.
BlackRock Suit Highlights Antitrust Risks Of ESG
By Dylan Carson, David Smith and Katherine Herman ( March 3, 2025, 4:47 PM EST) -- The new presidential administration may dramatically change a great deal of American public policy, but by all accounts, antitrust policy is not one of them. Aggressive antitrust enforcement by both federal and state antitrust enforcers over the past four years appears here to stay....
Dramatic Changes To The FTC And DOJ's HSR Act Premerger Filing Requirements Have Arrived
On February 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission and Antitrust Division's new premerger notification form and requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR Act) will go into effect, despite the pendency of a lawsuit attacking the new notification form and filing instructions.
Supreme Court Allows Anomalous Antitrust Carveout For Bid Rigging By Dual Distributors
In November 2024, after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a decision throwing out an executive's conviction for bid-rigging, companies in dual-distribution relationships in the Fourth Circuit now have an anomalous carve-out from criminal prosecution under Section 1 of the Sherman Act. In United States v.
Antitrust Risks When Hospitals Share Senior Leadership: A Rural Experience
Cecilie_Arcurs via Getty Images Collusion among rivals has long been considered the “supreme evil of antitrust.” It is not surprising, therefore, that antitrust scrutiny was applied to one hospital’s decision to employ the Chief Executive Officer of its only competing hospital while the CEO still remained employed by the competitor, without any effort to integrate the hospitals clinically or financially or any effort to implement effective screening measures to protect against the sharing of...
Unhealthy Alliance: Hospitals Sharing Senior Leadership Increases Antitrust Risk | JD Supra
Collusion among rivals has long been considered the “supreme evil of antitrust.” It is not surprising, therefore, that antitrust scrutiny was applied to one hospital’s decision to employ the Chief Executive Officer of its only competing hospital while the CEO still remained employed by the competitor, without any effort to integrate the hospitals clinically or financially or any effort to implement effective screening measures to protect against the sharing of competitively sensitive...
Who Qualifies As a ‘Senior Executive’ Under the FTC Noncompete Rule? | JD Supra
With the demise of the doctrine of Chevron deference at the U.S. Supreme Court in the Loper Bright Enterprises case, the future of the Federal Trade Commission’s broad rule banning noncompete agreements nationwide is uncertain.
EXPERT INSIGHTS-PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE ANTITRUST SCRUTINY
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Preparing For The Future Of Health Care Antitrust Scrutiny
Now, more than ever, health care organizations are facing complex antitrust issues as their mergers/acquisitions, hiring, contracting, and private funding are being scrutinized by the federal and state governments. Proper planning for any competitive initiative, including day-to-day decisions, is essential to avoid potential antitrust risks.
Preparing for the Future of Health Care Antitrust Scrutiny | JD Supra
Now, more than ever, health care organizations are facing complex antitrust issues as their mergers/acquisitions, hiring, contracting, and private funding are being scrutinized by the federal and state governments. Proper planning for any competitive initiative, including day-to-day decisions, is essential to avoid potential antitrust risks.
U.S. DOJ Antitrust Division Uses Wiretaps To Detect And Prosecute Procurement Collusion
The U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF) has struck again, this time with the help of a Title III wiretap.
[Webinar] Preparing for the Future of Health Care Antitrust Scrutiny - June 11th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST | JD Supra
Now, more than ever, health care organizations are facing complex antitrust issues as their mergers/acquisitions, hiring, contracting and private funding are being scrutinized by the federal and state governments. Proper planning for any competitive initiative, including day-to-day decisions, is essential to avoid potential antitrust risks.
EXPERT INSIGHTS-HEALTH CARE, AI AND ANTITRUST: ANALYSIS AND NEXT STEPS
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U.S. DOJ Antitrust Division Uses Wiretaps to Detect and Prosecute Procurement Collusion | JD Supra
The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF) has struck again, this time with the help of a Title III wiretap.
Health Care, AI And Antitrust: Analysis And Next Steps
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to permeate the health care industry (and every other part of American life), the industry should be attentive to the risk of anticompetitive conduct arising from reliance on AI and cognizant of the watchful eyes of antitrust enforcers, including the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Health Care, AI and Antitrust: Analysis and Next Steps | JD Supra
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to permeate the health care industry (and every other part of American life), the industry should be attentive to the risk of anticompetitive conduct arising from reliance on AI and cognizant of the watchful eyes of antitrust enforcers, including the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
NAR v. DOJ: D.C. Circuit Bolsters Antitrust Division's Investigative Powers In Real Estate
In the latest chapter of a long-running investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division into real estate industry practices, the D.C. Circuit revived DOJ's 2021 investigation of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and strengthened the Division's authority to reopen investigations.1 As a result, DOJ may continue to investigate broker compensation and listing practices in the real estate industry, and possibly bring additional enforcement actions that go further...
NAR v. DOJ: D.C. Circuit Bolsters Antitrust Division’s Investigative Powers In Real Estate | JD Supra
In the latest chapter of a long-running investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division into real estate industry practices, the D.C. Circuit revived DOJ’s 2021 investigation of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and strengthened the Division’s authority to reopen investigations.1 As a result, DOJ may continue to investigate broker compensation and listing practices in the real estate industry, and possibly bring additional enforcement actions that go further...
