Tag: FTC
Advertising is obsolete – here’s why it’s time to end it
Posted by The Conversation
Advertising is obsolete – here’s why it’s time to end it
By Ramsi Woodcock
Since it first became clear that Russian agents spent thousands...
US: Judge deals blow to FTC in DirectTV case
A California US District Judgehas ruled that the Federal Trade Commission failed to prove DirecTV's TV, print, or electronic banner ads in its "ditch...
US: FTC opens comment period for the 21st Century hearings
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has opened up public comments for their upcoming Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century.
The hearings...
A Focus on Price: Antitrust in the Kavanaugh Era
Posted by New York Law Journal
A Focus on Price: Antitrust in the Kavanaugh Era
By Shepard Goldfein and Karen Hoffman Lent
With confirmation hearings looming for DC...
Can International Comity Considerations Stop a US Antitrust Prosecution?
Posted by The New York Law Journal
Can International Comity Considerations Stop a US Antitrust Prosecution?
By Philip C. Patterson and Vera M. Kachnowski
As with other...
US: Linde-Praxair mega merger-threatened by FTC
According to Bloomberg, the Linde-Pixair merger, which would create world’s largest industrial gas producer, is facing an unexpected hurdle from US antitrust regulator that...
US: Cadwalader nabs Sidley’s antitrust co-chair
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft has hired a mergers and acquisitions pro from Sidley Austin with a background in leading international clients through US enforcement...
US: Wilhelmsen/Drew merger blocked by federal judge
A federal judge has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) request for a preliminary injunction to block a proposed merger, which the two maritime...
How Might A Justice Kavanaugh Impact Antitrust Jurisprudence?
Posted by Pro Market
How Might A Justice Kavanaugh Impact Antitrust Jurisprudence?
By Stephen Calkins
Throughout his judicial career, the US president’s latest nominee to the Supreme...
US: FTC to look closely at EU’s US$5b Google fine
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph Simons told lawmakers Wednesday, July 18, that he will look at the European Union’s move to fine...
