U.S. DOJ challenge to consummated transaction highlights danger of bad documents *

USA - January 15 2013
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit challenging a June 2012 transaction combining two providers of product rating and…

Co-authors: J. Bruce McDonald, Kathryn M. Fenton, Paula W. Render .

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What businesses need to know about the FTC’s settlement with Google *

USA - January 10 2013
The Federal Trade Commission has announced a settlement with Google that secured limited changes to Google's practices, but brought no action against…

Co-authors: Gregory L. Lippetz , Geoffrey D. Oliver, David P. Wales.

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FTC proposes acquisition consent agreement to resolve unprecedented allegations on enforcement of standards-essential patents *

USA - November 30 2012
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission this week announced a highly unusual proposed consent agreement reached with Robert Bosch GmbH ("Bosch") that permits Bosch's acquisition of SPX Service Solutions U.S. LLC ("SPX Service Solutions") from SPX Corporation ("SPX") to proceed.

Co-authors: Geoffrey D. Oliver, David P. Wales.

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Will recent court approval of computer-assisted document review spur acceptance in antitrust investigations? *

USA - March 14 2012
Despite the increasing burden of e-discovery, private litigants and parties before the U.S. antitrust agencies have been cautious about embracing new e-discovery technologies to assist in identifying what documents are responsive to discovery or government requests.

Co-authors: Carmen G. McLean , Ryan C. Thomas.

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U.S. Department of Justice and European Commission close antitrust investigations into high-profile patent acquisitions *

European Union, USA - February 24 2012
This past week the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it was closing its investigations of three high-profile acquisitions of substantial patent portfolios, including patents essential to implementing standards in the wireless communications and computer industries.

Co-authors: Serge Clerckx, Geoffrey D. Oliver, Dr. Johannes Zöttl.

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