What to Know: The FTC’s New Rule Banning Noncompetes | JD Supra
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to approve issuance of a Final Rule banning nearly all noncompete agreements nationwide. The Final Rule, a draft of which was released just one hour before it was voted on by the Commissioners, would – if it becomes effective – radically change the landscape of employer-employee relations in the United States.
What To Know: The FTC's New Rule Banning Noncompetes
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to approve issuance of a Final Rule banning nearly all noncompete agreements nationwide. The Final Rule, a draft of which was released just one hour before it was voted on by the Commissioners, would – if it becomes effective – radically change the landscape of employer-employee relations in the United States.
Further Guidance From FTC And DOJ
On January 26, 2024, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly issued new guidance making clear that common collaboration tools and ephemeral messaging applications must be preserved in the same manner as traditional forms of communication and electronically stored information (ESI).
Federal Antitrust Enforcement In Health Care: 2023 Year In Review–Part 3 - Antitrust, EU Competition - United States
Editor's Note: The article below is the second in our three-part series, Federal Antitrust Enforcement in Health Care: 2023 Year in Review. (Click here to read part 1 and here to read part 2.) The series is based on our recent webinar, 2023 Health Care Enforcement Trends: Spotlight on Consumer Protection, Antitrust and Fraud. Click here to view the free webinar on demand.
Federal Antitrust Enforcement In Health Care: 2023 Year In Review – Part 2 - Antitrust, EU Competition - United States
Editor's Note: The article below is the second in our three-part series, Federal Antitrust Enforcement in Health Care: 2023 Year in Review. (Click here to read part 1.) The series is based on our recent webinar, 2023 Health Care Enforcement Trends: Spotlight on Consumer Protection, Antitrust and Fraud. Click here to view the free webinar on demand.
Further Guidance from FTC and DOJ “Reinforces” Parties’ Obligations to Preserve Ephemeral Messages | JD Supra
On January 26, 2024, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly issued new guidance making clear that common collaboration tools and ephemeral messaging applications must be preserved in the same manner as traditional forms of communication and electronically stored information (ESI).
Federal Antitrust Enforcement In Health Care: 2023 Year In Review – Part 1 - Antitrust, EU Competition - United States
Antitrust enforcement in health care remained a high priority for the enforcers at the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission in 2023.
Federal Antitrust Enforcement in Health Care: 2023 Year in Review–Part 3 | JD Supra
Editor’s Note: The article below is the second in our three-part series, Federal Antitrust Enforcement in Health Care: 2023 Year in Review. (Click here to read part 1 and here to read part 2.) The series is based on our recent webinar, 2023 Health Care Enforcement Trends: Spotlight on Consumer Protection, Antitrust and Fraud. Click here to view the free webinar on demand.
Federal Antitrust Enforcement in Health Care: 2023 Year in Review – Part 2 | JD Supra
Editor’s Note: The article below is the second in our three-part series, Federal Antitrust Enforcement in Health Care: 2023 Year in Review. (Click here to read part 1.) The series is based on our recent webinar, 2023 Health Care Enforcement Trends: Spotlight on Consumer Protection, Antitrust and Fraud. Click here to view the free webinar on demand.
Federal Antitrust Enforcement in Health Care: 2023 Year in Review – Part 1 | JD Supra
Editor’s Note: The article below is the first in our three-part series, Federal Antitrust Enforcement in Health Care: 2023 Year in Review. The series is based on our recent webinar, 2023 Health Care Enforcement Trends: Spotlight on Consumer Protection, Antitrust and Fraud. Click here to view the free webinar on demand. Antitrust enforcement in health care remained a high priority for the enforcers at the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission in 2023.
[Webinar] 2023 Health Care Enforcement Trends: Spotlight on Consumer Protection, Antitrust and Fraud - December 13th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET | JD Supra
In a recent speech, a senior official at the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division noted that “in U.S. antitrust enforcement and competition policy, there is no more important question than what can we do to safeguard competition in the health care industry.” Consistent with this sentiment, 2023 has witnessed an increase in investigations and enforcement actions in the health care industry by state and federal law enforcers, including State Attorneys General, the Federal Trade...
Hospital Acquisitions in Louisiana Avoid FTC Review, for Now | JD Supra
More hospital acquisitions may seek to avoid premerger scrutiny of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under the HSR Act (or any antitrust inquiry ever) if a recent federal district court decision holds up and becomes settled law. On September 27, 2023, in Louisiana Children’s Medical Center v.
Fresh Off the Grill: No-Poach Agreements May Lead to Per Se Antitrust Liability, Says 7th Circuit | JD Supra
Introduction No-poach agreements, wherein companies agree not to solicit or hire employees away from a competitor, have been targeted by the White House,1 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division.2 Although the DOJ’s four criminal prosecutions stemming from no-poach agreements have yet to yield any guilty verdicts for Sherman Act violations, the Seventh Circuit recently weighed in on the potential legality under the antitrust laws of employee no-poach provisions in...
