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New Study in Harvard Business Law Review Confirms Antitrust Dangers of Horizontal Shareholding
A new study illustrates the anticompetitive effects of horizontal shareholding in concentrated markets according to a Harvard Business Law Review article by Einer Elhauge, Professor…
Antitrust Subcommittee and Big Tech CEOs: Creatures From Very Different Planets
A Tale of Two Hearings: Breaking Down the July 2020 Hearing on Tech Marketplace They appeared at the hearing, appropriately enough, digitally. This allowed…
FTC Approves Elanco’s $7.6B Acquisition of Bayer Animal Healthcare, Sets Divestiture Conditions
Pending approval, two of the world’s largest animal healthcare manufacturers will consummate a multibillion dollar acquisition in August 2020, subject to FTC and other, international…
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California AG Opposes Healthcare System’s Pandemic-Prompted Proposal to Delay Settlement
In response to Sutter Health’s motion for a continuance, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra requested that a San Francisco state court move forward with a…
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U.S. House of Representatives Extends Antitrust Penalty Leniency Program for Cooperating Defendants
On June 25, 2020, the House passed a bill to permanently extend a recently expired provision within the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act…
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Californians Will Vote on Whether to Expand the State’s Consumer Privacy Act
In November, California residents will vote on a proposal to augment the California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which took effect in January 2020. The Secretary…
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Apple, Inc. Probed by European Commission for Possible Antitrust Violations
In late June, the European Commission (EC) opened several formal cases investigating Apple’s mobile payment technology (Apple Pay) and various third-party and user agreements to…
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DOJ Secures Admission of Guilt, Agrees to Deferred Prosecution Agreement for Generic Drug Manufacturer Accused of Price Fixing
The Justice Department has announced a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) and a $24.1 million criminal penalty against Apotex, Inc., a Florida-based generic pharmaceutical manufacturer. Apotex…
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FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Danaher Corporation’s Acquisition of GE Biopharma Was Anticompetitive
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Danaher Corporation’s Acquisition of GE Biopharma Was Anticompetitive May 29, 2020 Following a public comment period, the Federal…
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Submission of Bill Baer Before the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law
On May 19, 2020, Bill Baer, one of the most respected antitrust enforcers in the world, issued a submission to the United States House Committee…
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FTC Sues to Unwind Altria’s $12.8 Billion Investment in Competitor JUUL
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION PRESS RELEASE APRIL 1, 2020 Today, the Federal Trade Commission filed an administrative complaint (a public version of which will be available…
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FTC and DOJ Announce Expedited Antitrust Procedure and Guidance for Coronavirus Public Health Efforts
FTC.gov Press Release – March 24, 2020 The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division today issued joint statement detailing an…
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MoginRubin’s Jonathan Rubin and Tim LaComb Published an Article in the Daily Journal Regarding the T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
February 26, 2020 – MoginRubin partner Jonathan Rubin and attorney Tim LaComb co-authored an article published in the Daily Journal last week, “Court substituted gut…
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Attorney Tim LaComb Quoted in Investment News
Attorney Tim LaComb was quoted in Investment News this week in an article, “When it comes to RIA custody, how big is too big?”. The…
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Attorney Tim LaComb Quoted in The Denver Post Regarding Altitude v. Comcast
MoginRubin attorney Tim LaComb was quoted recently in a Denver Post article, “Altitude/Comcast dispute: Worst-case scenario extends blackout well into the future.”The article discusses the…
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Partner Daniel Mogin Published in Bloomberg Law Regarding the FTC’s Inquiry Into Cross Ownership of Competitors’ Stocks
Published in Bloomberg Law – February 27, 2020 INSIGHT: FTC’s Inquiry Into Common Ownership Benefits Markets, Consumers By: Daniel Mogin The FTC appears to be…
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Attorney Timothy LaComb Quoted in Financial Planning
Attorney Timothy LaComb was quoted in a recent Financial Planning article, “Schwab Wants TD But DOJ Has Questions — And Not Just for Schwab.” The…
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Partner Jon Rubin quoted in Reuters regarding Qualcomm’s appeal for the reverse of a 2019 ruling
MoginRubin partner Jon Rubin was quoted in the recent Reuters article, “Qualcomm to Ask Appeals Court for Vindication in FTC Antitrust Case.” The article revisits the…
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Attorney Tim LaComb quoted in Law360 on the Planned Merger Between T-Mobile and Sprint
MoginRubin attorney Tim LaComb was quoted in the recent Law360 article, “T-Mobile/Sprint Case Shows Problem With Dueling Economics.” The article explores the challenges associated with…
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Major Antitrust Developments to Watch in 2020
Partner Jennifer Oliver was quoted in Law360’s article, Major Antitrust Developments to Watch in 2020. The article reviews some of the key antitrust cases on…
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The Most Closely Watched Merger Reviews Of 2020
Partners Dan Mogin and Jonathan Rubin were quoted in a recent Law360 article, The Most Closely Watched Merger Reviews of 2020. The article examines four…
