Washington, D.C. — May 22, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission filed a joint statement of interest today in a federal antitrust case targeting BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard over […]
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Department of Justice (DoJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Former Asphalt Executive Fined and Sentenced to Prison
Pontiac, Michigan — May 24, 2025 — A former president of a Michigan asphalt paving company has been sentenced to six months in prison and ordered to pay a $500,000 fine for his involvement in […]
US FTC Finalizes Settlement with Private Equity Firm Welsh Carson Over Antitrust Concerns in Texas Health Care Market
Washington, D.C., May 20, 2025 — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a final consent order with private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, settling allegations that it helped drive up prices and […]
US FTC Supports DOJ’s Antitrust Action Against Google in Amicus Brief
May 9, 2025 – Washington, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today filed an amicus brief supporting the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Revised Proposed Final Judgment (RPFJ) in its ongoing case against Google for […]
US Justice Department and FTC Open Public Inquiry Into Unfair Practices in Live Ticketing Industry
Washington, D.C., May 7, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today launched a joint public inquiry into unfair and anticompetitive practices in the live entertainment ticketing market, seeking […]
FTC and DOJ Push Agencies to Identify Anticompetitive Rules Under Trump Executive Order
Washington, D.C. — May 5, 2025 — In a sweeping effort to eliminate regulatory barriers to competition, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division issued a joint letter Monday […]
US DOJ Antitrust Division Announces Leadership Team Under Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater
May 1, 2025 — Washington, D.C. Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater today announced the full leadership team for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, marking a key milestone early in the second Trump administration. […]
Slater Outlines ‘America First Antitrust’ in First Major Address at Notre Dame Law School
April 28, 2025 – Notre Dame, IN In her first formal public address as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, Gail Slater laid out a sweeping vision for what she called “America First Antitrust,” […]
Former US Asphalt Executive Sentenced for Bid Rigging
Timothy Baugher, former president of Michigan-based Asphalt Specialists LLC, has been sentenced (18 April) to six months in prison and fined $20,000 for his role in a bid-rigging conspiracy. Between 2017 and 2021, Baugher and […]
US DOJ Wins Landmark Antitrust Case Against Google Over Digital Ad Monopoly
April 17, 2025 – Washington, D.C. — In a major victory for U.S. antitrust enforcement, a federal court has ruled that Google violated antitrust laws by monopolizing open-web digital advertising markets. The decision marks the […]
