Tag: DOJ
US: Barr emerges as leading AG candidate
Former Attorney General William Barr is US President Donald Trump’s leading candidate to be nominated to lead the Justice Department.
Barr, 68, a well-respected Republican...
US: Judges grill DOJ over to AT&T-Time Warner merger
According to a report by The Hill, federal appeals court judges grilled the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday, December 6, over its challenge...
US: Delrahim emerges as a contender for attorney general?
President Donald Trump is considering tapping the Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Antitrust Division, Makan Delrahim, to become the next US Attorney...
US: Hausfeld adds DOJ veteran DOJ
Paul Gallagher, an accomplished trial attorney with the Department of Justice (DOJ), has joined Hausfeld as a partner in the Washington, DC office.
For most...
US: Amazon, Facebook recruit from the DOJ
AT&T, Facebook, and Amazon are padding their antitrust expertise by poaching from the government, reported Bloomberg. All three tech giants have recently hired top...
US: DOJ said to be reviewing Anti-OPEC legislation
According to a report by Bloomberg, the Department of Justice (DOJ) is formally reviewing antitrust legislation aimed at reining in OPEC’s power over oil...
US: Facebook recruits ex-DOJ antitrust pro
Facebook hired Kate Patchen, who headed the Justice Deptartment’s (DOJ) antitrust office in San Francisco, this month as associate general counsel for litigation matters.
Kate...
US: DOJ investigates Bitcoin market manipulation
The US Justice Department (DOJ) is investigating whether Bitcoin’s record-breaking performance last year was caused by market manipulation.
Late last year, the value of a...
US: Delrahim warns against TV Station ad info sharing
On Thursday, November 15, Justice Department antitrust chief Makan Delrahim reminded businesses, broadcast and otherwise, that “agreements between competitors to exchange competitively sensitive information...
US: DOJ to curb bid-rigging in government purchases
The US Justice Department plans to be more aggressive in pressing antitrust charges against companies that have rigged bids for government contracts, the agency’s...