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Firm News | 2 min read | 06.21.24
Human Rights First Honors Crowell Team for Pro Bono Efforts
Washington – June 21, 2024: Human Rights First honored Crowell & Moring lawyers Alexis Gilman, Tai Williams, Lauren Fleming, and Amber Gonzales with the Pro Bono Star Award in recognition of their teamwork and extraordinary commitment to representing and protecting asylum seekers. The group was honored at Human Rights First’s World Refugee Day Open House on June 20 in Washington, D.C.
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Client Alert | 8 min read | 01.11.24
The saga of DNA-sequencing firm Illumina’s quest to acquire cancer detection-test maker Grail ended last month when the Fifth Circuit largely upheld the Federal Trade Commission’s decision to block the deal. The appellate decision is significant on several levels. First, it is the first time in decades that either federal antitrust enforcer has succeeded in blocking or forcing the abandonment of a vertical merger after litigating to a decision.
Client Alert | 4 min read | 01.06.23
FTC Cracks Down on Non-Competes as Unfair Methods of Competition
In a first-of-its kind enforcement action, on Wednesday the Federal Trade Commission announced settlements with three companies and two individuals who the agency claimed violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by imposing non-compete restrictions on their workers that the agency said constituted an unfair method of competition. The agency said these non-compete restrictions prevented workers from obtaining higher wages and impeded other companies’ ability to compete.
Client Alert | 8 min read | 11.15.22
FTC Issues New Policy Statement on “Rigorous Enforcement” Against Unfair Methods of Competition
One of the longest running controversies in antitrust enforcement policy concerns the breadth of the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to define and prohibit “unfair methods of competition” under Section 5 of the FTC Act. In April of this year, the new Commission majority withdrew the brief Statement of Enforcement Principles issued in 2015, asserting that the earlier Statement imposed unwarranted constraints on the Commission’s authority and promising new guidance. That guidance was issued last week and portends a significantly more expansive approach to FTC antitrust enforcement on a wide range of conduct, including exclusive contracts, refusals to deal, bundling, price discrimination, and serial acquisitions.