The Federal Trade Commission’s rulemaking on non-compete agreements faces legal obstacles but could reap political and public policy benefits even if it’s struck down in court.
It’s an unusual legal story that involves international chess tournaments, the Twombly standard for pleading collusion, Arthur Schopenhauer, and radio-controlled vibrating sex devices — all at the same time. But this is such a story.
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The stunning demise of the proposed $45 billion merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable continues to reverberate across the Washington political, antitrust and communications landscape. Lawyers and...
Editor’s Note: The Federal Trade Commission has a new overseer in the House—and FTC:WATCH seized the opportunity to speak with him to get a preview of what lies ahead. Representative Michael...
Keeping an eye on the nation’s intelligence agencies, rooting out government malfeasance and chronicling the national pastime have all played key parts in the life and work of the Federal Trade...
Before a House subcommittee voted along party lines to support a bill clamping down on abusive patent assertion entities, members clashed over the role of the Federal Trade Commission.
A debate among lawyers and regulators surfaced at a recent conference on unfair and deceptive business practices, revealing some discrepancies in the legal strategies being pursued by two rival...
Bill Baer made some waves at the American Bar Association’s recent spring meeting by delivering an admonition to antitrust lawyers packed into a cavernous ballroom: don’t even try to push the...