Joshua W. Eastby
Subscribe to Joshua W. Eastby's PostsClean Hands Can Stop More than COVID-19: Antitrust Risks in Times of Supply and Demand Shocks
By Joshua W. Eastby, Ashley Fischer and Stephen Wu on Mar 17, 2020
Posted In Cartel Enforcement, DOJ Developments
The potential for government investigation increases during periods of rapid and extreme movement in price. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) recently reiterated its focus on prosecuting violations of antitrust laws, especially in areas affected by the coronavirus outbreak. On March 9, 2020, the DOJ announced that individuals or companies engaging in price fixing, bid-rigging,...
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FTC Settlement Agreement Demonstrates Commissioners’ Competing Views on Merger Non-Competes
By Gregory E. Heltzer and Joshua W. Eastby on Oct 4, 2019
Posted In Energy/Commodities, FTC Developments, Mergers & Acquisitions
What Happened DTE and Enbridge’s natural gas pipeline joint venture, Nexus, agreed to purchase the Generation Pipeline (Generation). Generation was owned by a group of sellers including North Coast Gas Transmission (North Coast). Generation’s primary asset is a 23-mile pipeline that serves the Toledo, Ohio, area. North Coast continues to own a competing pipeline near...
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Antitrust M&A Snapshot | US Agencies Aggressive While the EC Publishes Report on Competition Policy for the Digital Era
By Caroline Ruiz Palmer and Joshua W. Eastby on Aug 28, 2019
Posted In DOJ Developments, EC Developments, EU Developments, FTC Developments, Mergers & Acquisitions
The second quarter of 2019 proved to be a busy season for antitrust matters. In the United States, agencies continued to be aggressive and blocked transactions or required significant remedies. They cleared three mergers where divestitures were required; and in the face of FTC or DOJ opposition, companies abandoned several transactions, including between Republic National...
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Recent Indictments Demonstrate Increased Focus on Bid-Rigging in Government Procurements
By Michelle Lowery, James W. Kim, Joshua W. Eastby and Stephen Wu on Jun 6, 2019
Posted In Cartel Enforcement, DOJ Developments
Companies involved in the government contracting industry should take note that the government is honing in on anticompetitive conduct affecting government procurements. The federal government has demonstrated an increased interest in this area, and companies should refresh and audit their compliance programs to avoid hefty civil and criminal penalties and potential prison terms for implicated...
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Antitrust Litigation Update for Health Care Providers
By Joshua W. Eastby, Katharine M. O'Connor and Stephen Wu on Jun 4, 2019
Posted In DOJ Developments, FTC Developments, Healthcare Antitrust, Joint Ventures/Competitor Collaboration, Mergers & Acquisitions, Monopolization/Abuse of Dominance, Private Litigation
2018 saw a significant upswing in antitrust litigation against health care providers; 27 cases were filed in 2018 versus 17 in 2017. In the latest Antitrust Update for Health Care Providers, we discuss what caused the notable rise, what kinds of cases were brought over the past two years and how they were decided, and...
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