Royce Brosseau
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Washington State Enacts Merger Review Regime
By Gregory E. Heltzer and Royce Brosseau on Apr 29, 2025
Posted In Healthcare Antitrust, Mergers & Acquisitions
Washington is the first state to enact the Uniform Antitrust Premerger Notification Act, which requires merging parties that submit a federal filing under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act to also submit the HSR filing to the Washington attorney general if the deal has a sufficient nexus to Washington. Many states have merger notification requirements for certain...
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DOJ Secures Its First-Ever Conviction in a Criminal Antitrust Labor Market Trial
By Royce Brosseau and Katharine M. O'Connor on Apr 29, 2025
Posted In DOJ Developments, FTC Developments, Healthcare Antitrust
On April 14, 2025, a federal jury convicted a home health agency executive in a wage-fixing conspiracy under the Sherman Act, marking the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) first-ever criminal antitrust labor market trial conviction. This conviction marks a significant milestone in antitrust enforcement, highlighting the government’s commitment to addressing labor market wage-fixing and no-poach...
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Heard at the 2025 Antitrust Law Section Spring Meeting
By Lisa P. Rumin, Reese Poncia, Anthony S. Ferrara, Elai Katz, Megan Ingram, Royce Brosseau, Claire Danberg, Betty Zhang and Alex Grayson on Apr 10, 2025
Posted In Cartel Enforcement, Consumer Protection/Privacy, DOJ Developments, EC Developments, FTC Developments, Healthcare Antitrust, Mergers & Acquisitions
The American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section held its annual Spring Meeting from April 2 to 5 in Washington, DC, where federal, state, and international antitrust enforcers shared key updates and enforcement priorities. At the Spring Meeting, antitrust agencies signaled continued scrutiny of mergers, noncompete agreements, and Big Tech – plus an uptick in state-level...
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Unpacking the Biden Administration’s Last-Minute Antitrust Worker Protections
By Jon B. Dubrow, Michelle Lowery, Royce Brosseau and Christopher Foster on Jan 23, 2025
Posted In DOJ Developments, FTC Developments
In the final week of the Biden administration, the Federal Trade Commission and US Department of Justice released two policies potentially impacting labor markets. The first is a Policy Statement on the Exemption of Protected Labor Activity for Independent Contractors, and the second is the Antitrust Guidelines on Business Practices that Impact Workers. The policies...
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FTC Targets Price Discrimination With New Robinson-Patman Act Lawsuit
By Gregory E. Heltzer, Lisa P. Rumin, Ryan Tisch and Royce Brosseau on Dec 27, 2024
Posted In Consumer Protection/Privacy, Distribution/Franchising, FTC Developments
On December 12, 2024, following a nearly two-year-long investigation, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) initiated its first litigation under the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA) in more than two decades. The FTC sued Southern Glazer’s, a large wine and spirits distributor, alleging the company charged higher prices to smaller retailer customers than it did to large chains, violating the...
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What a Second Trump Term Means for Antitrust Enforcement
By Raymond A. Jacobsen, Jr., Jon B. Dubrow, Joel R. Grosberg and Royce Brosseau on Dec 4, 2024
Posted In DOJ Developments, FTC Developments, Healthcare Antitrust, IP Antitrust, Mergers & Acquisitions, Monopolization/Abuse of Dominance
On January 20, 2025, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s administration will come into power. The McDermott antitrust and competition team has analyzed the first Trump term, compared it to the Biden administration’s actions, and reviewed statements from those involved in the upcoming Trump administration. While it appears that the new administration will be good for business,...
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