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What To Watch As T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Fight Goes To Trial
Partner Jennifer Oliver was quoted in a recent Law360 article, What To Watch As T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Fight Goes To Trial. The article discusses the megamerger…
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Multiple Lawsuits Allege Price-fixing by Big Beef Companies
Partner Dan Mogin was quoted in Fern’s AG Insider discussing recent price-fixing allegations against big beef companies. As co-counsel on the Pacific Agri-Products lawsuit, Dan…
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Good Read: ‘The Great Antitrust Awakening Can’t Be Stopped’
Do the big tech companies — and those of us who enjoy their myriad innovations — owe a big “thank you” to the federal government…
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ATM Operators Seek Cert. In Visa, Mastercard Antitrust Suit
MoginRubin partner Jonathan Rubin was recently quoted in Law360 as saying, “The ATM restraints imposed by Visa and Mastercard amount to price-fixing and are unambiguously…
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2018 Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report Just Released
On September 16, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission and Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice released the 2018 Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report, which summarizes…
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NYT: Chicago School Professor Fights ‘Chicago School’ Beliefs That Abet Big Tech
From The New York Times: Chicago School Professor Fights ‘Chicago School’ Beliefs That Abet Big Tech Luigi Zingales, a finance professor at the…
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MoginRubin Among Most Influential U.S. Antitrust Law Firms
WASHINGTON (PRWEB) JUNE 03, 2019 National law firm MoginRubin LLP (“MoginRubin”), lead counsel in two of the largest antitrust cases that settled over the past…
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Google and the Trans-Atlantic Antitrust Abyss
Christian Bergqvist University of Copenhagen – Faculty of Law Jonathan Rubin MoginRubin LLP Date Written: March 18, 2019 Abstract During the late 2000s, several jurisdictions,…
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The Washington Post: Facebook, Google and other big tech giants are about to face a ‘reckoning,’ state attorneys general warn
From The Washington Post: Facebook, Google and other big tech giants are about to face a ‘reckoning,’ state attorneys general warn “I think what we’ve…
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The New York Times: A Better Way to Break Up Big Tech
From The New York Times: A Better Way to Break Up Big Tech Senator Elizabeth Warren has been making waves with her recent proposal to…
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New York Times: Spotify Accuses Apple of Anticompetitive Practices in Europe
From The New York Times: Spotify Accuses Apple of Anticompetitive Practices in Europe Is Apple abusing its power to monopolize the market? Spotify sure thinks…
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Waging the Merits War at Class Certification: Does Expert Evidence Streamline the Process?
Jodie Williams, a Partner at MoginRubin LLP co-authored an article with Michelle Lowery, a Partner at McDermott Will & Emery, for The Antitrust Source regarding…
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Public Knowledge: To Make the Tech Sector Competitive, Antitrust Is Only Half the Answer
Who’s regulating competition in the tech world? Read Gene Kimmelman’s blog on publicknowledge.org to find out.
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New York Times: The Monopolization of America
From The New York Times: The Monopolization of America In one industry after another, big companies have become more dominant over the past 15 years,…
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New York Times: Be Afraid of Economic ‘Bigness.’ Be Very Afraid.
From The New York Times: Be Afraid of Economic ‘Bigness.’ Be Very Afraid. “In the 1930s it contributed to the rise of fascism. Alarmingly, we…
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The Ninth Circuit Dismisses Section 7 Challenge to Big Beer while the Tunney Process Brews in D.C. District Court
Consumers can choose to look at the stein half empty after a recent dismissal of a private Section 7 challenge to Anheuser-Busch InBev, SA/NV’s (“ABI”)…
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Tribune Media/Sinclair Broadcast Group Merger Bust
After over a year of negotiations for approval, on August 9, 2018, Tribune Media Company terminated its merger with Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. The mega-deal…
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The Ninth Circuit Lets Caddies Take a Mulligan on Antitrust and Unfair Competition Claims in Golf Caddy Case
For most viewers watching the PGA Tour, the clothing on golfers and their caddies is unlikely to make an impact. Yet the advertising value—if not…
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Jonathan Rubin and Christian Bergqvist Conduct a Comparative Study on Approaches Antitrust Authorities Take in the EU and US
Jonathan Rubin and Christian Berqvist published their comments in Global Competition Review regarding the upcoming decision by the European Commission regarding the DG-Competition investigation into…
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Jodie Williams Comments on the AT&T-Time Warner Merger in Forbes’ Latest Article
Forbes dives into law firm reactions to the AT&T-Time Warner merger to find out where the trends are headed. It seems that no one believes…
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Payment Logistics Urges Court to Stop Lighthouse/Shift4 Merger
Payment Logistics Ltd. (PLL), represented by MoginRubin LLP, asked the court on Friday, June 29, to prevent Lighthouse from merging with Shift4 Corp., alleging that…
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Jodie Williams Published in Trial Practice : Trying Antitrust – Summer 2018 Edition
In the most recent edition of Trial Practice: Trying Antitrust, an ABA-published periodical, MoginRubin’s Jodie Williams discusses the recent Steves & Sons, Inc. v. Jeld-Wen, Inc.…
