On April 15th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought a complaint against Rollins, Inc., one of the country’s largest pest-control companies, for its enforcement of non-compete agreements in violation of Section 5 of...
State AGs Insist the Show Must Go On: Live Nation Antitrust Litigation Continues to a Jury Verdict
On April 15, 2026, a jury found that Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, violated several federal and state antitrust laws through its ticketing and venue management practices. The verdict came after six weeks
Falling Into the Void: Trump and Biden’s Incongruous Approaches to Antitrust Create a Guidance Vacuum
The first seven months of President Trump’s term have brought a shift in the antitrust enforcers’ approach to issuing policy statements and other guidance related to competition law. Although the FTC and DOJ under...
Antitrust in the Second Trump Administration – Massive Shift in Enforcement or More of the Same?
President Trump was just sworn into his second term, and he has already announced his core antitrust leadership, placing him well ahead of where he was in his first term. He has indicated that he intends to nominate Gail...
FTC Secures Record-Setting Civil Penalty for Gun-Jumping in Violation of the HSR Act
On January 7, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a record-setting penalty to settle allegations of gun jumping in violation of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, 15 U.S.C....