Glenna Siegel
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Antitrust M&A Snapshot | Q2 2024
By Glenna Siegel, Mary Hecht, Jon B. Dubrow, Joel R. Grosberg, Stéphane Dionnet, Graham Hyman and Max Küttner on Jul 25, 2024
Posted In Cartel Enforcement, DOJ Developments, EC Developments, EU Developments, FTC Developments, Healthcare Antitrust, Mergers & Acquisitions
Topics covered in this edition: UNITED STATES US agencies are increasingly scrutinizing consummated mergers from years past, including Live Nation’s purchase of Ticketmaster and Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. Reports indicate that, over the past three years, companies have abandoned 37 deals in the face of Federal Trade Commission pressure. Merger activity in oil...
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Making Sense of a Rare Robinson-Patman Act Plaintiffs’ Verdict
By Ryan Tisch, Alex Grayson and Glenna Siegel on Jun 12, 2024
Posted In FTC Developments
On May 20, 2024, US District Court Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald rejected a popular over-the-counter eyedrop seller’s bid for a new trial and granted a pricing injunction impacting two large wholesale membership clubs following one of very few Robinson-Patman Act (RPA) plaintiff-side jury verdicts in recent years. The case, L.A. International Corporation v. Prestige Brands Holdings,...
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Heard at the 2024 Antitrust Law Section Spring Meeting: Part II
By Lisa P. Rumin, Anthony S. Ferrara, Reese Poncia, Noah Feldman Greene, Zachary Sproull, Han Cui, Graham Hyman, Glenna Siegel, Alex Grayson, Betty Zhang and Gregory E. Heltzer on Apr 12, 2024
Posted In Agriculture, DOJ Developments, FTC Developments, Healthcare Antitrust, Mergers & Acquisitions, Monopolization/Abuse of Dominance
The American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section’s annual Spring Meeting concluded on April 12. The annual Spring Meeting featured updates from federal, state and international antitrust enforcers and extensive discussion on priority antitrust issues affecting various industries. In this article, we highlight takeaways from the final two days of the Spring Meeting. Read more here.
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Heard at the 2024 Antitrust Law Section Spring Meeting: Part I
By Gregory E. Heltzer, Lisa P. Rumin, Reese Poncia, Anthony S. Ferrara, Claire Danberg, Glenna Siegel, Bailey K. Sanders, Betty Zhang and Alex Grayson on Apr 11, 2024
Posted In DOJ Developments, FTC Developments, Healthcare Antitrust, Mergers & Acquisitions, Monopolization/Abuse of Dominance
The American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section’s annual Spring Meeting is underway in Washington, DC. The annual Spring Meeting features updates from federal, state and international antitrust enforcers and extensive discussion on priority antitrust issues affecting various industries. In this article, we highlight the key takeaways from the first portion of the Spring Meeting. Read...
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Google Moves to Dismiss Third Complaint Alleging Tying of Google Maps API Services
By Gregory E. Heltzer, Lisa P. Rumin and Glenna Siegel on Feb 28, 2024
Posted In DOJ Developments, Monopolization/Abuse of Dominance, Private Litigation
BACKGROUND Google LLC and Alphabet Inc. (Google) moved to dismiss a third successive complaint that alleged it tied the sales of Maps, Routes and Places application programming interface (API) services to one another. A basic tying claim involves a seller leveraging its market power in one product (the “tying” product) to force sales and gain...
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Year in Review: Criminal Enforcement by the DOJ Antitrust Division in 2023
By Nicole Castle, Lisa P. Rumin, Paul M. Thompson and Glenna Siegel on Feb 8, 2024
Posted In Cartel Enforcement, DOJ Developments, Mergers & Acquisitions
When it comes to antitrust criminal enforcement, 2023 will be remembered as the year when the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division redefined and tested the outer boundaries of its authority. This report looks back at the key events from the DOJ’s year in criminal antitrust enforcement. Here’s a glimpse of what’s inside: Despite...
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Cartel Corner | July 2023
By Justin P. Murphy, Paul M. Thompson, Stéphane Dionnet, Han Cui, Reese Poncia, Alexandra Lewis, Graham Hyman, Nabil Lakhal, Glenna Siegel and Bailey K. Sanders on Jul 13, 2023
Posted In Cartel Enforcement, DOJ Developments, EC Developments, EU Developments, FTC Developments, Monopolization/Abuse of Dominance
In the first half of 2023, antitrust enforcers remained remarkably busy both in the United States (US) and across the European Union (EU). The US Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Antitrust Division (Division) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have continued their aggressive and novel effort to drag antitrust enforcement into the labor markets. The DOJ...
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Heard at the 2023 Spring Meeting: Part 2
By Gregory E. Heltzer, Lisa P. Rumin, Reese Poncia, Joshua W. Eastby, Graham Hyman, Claire Danberg, Bailey K. Sanders, William Paige and Glenna Siegel on Apr 5, 2023
Posted In Consumer Protection/Privacy, DOJ Developments, FTC Developments, Healthcare Antitrust, Mergers & Acquisitions, Monopolization/Abuse of Dominance
The American Bar Association’s Antitrust Law Section held its annual Spring Meeting in Washington, DC, on March 29–31, 2023. The Spring Meeting sessions featured updates from federal, state, and international antitrust enforcers and thought-invoking discussions on leading antitrust issues facing the business community today. Following Part 1, this post summarizes key takeaways from the second...
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Heard at the 2023 Spring Meeting: Part 1
By Gregory E. Heltzer, Lisa P. Rumin, Reese Poncia, Joshua W. Eastby, Glenna Siegel, Bailey K. Sanders, Claire Danberg, Graham Hyman and William Paige on Apr 3, 2023
Posted In DOJ Developments, FTC Developments, Healthcare Antitrust, Mergers & Acquisitions, Monopolization/Abuse of Dominance
The American Bar Association’s Antitrust Law Section recently held its annual Spring Meeting in Washington, DC, featuring updates from federal, state, and international antitrust enforcers and in-depth commentary on leading antitrust issues facing the business community today. This post recaps key takeaways from the first portion of the Spring Meeting. CIVIL ENFORCEMENT AND MERGER REVIEW:...
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Seven Corporate Directors Resign: DOJ Ramps Enforcement Against Board Members Serving on Competitors’ Boards
By Glenna Siegel, Gregory E. Heltzer and Jon B. Dubrow on Oct 21, 2022
Posted In DOJ Developments
WHAT HAPPENED Seven directors resigned from corporate boards following promises of enforcement of Clayton Act Section 8 (15 U.S.C. § 19) by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust Division (the Division), the Division announced Wednesday. The directors served on the boards of corporations that the DOJ asserted competed in a variety of sectors, including...
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