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Webinar: Antitrust Issues in the Food Industry During the Pandemic

By BakerHostetler on September 10, 2020 Posted in Food Industry

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT | Register Now You’re invited to join BakerHostetler’s Antitrust and Competition team for a discussion of antitrust issues in the food industry amid the current pandemic. This presentation for in-house counsel and executives at companies involved in all aspects of the food supply chain, from … Continue Reading

CLE Webinar Series: Antitrust and White-Collar Investigations – What You Should Know

By BakerHostetler on September 18, 2019 Posted in Antitrust & Politics

We invite you to join us for one, two or all three of our upcoming high-level webinars offering vital insights into antitrust issues and white-collar investigations. These CLE webinars will be led by our knowledgeable and experienced attorneys, many of whom are former prosecutors and investigators who worked for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and … Continue Reading

Carl Hittinger, Jeanne-Michele Mariani Article Takes a Look at Antitrust Division’s Renewed Focus on Bid Rigging

By BakerHostetler on June 19, 2019 Posted in Articles

Partner Carl Hittinger and Associate Jeanne-Michele Mariani authored an article published May 8, 2019, by The Legal Intelligencer. The article, “Antitrust Division’s Renewed Focus on Bid Rigging Promises to be Perilous,” focuses on the Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s campaign to investigate and prosecute criminal cartel behavior relating in particular to bid rigging involving government … Continue Reading

Carl Hittinger, Tyson Herrold Article Examines Antitrust Legacy of Former Chief Judge Dolores Sloviter

By BakerHostetler on May 21, 2019 Posted in Articles

Partner Carl Hittinger and Associate Tyson Herrold authored an article published on April 12, 2019, by Temple University’s business law publication, The Temple 10-Q. The article, “Judge Dolores K. Sloviter’s Antitrust Legacy,” discusses the significant antitrust contributions of former Chief Judge of the Third Circuit Sloviter, from her days as an antitrust lawyer to her … Continue Reading

Carl Hittinger, Jeanne-Michele Mariani Author Article Examining NCAA’s Monopoly Status

By BakerHostetler on April 10, 2019 Posted in Antitrust Litigation, Articles

Partner Carl Hittinger, the Antitrust and Competition team leader, and Associate Jeanne-Michele Mariani authored an article published in the March 29, 2019, issue of The Legal Intelligencer. The article, “The NCAA, Which Is Tied to Education, May Be a Necessary Monopoly,” discusses a recent successful challenge made to the NCAA’s governing policies on antitrust grounds. … Continue Reading

Carl Hittinger, Julian Perlman Article Examines Antitrust Legacy of Judge Thomas Vanaskie

By BakerHostetler on March 11, 2019 Posted in Articles

Partner Carl Hittinger and Counsel Julian Perlman authored an article published March 1, 2019, by The Legal Intelligencer. The article, “Circuit Judge Thomas Vanaskie’s Antitrust Legacy: 2 Significant Cases,” examines opinions issued by recently retired Third Circuit and former MDPA Chief Judge Vanaskie. The article discusses Vanaskie’s thorough and fair-minded opinions in the epic antitrust dispute between competitors Santana Products … Continue Reading

BakerHostetler Partners Publish Article Examining Reverse-Payment Suits Five Years After Actavis

By BakerHostetler on August 6, 2018 Posted in Antitrust Litigation, Healthcare, Patents

Partners Carl Hittinger and Jeffry Duffy authored an article published by The Legal Intelligencer on July 27, 2018. The article, “Actavis and Reverse-Payments Suits in the Third Circuit After Five Years,” examines how purportedly anticompetitive patent-litigation settlement agreements between rival branded and generic pharmaceutical manufacturers—so-called “reverse payment” or “pay for delay” settlements—have generated numerous private lawsuits and remain one … Continue Reading

Join Us for a Teleconference on New ABA Publication, “Antitrust Class Actions Handbook”

By BakerHostetler on February 20, 2018 Posted in BakerHostetler

The ABA recently released a new publication that should be of interest to antitrust practitioners, the Antitrust Class Actions Handbook, Second Edition. The Handbook comprehensively addresses issues that arise before, during and after the filing of an antitrust class action. The ABA Antitrust Section is hosting a teleconference featuring Handbook authors and editors this Friday, … Continue Reading

