The Google sign is seen at Googleplex, the corporate headquarters complex of Google and its parent company, Alphabet Inc., in Mountain View, California. Photo: by Tada Images/Shutterstock'Appropriate Relief'?: Google Offers Remedy Concessions in DOJ Antitrust Fight
Google's response to the Justice Department's proposal of a forced sale of the Chrome browser is just one litigation front of many that may shape the tech giant’s future outlook for years to come.
December 23, 2024 at 05:29 PM
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What You Need to Know
- Google will continue to defend against federal and state antitrust enforcers in 2025.
- Williams & Connolly, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Ropes & Gray represent Google in its D.C. search monopolization case.
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; and the Law Office of Craig C. Reilly represent Google in its ad server market antitrust case in the Eastern District of Virginia.
Legal battles pitting the U.S. Department of Justice against Google may shape the tech giant’s future outlook for years to come.
Google has proposed internal compliance reforms and nonexclusive licensing of its popular Chrome web browser and Android mobile apps to remedy its alleged Sherman Act violations in District of Columbia federal court while hoping for an antitrust victory in the Eastern District of Virginia.
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