Tag: DOJ
DOJ Sues To Block $4.3B Deal Between Assa Abloy & US...
The US Justice Department has sued to block a $4.3-billion proposed deal by Assa Abloy AB to buy a division of Spectrum Brands that...
DOJ’s Kanter Meets With National Farmers Union Over Competition In Agriculture
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division hosted 30 farmers affiliated with the National Farmers Union (NFU) yesterday to discuss the state of competition in agriculture...
US Department Of Justice Antitrust Division On Hiring Spree
The Justice Department’s antitrust division is ramping up hiring of trial attorneys from Big Law firms as the Biden administration heightens its focus on...
The DOJ Subpoenaed Amazon, Microsoft and JPMorgan Over Short-Selling
The US Department of Justice (DOJ)has subpoenaed some short sellers for trading information on firms including Amazon, Microsoft and JPMorgan Chase, as part of a...
Former Acting Chief Of Staff Of DOJ Antitrust Division Joins Axinn
Axinn announced that former US.Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division Chief of Staff James “Jimmy” W. Attridge joined the firm’s Antitrust Group as partner in the...
DOJ Mulls New Apple Antitrust Case: Report
The Department of Justice is preparing a preliminary draft of its antitrust lawsuit against Apple though it has not definitively decided to follow through...
Republican Senators Ask DOJ To Probe Competition In Higher Education
Following the lawsuit, US Senators Marco Rubio and Mike Lee urged US Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust at the DOJ Jonathan Kanter to investigate...
DOJ Asks Judge To Block Publisher’s Mega-Merger
On Friday the US Justice Department urged a US judge to block a $2.2 billion merger of two of the "Big Five" book publishers. The...
Antitrust Division Updates: Enhancing Accessibility
In April of this year, the Antitrust Division announced changes to its Corporate Leniency Policy as well as updates to that policy’s FAQs. The...
DOJ Prepares New Antitrust Suit Against Google: Report
Google may soon be facing its second antitrust lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice. According to Bloomberg, the DOJ is gearing up to...