Antitrust Partner Dan Foix Presents at AAI Conference

By BakerHostetler on October 31, 2017 Posted in Agriculture, Events

Danyll Foix, an antitrust partner in BakerHostetler’s Washington, DC office, will be a speaker at the 11th Annual Private Enforcement Conference of the American Antitrust Institute on November 7, 2017. Foix will join a panel discussion of “Agriculture Antitrust Class Actions,” which will review recent private enforcement actions in agricultural industries, consider challenges specific to such cases, and … Continue Reading

The ‘Failing Firm’ Defense and How Not to Lose It, Article Explains

By BakerHostetler on July 19, 2017 Posted in Articles, Merger, Merger Review

Law360 featured an insightful article today on a recently unsealed court opinion blocking the $367 million merger of rival nuclear waste processing companies. The court blocked the merger, while rejecting the parties’ argument that the deal should be approved because otherwise the acquired firm would collapse and the market would suffer. The merging companies did not … Continue Reading

Carl Hittinger Examines American Monopolists through the Lens of History, Politics

By BakerHostetler on February 2, 2017 Posted in Articles, BakerHostetler, Sherman Act 2

Partner Carl Hittinger has authored a series of articles for The Legal Intelligencer that explores the history of select American monopolists by posing two fundamental questions: Why have some monopolists succeeded in gaining, maintaining and increasing monopoly power where others have failed? Why does history keep repeating itself and the basic lessons taught have not … Continue Reading

Abrams, Commins, Foix Author Article on Antitrust Suit Counterclaims

By BakerHostetler on January 23, 2017 Posted in Articles, BakerHostetler

Partners Robert Abrams, Gregory Commins and Danyll Foix authored an article published in “The Antitrust Review of the Americas 2017,” published by Global Competition Review. Their article, “United States: Private Antitrust Litigation,” reviews counterclaims in antitrust litigation in the United States and discusses the strategies behind their use in intellectual property, franchise, distribution and other … Continue Reading

BakerHostetler Antitrust Lawyer Reviews Unusual Incentive Payment/Failing Firm Defense Remedy in Recent Hospital Merger

By BakerHostetler on November 17, 2016 Posted in Articles, FTC, FTC Act, Government Investigations, Healthcare, Merger Review

Antitrust Partner Danyll W. Foix wrote an article, published November 17, 2016 by Law360, reviewing the Federal Trade Commission’s acceptance of an unusual settlement for a challenged hospital merger, explaining that “the settlement ends the FTC’s challenge of a transaction that was too small to be reportable under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, and the settlement is … Continue Reading

How to Avoid Antitrust Trouble in Wake of North Carolina Dental Ruling on State Action Immunity

By BakerHostetler on July 25, 2016 Posted in Antitrust Exemptions & Immunities, Articles, BakerHostetler

BakerHostetler Antitrust Litigation Partners Robert Abrams, Gregory Commins, and Danyll Foix authored an article for The Antitrust Review of the Americas 2016, published by Global Competition Review. The article, headlined “United States: Private Antitrust Litigation,” analyzes emerging cases in the wake of North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission. These cases, … Continue Reading

Please Join BakerHostetler

By BakerHostetler on March 2, 2016 Posted in Events

Please join BakerHostetler for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as we celebrate the arrival of the cherry blossoms in our nation’s capital. Thursday, April 7, 2016 | 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. 1331 Bar & Lounge Located on the Pennsylvania Avenue Level JW Marriott Hotel 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 2004 Site of the 64th Spring Meeting … Continue Reading

Join BakerHostetler Partners Edmund Searby and Danyll Foix for Webinar on Ethical Considerations in Class Action Litigation

By BakerHostetler on June 9, 2015 Posted in BakerHostetler, Events

BakerHostetler partners Edmund Searby and Danyll Foix will present during an upcoming webinar, “Ethical Considerations in Class Action Litigation Part 1: Pre-certification Concerns,” scheduled for Wednesday, June 10, 1:00pm-2:15pm EDT. The presentation is the first half of a two-part series concerning ethical issues prior to certification of putative class action and those that must be … Continue Reading

