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Big Federal Antitrust Cases Heat Up

The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are advancing two major antitrust cases that will have significant implications for the American public. The DOJ, joined by eight states, announced Aug. 23 that it was suing RealPage Inc. for an “unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing and to monopolize Big Federal Antitrust Cases Heat Up

The View from Japan: A TOTM Q&A with Sayako Takizawa

Sayako, could you please tell us a bit about your background and area of specialization? I’m a professor at the University of Tokyo, teaching Japanese competition law and policy. How did you become interested in competition law and digital-competition regulation? I’ve been interested in the dynamics and history surrounding the regulation of freedom of trade. The View from Japan: A TOTM Q&A with Sayako Takizawa

FTC Noncompete Rule–and FTC Competition Rulemaking–Are on the Ropes

Judge Ada Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued an Aug. 20 order effectively striking down the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) April 2024 rule barring noncompete clauses (“noncompetes”) in employment contracts. Ryan LLC, a global tax-services and software provider, had challenged the rule, which had been scheduled to take FTC Noncompete Rule–and FTC Competition Rulemaking–Are on the Ropes

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