Tech titans, other companies face PR hurdles in antitrust suits
Antitrust cases are fought as much in the court of public opinion as in a courtroom, and experts say that calls for a multipronged strategy.
Actually using a balancing test in the Google case
Antitrust lawyers love to talk about the consumer welfare standard and the rule of reason, and indeed these things are central to the intellectual framework of the law and to practical counseling. But when they’re put to the test in high-stakes litigation against Big Tech, courts generally recoil...
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New slate of FTC commissioners makes early impressions
When new Federal Trade Commission member Rohit Chopra issued a memorandum scolding federal agencies for being soft on recidivists — companies that violated orders — his move made waves among...
DOJ’s AT&T case ‘shrunk and shrunk,’ then disappeared
As ambitious, newly confirmed Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim walked through the Department of Justice’s doors last year looking to make his mark on the world of antitrust, he was greeted...
Eleventh Circuit ruling prompts debate over what’s next in LabMD saga
A much-anticipated federal appellate court ruling that vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s order requiring LabMD, a medical laboratory, to overhaul its data security program, has set off a...
‘Dragon Lady’: Lisa Phelan, trailblazer for women in antitrust, leaves DOJ after 32 years
After 32 years with the Department of Justice, Lisa Phelan — the first woman to head up a criminal team and the longest serving female chief at the antitrust division — is moving to private practice.
Dems target privacy in raising concerns on self-driving measure
The legislative effort to encourage the growth of self-driving vehicles is stalling in the Senate, largely because of issues relating to privacy and data security.
DOJ, FTC eye competition issues in real estate market
Antitrust enforcers have grown increasingly concerned that some practices in the real estate industry restrict competition.