United States: Trade Regulation & Practices

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Seven Lesser-Known Antitrust Exemptions And Immunities

Beyond well-known antitrust exemptions like state-action immunity and the baseball exemption, Congress has carved out numerous lesser-known immunities for specific industries and activities.

United States Anti-trust

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Bona Law PC

USTR Finds Certain Brazilian Practices In Six Issue Areas Actionable Under Section 301; Proposes 25% Tariffs On Brazilian Goods And Invites Comments

The U.S. Trade Representative has determined that Brazil's policies across six areas—including digital trade restrictions, preferential tariffs, anti-corruption enforcement failures, intellectual property gaps...

United States International

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Crowell & Moring LLP

New Presidential Executive Order Directing Comprehensive Customs Reform: What Importers And Other U.S. CBP Regulated Parties Need To Know

President Trump's Executive Order on "Strengthening Customs Enforcement" introduces sweeping reforms to U.S. customs regulations, imposing stricter requirements on importers of record, particularly foreign entities, while establishing enhanced penalties and enforcement mechanisms.

United States Government

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

May 2026 Alcohol Industry Update: Courts Reinforce State Authority As Shipping, Labeling, And Hemp Beverage Rules Evolve

Recent federal and state developments reveal the ongoing tension between traditional alcohol regulation and emerging market forces.

United States Government

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McDermott Will & Schulte

A New Era For EU And UK Deals? The EC’s Draft Merger Guidelines And The CMA’s Growth Approach (Video)

United States Anti-trust

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Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider

A Rare Opportunity: USTR Solicits Industry Input On Up To $30 Billion In China Import Tariff Relief And Market Access For US Exports

Worldwide International

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

DOJ Settlements Highlight Continued Customs And Trade Fraud Vigilance

United States Criminal

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Managed Trade Is Coming; Will Your Sector Benefit From It?

Worldwide International

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Cassidy Levy Kent

When Loyalty Programs Become Antitrust Problems: DOJ’s Bayer Seed Investigation

United States Anti-trust

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Bona Law PC

USTR Proposes Multiple New Tariff Actions And Other Trade-Related Measures

Worldwide International

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Wiley Rein

Annexed Opportunity: Proclamation Provides A Targeted Reduction Of Section 232 Tariffs

United States International

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Holland & Knight

USTR Proposes New Section 301 Tariffs On 60 Economies

Worldwide International

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WilmerHale

Pet Product Regulation May Be Nipping At The Heels

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

CFTC Deepens Sports Ties With NHL MOU

United States Finance

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Dechert

USTR Recommends New Tariffs Following Forced Labor Investigations

United States International

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

We Were Both Wrong About Legal AI. Here’s What Changed Our Minds.

United States Technology

Axiom

When The Microphone Lives On Your Face: Smart Glasses In The Workplace And The Clinic

United States Employment

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

From Access To Advancement: Mentorship And Sponsorship For Women Lawyers In Idaho

United States Employment

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Fennemore

Third Circuit Pumps The Brakes On Class Action Fee Multiplier

United States Litigation

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Comparing Antitrust Review Of The Paramount-Warner Brothers Transaction By The US And The UK

The proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. transaction reveals a fundamental shift in global merger review dynamics, where U.K. regulators now wield unprecedented influence over American media deals. This analysis explores how the Competition and Markets Authority's expanding jurisdictional reach and distinct antitrust standards create new strategic challenges for multinational companies.

United States Anti-trust

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Bona Law PC

FTC Blog Updates (April 27-May 1, 2026)

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) closed out April and opened May with activity across both consumer protection and competition bureaus. This past week, the agency released new data showing the scale of social media...

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

U.S. Customs Clarifies Jones Act Rules For Offshore Platform Decommissioning

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a significant ruling establishing that offshore platforms remain coastwise points under the Jones Act even after their associated wells are permanently...

United States International

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Holland & Knight

Alcohol Industry Update: Bribery Charges, New State Laws, And THC Uncertainty

March 2026 brought significant developments for alcoholic beverage suppliers, distributors, and retailers, including a major federal indictment involving alleged commercial bribery...

