James Fredricks

Find out more about Lexology or get in touch by visiting our About page. Click here to listen to the audio Antitrust enforcement against collusion in labor markets is intensifying across the transatlantic region. In this episode of "Fierce Competition," host Bill Batchelor and partners Jim Fredricks, Aurora Luoma and Margot Sève discuss the surge in criminal and civil investigations into wage-fixing and no-poach agreements.

The U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ) has announced a new initiative aimed at enhancing the detection and prosecution of antitrust violations. On July 7, 2025, the DOJ’s Antitrust Division, in collaboration with the U.S. Postal Service, launched the “Whistleblower Rewards (…)

Executive Summary What is new: DOJ’s Antitrust Division announced its Whistleblower Rewards Program, which offers up to 30% of criminal fines over $1 million to individuals reporting original information about eligible antitrust and related criminal offenses. Why it matters: The Program incentivizes whistleblowing on antitrust and related offenses, potentially increasing reports from employees, compliance personnel and others, while raising risks of mistaken or mischaracterized submissions.