Antitrust and competition law is a global issue. Markets that could be national are often global instead (because if they aren’t naturally local, there usually isn’t reason to stop at a country’s borders). Bona Law embraces this international reality. That is part of what attracted me to the firm upon my arrival in the United States after 15 […]
Author: Luis Blanquez Antitrust and competition law is a global issue. Markets that could be national are often global instead (because if they aren’t naturally local, there usually isn’t reason to stop at a country’s borders). Bona Law embraces this international reality. That is part of what attracted me to the firm upon my arrival in the United […]
Maybe everyone really is conspiring against you? If they are competitors—that is, they have a horizontal relationship—they may be committing a per se antitrust violation. A group boycott occurs when two or more persons or entities conspire to restrict the ability of someone from competing. This is sometimes called a concerted refusal to deal, which unlike […]
Latest Developments: The Federal Election Commission met Thursday, October 25. The only substantive matter on the agenda was a proposed opinion regarding whether: (1) to permit the provision of cybersecurity services to federal candidates and national parties for free because it is not for the purpose of influencing an election; or, (2) to prohibit it […]
On October 15, the Trump Administration’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule that, if finalized, would require prescription drug makers to include prescription drug price information in broadcast advertising. The Administration stated that it believes including the prices in ads—an idea first introduced in the president’s “Blueprint to Lower Drug […]
Please take five minutes to read our October 22, 2018, newsletter, to learn about: Antitrust Laws Designed to Foster Competition Support Safety Claims With Scientific Proof We hope you’ll enjoy all our articles. Cordially, William H. Shawn Co-Managing Partner Full Article Save Article Email Firm General Litigation Antitrust Laws Designed to Foster Competition Antitrust […]
We are pleased to announce that our partner and firm founder, Erwin Shustak, has been selected by his peers for inclusion in Woodward & White’s 25th edition (2019) of Best Lawyers in America®. This is the third year in a row that Erwin was selected for inclusion in this exclusive list of prominent attorneys, where he was […]
Nielsen Merksamer, a leader in national political law compliance, hosts briefings, workshops and communications to share best practices and recent developments in campaign finance, lobby disclosure and government ethics laws across the nation. For the latest from our research team, read on… Latest Developments: The Governor of North Dakota has announced a final Ethics Policy, […]
You might have a Lanham Act claim if your competitor is making false statements to promote its products or services in a way that deceives customers and injures you because you lost business, for example, as a result. Although many people think of the Lanham Act as a trademark statute—and it is—it also allows competitors to […]
Nielsen Merksamer, a leader in national political law compliance, hosts briefings, workshops and communications to share best practices and recent developments in campaign finance, lobby disclosure and government ethics laws across the nation. For the latest from our research team, read on… Latest Developments: The Federal Election Commission provided advice on how to report independent […]
The US Supreme Court has historically defined a group boycott as a concerted refusal to deal, or a group action designed to pressure another party into doing something by withholding or enlisting others to withhold patronage or services from the target. The Court, however, limits this doctrine to commercially motivated boycotts. In essence, a group boycott is […]
Jacob Stein recently published an article titled Income Taxation Under the TCJA. It focuses on Inbound Taxation Changes Under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and could be a useful read for foreign businesses and investors in the U.S. Income Taxation Under the TCJA – Full Article
