On Competition Policy
Insights on antitrust and competition law, enforcement trends, and regulatory developments
FTC Doubles Down Against Long Odds on Noncompete Rule
After two federal courts condemned the Federal Trade Commission’s audacious effort to ban noncompete agreements in the United States, the agency is gambling that a circuit court will rescue its Noncompete Rule . At…
Testing the Boundaries of Section 7 and Hart Scott Rodino: UnitedHealth/Amedisys
On November 12, 2024, the Antitrust Division sued to block the merger of UnitedHealth and Amedisys. The combined entity would have “30 percent or more of the home health or hospice services [markets] in eight states.”…