North America: Antitrust/Competition Law

The Federal Trade Commission has launched enforcement actions against three companies for allegedly misleading consumers about the domestic origin of their products...

Competition authorities worldwide are intensifying enforcement across multiple sectors, from healthcare and renewable energy to automotive and technology. How are regulatory agencies coordinating—or diverging—in their approaches to merger review, algorithmic pricing, and cross-border transactions, and what does this mean for companies navigating an increasingly fragmented global enforcement landscape?

The US Department of Justice has filed antitrust lawsuits against major hospital systems, alleging that contractual restrictions imposed on health insurers prevent lower-priced plans and stifle competition.

On March 31, 2026, OFAC published a Sanctions Advisory that highlights compliance risks arising from sham transactions used to evade sanctions.

The Spring Meeting is the largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy profes­sionals globally, with lawyers, academics, economists, enforcers, journalists, and students from around the world.

The Spring Meeting is the largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy profes­sionals globally, with lawyers, academics, economists, enforcers, journalists, and students from around the world.

On April 15, 2026, a jury found that Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, violated several federal and state antitrust laws through its ticketing and venue management practices. 

In what is now a trend, on March 26, 2026, the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) filed an antitrust lawsuit against The New York and Presbyterian Hospital challenging its contracting practices with commercial health insurers (or payors).

A New York jury found Live Nation and Ticketmaster civilly liable for monopolization and tying arrangements in concert venue ticketing. Bona Law partner Aaron Gott analyzes the verdict's implications for companies...