Antitrust Law 
Tech Firms Hit With Antitrust Lawsuit – Workforce Management
The Justice Department concluded that the companies had reached “facially anticompetitive agreements” that eliminated a form of competition and were “naked restraints of trade that were per se unlawful under the antitrust laws.” Ruling on a …
Universal Music-EMI merger hearing Thursday #thecircuit – Washington Post
Universal-EMI: The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing Thursday examining the proposed merger between Universal and EMI to discuss whether or not the deal would violate antitrust law. Critics of the deal such as Public Knowledge say …
Free Speech for Computers? – New York Times
To Google’s credit, while it has claimed First Amendment rights for its search results, it has never formally asserted that it has the constitutional right to ignore privacy or antitrust laws. As a nation we must hesitate before allowing the … Continue reading
Seventh Circuit: NCAA does not violate antitrust law – Legal News Line
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Monday that rules by the National Collegiate Athletic Association concerning athletic scholarships do not violate the Sherman Antitrust Act. Two Division I college …
Out of tune antitrust: Why concerns over music merger fall flat – Thehill.com
Although it is easy to paint a picture of a music giant, any claims of potential harm are simply inconsistent with the simple facts of the market, decades of antitrust law, and commonsense economic policy. Let’s start with the simple … Continue reading
Mesquite Charcoal Conspiracy Becomes A Federal Antitrust Case – Forbes
Apparently these folks never heard of the antitrust laws. Pointedly, they were oblivious to an ongoing federal investigation of the United States’ mesquite charcoal industry, which was being spearheaded by the Department of Justice Antitrust …
Argentina: Competition Interaction Beyond Borders – Mondaq
… and the Federative Republic of Brazil on cooperation between their Antitrust Authorities in the application of their antitrust laws” (the “Argentina-Brazil Agreement”) – signed in Buenos Aires on October 16, 2003, but was accepted by the Argentine …
Allen & Overy, Freshfields, O’Melveny: Business of Law – Bloomberg
The Jones Day team was led by Frances Murphy, a London partner in antitrust and competition law. The deal would be Hong Kong Exchanges’ first overseas acquisition. The 135-year-old LME sets global benchmark prices for metals including copper …
Allen & Overy, Freshfields, O’Melveny: Business of Law – Businessweek
The Jones Day team was led by Frances Murphy, a London partner in antitrust and competition law. The deal would be Hong Kong Exchanges’ first overseas acquisition. The 135-year-old LME sets global benchmark prices for metals including copper …
EU Drops Areva, Siemens Antitrust Probe After Deal – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (June 18, 2012, 11:47 AM ET) — The European Commission has ended its antitrust investigation over alleged anti-competitive activity in a former nuclear technology joint venture between Areva SA and Siemens AG after the companies agreed to … Continue reading
