Antitrust Archives - Corruption, Crime & Compliance

13 Nov, 2024

The Trump Administration’s Focus on the Department of Justice and Priorities (Part III of III)

The Justice Department is about to undergo some fundamental changes. The 2nd Trump Administration will take some initial broad strokes designed to increase accountability and control of prosecutors and laws enforcement. The FBI The first on the chopping block is the FBI. Under existing law, the FBI is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice, presumably under the control and oversight of the Attorney...

Podcasts

20 Oct, 2024

Episode 341 — DOJ Charges Visa with Monopolization and Exclusionary Conduct in the Debit Card Market

The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has been aggressively pursuing civil enforcement actions. While criminal enforcement of antitrust laws has been depressed, DOJ has found success in pursuing civil and merger enforcement. DOJ recently won a significant victory against Google for its monopolization of the search market. DOJ has now turned its attention outside of technology markets by filing suit against Visa for its dominance of...

Antitrust Division Indicts Company, Executive and Employee for $100 Million Price-Fixing Conspiracy

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26 Aug, 2024

Antitrust Division Indicts Company, Executive and Employee for $100 Million Price-Fixing Conspiracy

DOJ’s Antitrust Division has been relatively quiet in prosecuting criminal cartel or bid-rigging cases. Since 2015, the Antitrust Division’s criminal enforcement has fallen from the billions in penalties each year to the lower hundreds of millions. Most of this may reflect the end of the large, Japanese auto supplier investigation. While the Leniency Program was a significant source of enforcement actions, it appears the Program...

Webinar Reminder — Global Antitrust Enforcement Risks and Compliance

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24 Nov, 2017

Webinar Reminder — Global Antitrust Enforcement Risks and Compliance

Wednesday, November 29, 2017 12 noon EST Sign Up Here Global antitrust enforcement programs create significant risks for global companies. In the United States, criminal antitrust risks are significant for companies and individual officers and managers. Global companies can suffer fines, reputational damage and related collateral litigation. Compounding these risks is the mature international antitrust enforcement programs that increase financial and reputational risks. Global antitrust...