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Flexible Staffing Solutions for Law Firms to Efficiently and Effectively Handle Antitrust Matters

Antitrust is a rapidly growing practice area and is expected to continue to drive growth in the legal industry in…

FTC Alleges Facebook Bought, Buried Rivals In New Antitrust Proceedings

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a new antitrust complaint against Facebook Inc (FB.O) on Thursday, adding more details to…

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of American Express in Antitrust Case

Summary: The Supreme Court ruled in favor of American Express in an antitrust lawsuit on Monday.  On Monday, the Supreme…

Judge Says DOJ Failed to Show AT&T, Time Warner Merger Would Lessen Competition

Summary: The $85 billion AT&T and Time Warner merger has been approved by a judge.  On Tuesday, a judge allowed…

Does Amazon’s Purchase of Whole Foods Violate Antitrust Laws?

Summary: Amazon has purchased grocery brand, Whole Foods, for almost $14 billion. Starting out as a humble online bookseller, Amazon…

Judge Blocks Anthem-Cigna Merger

Summary: Citing antitrust issues, a federal judge has blocked the merger between two major health insurance agencies.  On Wednesday, Judge…

Animation Workers Settle with Disney for $100 Million

Summary: Disney and its companies Pixar and Lucasfilm agreed to settle an animation workers' lawsuit for $100 million.  This week,…

Weakest Practice Areas of 2017

Summary: What are the weakest legal practice areas of 2017? Read the full report by Harrison Barnes here: The BCG…

Hottest Law Practice Areas of 2017

Summary: What practice areas are most desirable for law firms looking for lateral hires? Read the full report by Harrison…

Mylan Investigated for Antitrust Violations

Summary: After increasing the price of EpiPens so that they are no longer affordable, drugmaker Mylan is being investigated for…

Former FTC Commissioner Joins Antitrust Firm

Summary: Conservative and former FTC commissioner Joshua Wright will join antitrust firm, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Former FTC commissioner…

General Counsel Face New Challenges If New Bill Passes

Summary: The House of Representatives must consider a bill that has been passed unanimously by the Senate that expands protections…