United States: Cartels, Monopolies

On June 30, 2026, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and 17 state attorneys general settled allegations that three egg producers unlawfully coordinated their bidding in spot markets...

Florida's Attorney General has issued a Civil Investigative Demand to a major credit score issuer, investigating potential violations of the Florida Antitrust Act. The probe examines allegations of monopolistic practices including predatory pricing, illegal product bundling, and exclusionary contracts with credit bureaus that may have driven score prices from under $1 to as high as $10.

Private antitrust litigation continues to evolve across Europe, with recent court decisions shaping the landscape for both follow-on damages claims and standalone competition disputes. Key rulings from German and EU courts are establishing new boundaries for bundled cartel claims, evidence access standards, and jurisdictional questions that will impact how parties pursue competition-related remedies.

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.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently announced a sweeping enforcement operation targeting money services businesses (MSBs) operating along the Southwest U.S. border.

As we move into 2026, the European Commission has indicated that it is busy with competition infringement investigations...

On January 9, 2026, Judge Rudolph Contreras of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the Federal Trade Commission's ("FTC") request for a preliminary injunction, blocking Edwards Lifesciences's acquisition...