On January 29, 2026, the American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section hosted “Diverse Perspectives: Antitrust in a Changing World.” The event brought together global competition enforcers, practitioners, economists and policymakers for candid dialogue on the evolving antitrust landscape.
Former New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin’s participation was particularly timely; he recently concluded his tenure…
The members of BakerHostetler’s Antitrust and Competition Team are pleased to present these brief updates from the conference sessions on Day 2 at this week’s ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Not Your Parents’ HSR Regime
This panel discussion concerned all facets of the premerger notification regime, including state premerger laws. The highlight of…
The members of BakerHostetler’s Antitrust and Competition Team are pleased to present these brief updates from the conference sessions at this week’s ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C.
State Antitrust Enforcement on the Rise
At a panel hosted by BakerHostetler’s Julian Perlman, state enforcers emphasized that antitrust enforcement continues despite the changing landscape at…
On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, the Senate confirmed Gail Slater to be assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division at the U.S. Department of Justice by a vote of 78-19. Slater has held positions at the Federal Trade Commission and as an economic adviser to the President during the first Trump Administration.
Slater has indicated…
On December 12, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed its first Robinson-Patman Act case in more than 20 years, just as the White House is set to change parties and the balance of power on the FTC will swing Republican. The case alleges that a national wine and spirits distributor violated the Act (as…
The US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced on Wednesday the withdrawal of the Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors originally issued in 2000. The agencies said that “while some specific aspects of the Collaboration Guidelines may accurately reflect that state of the law, the Collaboration Guidelines no longer provide…
Pennsylvania has been front and center in coverage of the 2024 election cycle. But it is not only the next President that the citizens of the Commonwealth may effectively decide. Pennsylvania is the only remaining U.S. jurisdiction that does not have its own state-level antitrust law, and that may soon change depending on the results…
Last year, we wrote about the potential antitrust liability companies might face from participating in organizations seeking to advance environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) goals. That trend continued throughout 2023 and 2024, as congressional leaders investigated coalitions they believed engaged in improper activities, subpoenaed executives of ESG-embracing organizations for depositions and released committee…
On September 16, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a United States District Court’s dismissal of a proposed class action by gasoline consumers against several energy companies in D’Augusta v. American Petroleum Institute. The lawsuit accused the energy companies of conspiring with the U.S. government and then-President Trump to negotiate with Russia and Saudi…
