Maydeen Merino

September 10, 2024 | National Law Journal

With Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump seeking the presidency, questions have arisen as to whether Khan would be compatible with either administration. It is unclear how either presidential nominee plans to address antitrust and consumer protection matters.

By Maydeen Merino

6 minute read

September 04, 2024 | National Law Journal

"The 2023 guidelines have some vulnerability," said Herbert Hovenkamp of the University of Pennsylvania.

By Maydeen Merino

3 minute read

September 03, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Based on her enthusiasm about labor, she will continue the Biden administration's efforts to use antitrust to protect against anti-poaching agreements that suppress wages or noncompetes, or the use of merger law to go after mergers that harm labor," said University of Pennsylvania law professor Herbert Hovenkamp.

By Maydeen Merino

4 minute read

August 30, 2024 | National Law Journal

The Federal Trade Commission's opposition to Kroger's proposed $25 billion purchase of Albertsons stems partly from the agency's belief it would be bad for workers.

By Maydeen Merino

3 minute read

August 28, 2024 | National Law Journal

"The validity of the rule is likely to come before the Third, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, and the possibility of circuit conflict also means that the issue could potentially receive Supreme Court review," according to an analysis from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

By Maydeen Merino

4 minute read

August 22, 2024 | National Law Journal

Agency regulation and enforcement of a law banning price gouging would be "resource-intensive work that has a very uncertain capacity to deliver a good result," said former FTC Chair William Kovacic.

By Maydeen Merino

3 minute read

August 21, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Our economy is so concentrated, competition has lessened, consumers are frustrated," said Phil Weiser. "The AGs are responding."

By Maydeen Merino

4 minute read

August 20, 2024 | National Law Journal

"It's time for a new era where fans, venues, and artists are not taken advantage of by big corporations that run the world of live events," said New York Attorney General Letitia James.

By Maydeen Merino

3 minute read

August 16, 2024 | National Law Journal

The agency's jurisdiction is limited to companies that operate for profit. In the health care industry, many medical faciilites are organized as not-for-profit entities and, thus, not subject to the FTC's rule.

By Maydeen Merino

5 minute read

August 14, 2024 | National Law Journal

Regulation of "forever chemicals" is "an issue that's not going to go away for industry and will have to be dealt with," said attorney Gerald Higdon.

By Maydeen Merino

5 minute read