Joshua W. Eastby
Subscribe to Joshua W. Eastby's PostsJoshua W. Eastby is an associate in McDermott’s Chicago office and focuses on antitrust regulatory and litigation matters. He defends clients in securing regulatory clearance of mergers and acquisitions and in securing favorable outcomes and efficiently managing e-discovery in complex antitrust litigation.
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Recent Indictments Demonstrate Increased Focus on Bid-Rigging in Government Procurements
By Joshua W. Eastby, James W. Kim, Michelle Lowery and Stephen Wu on Jun 6, 2019
Posted In Cartel Enforcement, DOJ Developments
Companies involved in the government contracting industry should take note that the government is honing in on anticompetitive conduct affecting government procurements. The federal government has demonstrated an increased interest in this area, and companies should refresh and audit their compliance programs to avoid hefty civil and criminal penalties and potential prison terms for implicated...
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Antitrust Litigation Update for Health Care Providers
By Joshua W. Eastby, Katharine M. O'Connor and Stephen Wu on Jun 4, 2019
Posted In DOJ Developments, FTC Developments, Healthcare Antitrust, Joint Ventures/Competitor Collaboration, Mergers & Acquisitions, Monopolization/Abuse of Dominance, Private Litigation
2018 saw a significant upswing in antitrust litigation against health care providers; 27 cases were filed in 2018 versus 17 in 2017. In the latest Antitrust Update for Health Care Providers, we discuss what caused the notable rise, what kinds of cases were brought over the past two years and how they were decided, and...
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