United States Cannabis

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McDermott Will & Schulte

FTC Announces “Made In The USA” Sweep

United States Consumer

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

April 2026 Alcohol Industry Update: Home Distilling Heads For A Showdown As States Loosen Alcohol Rules

United States Consumer

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McDermott Will & Schulte

GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | April 2026

Worldwide Anti-trust

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

DOJ Sends Clear Signal With Latest Antitrust Challenge To Hospital Contracting Practices

United States Anti-trust

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Fifth Circuit Vacates FTC’s Cease-and-Desist Order Against Intuit, Holding Internal Adjudication Of Deceptive Advertising Claims Unconstitutional

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Fifth Circuit Holds FTC’s Internal Administrative Adjudication Of Deceptive Advertising Claims Unconstitutional

United States Anti-trust

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Wiggin & Dana

FTC Final Negative Option Rule: Changes And Impacts

United States Anti-trust

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McDermott Will & Emery

FTC Updates (September 9 – 13, 2024)

United States Anti-trust

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Another Court Rules Against The Federal Trade Commission Noncompete Rule — But Declines To Order Nationwide Relief

United States Litigation

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Foley & Lardner

FTC Finalizes Rule Banning Fake Reviews

United States Consumer

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

FTC Final Negative Option Rule: Changes And Impacts

Following a multiyear process that was initiated in 2019 and considered thousands of public comments, on October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ...

United States Anti-trust

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McDermott Will & Emery

FTC Updates (September 9 – 13, 2024)

The FTC focused its week on consumer protection. The Commission announced a tentative agenda for its upcoming open meeting, sent warning letters to adoption intermediaries for purportedly misleading consumers...

United States Anti-trust

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Another Court Rules Against The Federal Trade Commission Noncompete Rule — But Declines To Order Nationwide Relief

On August 14, 2024, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida issued a preliminary order holding the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) ban on employee noncompetes (the "Noncompete Rule") to be unlawful.

United States Litigation

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Foley & Lardner

FTC Finalizes Rule Banning Fake Reviews

The FTC has finalized its new rule banning fake consumer reviews.

United States Consumer

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

FTC Updates (July 15-19, 2024)

United States Anti-trust

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Federal Trade Commission Prohibits Non-Competes: What Should Employers Do Now?

Effective September 4, 2024, non-compete agreements with all employees, including senior executives, will be prohibited by a new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule.

United States Anti-trust

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Peckar & Abramson PC

State Attorney General Perspectives On FTC Partnership And Rulemakings

Crowell attorneys attended the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) 2024 Consumer Protection Spring Conference in San Francisco, California on May 15.

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

The Federal Trade Commission Issues Final Rule Banning Most Non-Compete Agreements

An increasingly common practice in American business involves requiring employees to sign covenants not to compete, usually referred to as "non-competes," with their employers or prospective employers.

United States Employment

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Cowles & Thompson, PC

FTC Announces Rule Banning Non-Competes

The FTC passed its long-awaited final rule banning non-competes (the "Rule") yesterday, April 23rd.

United States Employment

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Schneider Bell

Noncompete News: Will New York City's Noncompete Ban Beat The FTC Final Rule To The Punch?

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

The End Of The World Order And The Rise Of Trade Regulation

Worldwide International

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

An Employer's Practical Guide To The FTC's Non-Compete Rule

United States Anti-trust

McDonald Hopkins

FTC Issues Final Rule Banning New Worker Non-Compete Clauses And Nullifying Most Existing Worker Non-Compete Clauses

United States Employment

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Carruthers & Roth

Federal Trade Commission Bans Non-Competes And Lawsuits Follow: 5 Take-Aways Businesses Should Consider Now

United States Employment

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Godfrey & Kahn S.C.

FTC Files Administrative Complaint To Stop $8.5 Billion Tapestry-Capri Fashion Accessory Merger

United States Anti-trust

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MoginRubin

FTC Issues Final Rule Purporting To Ban Most Non-Compete Agreements

United States Anti-trust

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Butler Snow LLP

FTC Bans Nearly All Non-Compete Agreements

United States Anti-trust

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Bracewell

Not So Fast: FTC Letter Rebukes Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council Guidance

United States Anti-trust

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Venable LLP

What Is The Federal Trade Commission's Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule (CARS Rule)?

United States Anti-trust

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

The FTC's Proposed Rule Banning Fake Consumer Reviews And Testimonials: An Update

United States Anti-trust

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

FTC Proposes Rule To Make Impersonating Government Entities And Businesses Unlawful

United States Consumer

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WilmerHale

Federal Trade Commission And Department Of Justice Issue New Merger Guidelines

United States Commercial

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Cohen & Gresser

FTC Pumps Brakes On CARS Rule, At Least For Now

United States Transport

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FTC To Hold Automatic Renewal Rule Hearing

United States Anti-trust

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

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QuickLaunch University: Consequences Of FTC Violations (Video Content)

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WilmerHale

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