Antitrust Criminal Update: Adventures in Cartel Enforcement
"While many of the DOJ's recent cartel prosecutions have faltered, the July verdict in 'Evans Concrete' could signal a shift in the DOJ's fortunes," write Karen Hoffman Lent and Kenneth Schwartz.
August 26, 2024 at 12:00 PM
8 minute read
AntitrustIntroduction
Department of Justice (DOJ) cartel investigations have historically targeted corporate defendants. The current enforcement landscape, however, is increasingly focused on individual accountability and has evinced the Antitrust Division's willingness to embrace new and undertested approaches of ensuring competitive domestic markets. From a jury's conviction of a cartel in coastal Georgia, to the rising review of third-party algorithms, to a continuing emphasis on labor markets, we look at some of the latest developments in American cartel enforcement.
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