/competition?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Competition Copyright 2025 °µÍø½ûÇø. en-US Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:28:10 +0000 /competition/articles/2348229?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2348229 An analysis of six complex global deals that were completed or abandoned in the last year suggests that, while such deals continue to face significant and lengthy scrutiny across the U.S, U.K. and European Union, the path to closing may have eased slightly compared to recent years, say attorneys at Weil. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:26:17 +0000 /competition/articles/2348176?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2348176 KKR pushed a New York federal judge to dismiss a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit seeking fines that could top $650 million, arguing that in defending claims the private equity giant failed to notify two mergers and deleted key documentation from notifications, enforcers are trying to "expand" merger filing requirements. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:42:30 +0000 /competition/articles/2348573?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2348573 Apple is challenging new rules imposed by European enforcers that require iPhones and iPads to work more seamlessly with third-party devices, saying the rules create privacy and security risks for users and threaten to hamper innovation. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:42:26 +0000 /competition/articles/2348876?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2348876 Four organizations are citing new court developments involving Google Inc. Chief Legal Officer Kent Walker's alleged mishandling of evidence in again asking the State Bar of California to discipline him. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:22:56 +0000 /competition/articles/2348577?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2348577 A group of hemp businesses and buyers is suing Maryland and its cannabis regulator, saying the state is using a 2023 law and licensing scheme to push the companies out of the market by only allowing licensed marijuana dispensaries to sell federally legal hemp products. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:15:13 +0000 /competition/articles/2348385?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2348385 New Jersey told a federal judge Monday that he was correct in rejecting a Black-owned investment fund's bid to disqualify Connell Foley LLP from representing the state in its bias suit, saying there was no previous attorney-client relationship. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 14:27:21 +0000 /competition/articles/2348695?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2348695 A former senior account manager for a public and investor relations technology business emailed himself company secrets and tried to poach customers before he decamped for a competitor, according to a newly designated North Carolina Business Court complaint. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 14:00:31 +0000 /competition/articles/2345428?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2345428 A rebound in client work sent the nation’s largest law firms into growth mode last year, driving a wave of hiring, mergers, and strategic moves that reshaped the top tier of the °µÍø½ûÇø 400. Here's a preview of the 100 firms with the largest U.S. attorney headcounts. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:56:23 +0000 /competition/articles/2346619?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2346619 When I transitioned to private practice after government service — most recently as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia — I learned there are more similarities between the two jobs than many realize, with both disciplines requiring resourcefulness, zealous advocacy and foresight, says Zach Terwilliger at V&E. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 22:10:59 +0000 /competition/articles/2348318?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2348318 Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc., has agreed to earmark half a billion dollars over the next 10 years to overhaul the tech giant's global compliance structure, according to two institutional investors that sued the company's leaders over allegations of anticompetitive and monopolistic business practices. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 22:02:16 +0000 /competition/articles/2348043?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2348043 PacificCorp urged the Ninth Circuit on Monday to revive claims alleging Washington's carbon emissions cap-and-invest program unconstitutionally discriminates against out-of-state customers by imposing emissions allowances for power exported out of state, while Washington argued that the lawsuit seeks to create a "loophole" that would result in a "free pass" on emissions. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 22:01:43 +0000 /competition/articles/2348015?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2348015 The Federal Circuit set out Monday to determine whether an Ohio federal judge was right or wrong to throw out a $64 million jury verdict finding that Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. stole an inventor's ideas for self-inflating tires because the trade secrets were too vague to have gone to a jury. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 21:52:46 +0000 /competition/articles/2348276?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2348276 Broadband industry groups want the U.S. Department of Justice to bring suit against California and other states pursuing new caps on internet service rates for low-income households, pointing to myriad harms they say the state laws would inflict on consumers. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 21:40:29 +0000 /competition/articles/2348190?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2348190 A Washington federal judge said Monday the Federal Trade Commission must hand over some information about the underlying legal theories in its landmark antitrust case against Amazon but mostly agreed with the agency that the company's discovery requests were "premature." Mon, 02 Jun 2025 20:37:28 +0000 /competition/articles/2348064?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2348064 William C. Smith & Co. will be stepping out of litigation accusing the company of using property management platform RealPage to conspire with other landlords and fix the price of rentals in the D.C. area, after agreeing to reform its business practices and shell out over $1 million. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 20:12:54 +0000 /competition/articles/2348226?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2348226 The White House on Monday asked the D.C. Circuit to hit pause on a lower court ruling that found President Donald Trump's tariffs unlawful, arguing the "legally indefensible preliminary injunction" would impede sensitive trade negotiations if left unchecked. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 19:50:51 +0000 /competition/articles/2347931?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2347931 As Congress looks to direct the government to sell wide stretches of the airwaves for exclusive commercial use, companies such as Meta, as well as advocacy groups, want lawmakers to continue leaving the upper 6 gigahertz spectrum band alone rather than auctioned to mobile carriers. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 19:35:52 +0000 /competition/articles/2348047?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2348047 The Federal Trade Commission finally dropped its long-pending challenge of Microsoft's purchase of video game developer Activision Blizzard, as enforcers pushed monopolization cases seeking to break up Google, Meta and Live Nation, while also pursuing several traditional merger cases. Here, °µÍø½ûÇø looks at the major merger review developments from May. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 19:25:27 +0000 /competition/articles/2348141?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2348141 German software giant SAP on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to look at a Ninth Circuit decision that resuscitated tying claims brought by U.S. rival Teradata, saying the issue of antitrust liability badly needs the court's attention in matters relating to modern, technologically integrated products. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 19:24:20 +0000 /competition/articles/2347949?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2347949 A Nevada nursing home executive convicted of wage-fixing and wire fraud has told a Nevada federal judge that a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a fraud case doesn't preclude his motion for a new trial, contrary to what the U.S. Department of Justice has argued.