Join BakerHostetler’s Carl Hittinger for Webinar Presentation on Antitrust Risks for Trade Associations and Members

By BakerHostetler on May 22, 2015 Posted in Antitrust Compliance, BakerHostetler, Events

BakerHostetler antitrust partner Carl Hittinger will be a panelist on an upcoming live webinar, “Antitrust Risks for Trade Associations and Members: Ensuring Compliance Amid Intense Federal Scrutiny,” scheduled for Wednesday, June 3, 1:00pm-2:30pm EDT. … Continue Reading

BakerHostetler Releases White Paper on FTC Act Section 5 Symposium

By BakerHostetler on April 14, 2015 Posted in BakerHostetler, Events, Sherman Act 5

BakerHostetler’s Antitrust and Competition team is delighted to share with you a white paper we prepared highlighting points of interest from the February 26, 2015 Symposium we hosted on Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. We hope you enjoy the white paper’s insider perspective on interpretation and enforcement of Section 5. Below is … Continue Reading

Symposium on Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act

By BakerHostetler on February 19, 2015 Posted in Events

Companies and institutions may be vulnerable to FTC claims of antitrust or consumer fraud violations without realizing it. Learn how to help prevent such potentially damaging issues through a groundbreaking, BakerHostetler-sponsored symposium on Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. at The Willard InterContinental … Continue Reading

The FTC’s Section 5 Authority Discussed in Article by BakerHostetler Antitrust Attorneys

By BakerHostetler on January 14, 2015 Posted in Antitrust Litigation, Articles, Sherman Act 5

BakerHostetler antitrust attorneys Carl Hittinger and Jeffry Duffy authored the article, “FTC Section 5 in 2014: An Unexpected Attack, A New Frontier,” published in Law360 on December 22. The authors cover the FTC’s push to exercise its Section 5 authority in new areas; ever since Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act was created … Continue Reading

Save the Date: Section 5 Symposium

By BakerHostetler on January 12, 2015 Posted in BakerHostetler, Events, Sherman Act 5

You may be vulnerable to FTC claims of antitrust or consumer fraud violations without realizing it. Learn how to help prevent such potentially damaging issues through a groundbreaking, BakerHostetler-sponsored symposium on Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, in Washington, D.C. TIME: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Program 4:30 … Continue Reading

BakerHostetler Lawyers Publish Chapter on Exemptions and Immunities in Antitrust Litigation

By BakerHostetler on December 1, 2014 Posted in Antitrust Exemptions & Immunities, Antitrust Litigation, Articles, BakerHostetler

The 2015 Antitrust Review of the Americas features a chapter, “‘United States: Private Antitrust Litigation,” authored by BakerHostetler Antitrust Chair Robert G. Abrams, Partner Gregory J. Commins Jr., and Partner and Editor of Antitrust Advocate Danyll W. Foix. They wrote: “US law is littered with dozens of immunities and exemptions that limit or preclude the … Continue Reading

BakerHostetler Adds Antitrust Experience with Partner Daniel J. Buzzetta

By BakerHostetler on November 26, 2014 Posted in BakerHostetler

Daniel J. Buzzetta has joined BakerHostetler in the New York office as a partner in the Litigation Group. He comes to the firm from Greenberg Traurig and is a complex commercial litigator. Buzzetta has represented the third-largest waste disposal company in North America on antitrust matters, and he recently obtained dismissal on summary judgment of … Continue Reading

Leading Litigator and Antitrust Attorney Carl Hittinger Joins BakerHostetler in Philadelphia

By BakerHostetler on August 13, 2014 Posted in BakerHostetler

Philadelphia, PA – August 13, 2014—BakerHostetler announced that prominent litigator and antitrust counsel Carl W. Hittinger has joined the firm as a partner and litigation coordinator in its Philadelphia office. Hittinger arrives from the Philadelphia office of DLA Piper, where he was co-chair of the firm’s Antitrust and Trade Regulation Group. He is the first … Continue Reading