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New York Times: What the Microsoft Antitrust Case Taught Us
Two decades later, we shouldn’t forget the dangers of dominant technology companies. Read the New York Times article about what the Microsoft case taught…
Dan Mogin, Managing Partner, receives the Sylvia Siegel Award at the 45th Annual TURN Gala in San Francisco, CA
Sylvia Siegel brought a customer’s perspective to the regulation of California utilities and spent 16 years fighting against rates and rules that she maintained were…
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Payment Logistics Files Antitrust Lawsuit against Shift4 Payments, Shift4 Corp. and Lighthouse Network
Payment Logistics Files Antitrust Lawsuit against Shift4 Payments, Shift4 Corp. and Lighthouse Network Company alleges anticompetitive behavior, monopolization and attempted monopolization that blocks competition and…
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Bloomberg Law Covers MoginRubin LLP’s Filing Against the PetIQ Merger
Bloomberg on Rubin PetIQ Filing Pet Medication Wholesalers Sue to Unwind Rival PetIQ Merger Published: Apr 05 2018 18:46:17 * Two pet medicine wholesalers…
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PetIQ’s Deal to Buy Veterinary Clinic Chain Will Choke Off Competition
MoginRubin LLP, representing Plaintiffs Bay Medical Solutions Inc. and Med Vets Inc., have filed a case in the Northern District of California to stop a…
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FTC Reaffirms Guidelines for Exchange of Sensitive Information
On March 20, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission reaffirmed its guidelines for the exchange of sensitive competitive information — like price projections, customer lists or future product…
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Supreme Court decision yields good news for Antitrust cases
Yesterday, the Supreme Court confirmed that a final decision in one case, if being tried with other consolidated cases, is an immediately appealable order. This…
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U.S. Government blocks Broadcomm bid for Qualcomm
Our Team has been closely monitoring the merger developments in our own backyard between Qualcomm and Broadcom. Earlier this week, President Trump used his executive…
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Jennifer Oliver Published in Business Insurance
Business Insurance published an article this week written by MoginRubin LLP’s own Jennifer Oliver, regarding what happens when complications with M&A deals arise. Click here…
ABA Women in Deal Work – Have You Registered Yet? It’s Free!
The American Bar Association will be hosting an event on February 8th in San Francisco, called Women in Deal Work. MoginRubin LLP is proud to…
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Jonathan Rubin discusses Aetna-CVS merger with Peter Coy from Bloomberg Businessweek
Jonathan Rubin from MoginRubin LLP met with Bloomberg Businessweek‘s Peter Coy to discuss the Aetna-CVS merger. See what he had to say by reading the…
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Jonathan Rubin from MoginRubin LLP Featured in the New York Post
MoginRubin LLP’s very own Jonathan Rubin was featured in the New York Post this week, regarding his thoughts on Judge Richard Leon and his involvement…
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Jonathan Rubin to Wall Street Journal on Outspoken U.S. District Judge J. Leon: “He has a very firm grasp of competition law and the economics that drives it.”
Jonathan Rubin from MoginRubin LLP met with Jacob Gershman from the Wall Street Journal this week to discuss U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon’s appointment…
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Jonathan Rubin from MoginRubin LLP Discusses Proposed AT&T & Time Warner Merger
Comments of Jonathan Rubin, with the Washington, D.C. office of antitrust law firm MoginRubin LLP, on the DOJ’s just-filed challenge to the proposed AT&T-Time Warner…
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The Hill: Trump looms large in AT&T antitrust battle
Jonathan Rubin, an antitrust attorney with MoginRubin LLP, discussed President Trump’s possible involvement in the proposed merger between AT&T and Time Warner with The Hill…
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Department of Justice Preparing for Litigation Against AT&T, Time Warner
The Department of Justice is preparing to litigate the proposed acquisition of Time Warner Inc. by AT&T Inc. if the parties are unable to reach…
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Luxottica/Essilor Merger Being Closely Reviewed, May Halt Nascent Competition
Luxottica and Essilor announced their intent to merge in January 2017, and regulatory agencies around the world have been investigating whether the merger poses anticompetitve…
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Luxottica/Essilor Fail to Produce Data, EU Investigation On Hold
Last month, the European Commission announced that it was taking a closer look at the Luxottica/Essilor proposed merger. On November 3, 2017, it was reported…
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DOJ and FTC Issue Joint HSR Report for FY 2016
On October 3, 2017, the FTC and the DOJ released their joint Hart-Scott-Rodino merger report for the fiscal year, ending September 30, 2016. They reported…
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Department of Justice Challenges Consummated $4.3 Billion Deal
On September 26, 2017, the Department of Justice challenged Parker-Hannifin Corporation’s $4.3 billion already-consummated acquisition of Clarcor Inc. as anticompetitive. The deal, announced in late…
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Democrats Introduce Bills for Stronger Merger Enforcement
On September 14, 2017, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced two pieces of legislation intended to reform antitrust scrutiny of mergers and acquisitions under the Clayton…
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Anheuser-Busch InBev Incentive Practice Raises Antitrust Concerns
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether Anheuser-Busch InBev’s incentive program to independent distributors violates the federal antitrust laws, according to a report by…