Fresh Off The Grill: No-Poach Agreements May Lead To Per Se Antitrust Liability, Says 7th Circuit - Antitrust, EU Competition - United States
No-poach agreements, wherein companies agree not to solicit or hire employees away from a competitor, have been targeted by the White House,1 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division.2 Although the DOJ's four criminal prosecutions stemming from no-poach agreements have yet to yield any guilty verdicts for Sherman Act violations, the Seventh Circuit recently weighed in on the potential legality under the antitrust laws of employee no-poach provisions in fast-food franchise...
With a Full Slate of Commissioners, the FTC Is Poised to Tackle the Chair’s Ambitious Antitrust Enforcement Agenda | JD Supra
With the May 16, 2022, confirmation of Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya, the Federal Trade Commission finally has a 3–2 Democratic majority and can move forward with Chair Lina Khan’s ambitious agenda. The Commission majority has significant ramifications for numerous industries, which are likely to see the FTC flex its rulemaking muscles consistent with the president’s 2021 Executive Order on Promoting Competition.
Ready, Set, Report & Remediate: DOJ Revises Leniency Policy for Criminal Antitrust Enforcement | JD Supra
The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice announced an update to its leniency policy for criminal antitrust enforcement on April 4, 2022, along with an accompanying set of updated FAQs. The updates effectively raise the bar for corporate leniency applicants by requiring that the applicant “promptly reports” the violation, as well as by requiring that the applicant remediate the effects of its conduct and take other steps to address future antitrust risk.
DOJ and FBI Prioritize Antitrust Investigations of Price-Fixing and Collusive Schemes Stemming From Supply Chain Disruptions | JD Supra
With consumer prices increasing across the economy, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced on February 17, 2022, a new joint initiative designed to identify and prosecute companies and executives who try to exploit the global supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in order to fix prices and harm consumers.
Real estate will continue to be an antitrust hotspot in 2022
With the size of the residential real estate market estimated to exceed $2 trillion in 2021 and the volume of real estate commissions forecast to exceed $100 billion, there is much at stake as antitrust scrutiny advances in real estate. As a result, 2022 promises to be another active year of antitrust law developments affecting the industry.
FTC and DOJ Seek Comment on Revisions to Merger Guidelines | JD Supra
Following guidance from the White House to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to modernize their merger guidelines, the FTC and DOJ announced on January 18, 2022 that they welcome public comments on revisions to the 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines and the 2020 Vertical Merger Guidelines. The agencies will accept comments until March 21, 2022.
FTC Publishes Revised HSR Thresholds for 2022 | JD Supra
On January 24, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its adjusted reporting thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act) in the Federal Register. The FTC revises the HSR thresholds annually to track year-over-year changes in gross national product (GNP).
New Sheriff in Town: DOJ Announces Strengthened Efforts To Combat White Collar Crime | JD Supra
On October 28, 2021, in a speech before the American Bar Association’s 36th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco formally announced that the Department of Justice is taking significant actions to strengthen its efforts to combat corporate crime. The announcement comes as little surprise, as Attorney General Merrick Garland had previously identified white collar enforcement as a DOJ priority during his confirmation hearing.
Biden Administration Orders Increased Antitrust Scrutiny in Food and Agriculture Sectors | JD Supra
On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy (Order), a wide-ranging edict intended to promote competition in numerous sectors of the economy through 72 specific initiatives, including many in the food and agriculture industries.1 The Order instructs numerous federal agencies, including the primary antitrust enforcers, to undertake multiple actions to implement President Biden’s campaign goals of “fair competition” through “full...
Second Circuit Overturns FTC Ruling That Trademark Agreements Violated Section 5 | JD Supra
At a time when antitrust enforcers, federal legislators and courts are heavily focused on technology platforms and digital advertisers like Google and Facebook, on June 11, 2021, the Second Circuit vacated an administrative order by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which held that agreements between competitors not to bid on certain trademarked terms in internet search engine auctions violated Section 5 of the FTC Act as an unfair method of competition.1 The court’s decision absolving...
DOJ Antitrust Division Secures $8.5 Million in Bid-Rigging Penalties From Engineering Firm on Highway Water Projects | JD Supra
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force has struck again. Launched in November 2019, PCSF is a multi-agency task force led by DOJ’s Antitrust Division and designed to combat antitrust crimes and related schemes that target projects receiving federal funding.1 Many of those projects involve large-scale construction.
Antitrust Division Signals Increased Enforcement in Agricultural Sector, Requiring Divestitures in Grain Elevator Transaction to Prevent Potential Harm to Midwestern Farmers | Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP - JDSupra
While campaigning in 2020, President Biden broadcast his concern about increased market concentration in American agribusiness. To address perceived “monopolistic markets,” he promised to “protect small and medium-sized farmers and producers” through increased enforcement of the Clayton Act and the Packers and Stockyards Act.1 On June 1, 2021, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice took a step toward fulfilling that promise.
Pharma Cos. Can Expect Harsh Antitrust Scrutiny From Biden
Law360 (April 28, 2021, 5:04 PM EDT) -- As he reaches his 100th day in office, President Joe Biden has thus far made good on his campaign promise to intensify antitrust scrutiny in the pharmaceutical sector.
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