DOJ’s Antitrust Division Announces Progress with its Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF)
Recently, the Antitrust Division issued a press release touting the opening of several criminal investigations across the United States involving the government procurement process: “Over a third of the Antitrust Division’s open investigations relate to conduct...Discriminatory Practices in Reopening North Carolina
Last Wednesday, May 20th, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced another step toward the State’s reopening plan and signed a new Executive Order easing restrictions on businesses such as restaurants, salons, pools, day cares, overnight camps, and tattoo parlors....
Big Brother is Watching Companies for Anti-Competitive Conduct During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In a recent joint statement by the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Competition, the agencies announced that they will enforce the antitrust laws against those who seek to exploit the pandemic to...Leniency or Compliance? It’s a Coin Toss!
For many years, the DOJ Antitrust Division believed its best tool for deterring and detecting antitrust violations, such as big rigging, price fixing, and market allocation, was to grant leniency to those companies (or individuals), who self-reported criminal...