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Government is cracking down on antitrust issues in labor markets

By Jay L. Levine on
antitrustAntitrust enforcement is heating up when it comes to issues affecting the labor market and workers’ ability to sell their services to the highest bidder. Though the movement began in 2016, the Biden administration is claiming that certain agreements between employers that affect workers’ mobility and compensation can be prosecuted criminally.… Continue Reading

ABA Antitrust Section’s Spring Meeting 2016: Agency update with Deputy Assistant Attorneys General

By Allen Carter on
DOJ’s Antitrust Division is headed by an Assistant Attorney General, who is assisted by several Deputies, referred to as DAAGs (Deputy Assistant Attorneys General).  In one presentation, the various DAAGs presented their view on the Division’s enforcement efforts, both civil and criminal. Continuing our series on the 2016 Spring Meeting, Allen summarizes their presentation so you … Continue Reading

Government licensure for the personal training industry – unnecessary, unworkable and unintelligible

By Jay L. Levine and Porter Wright on
A campaign to require licensure in the personal training industry by the U.S. Registry of Exercise Professionals has left some scratching their heads. Six states have considered licensure laws that, through criminal liability, would forbid providing personal training services without a license. In 2013, Washington, D.C. passed legislation authorizing the D.C. Board of Physical Therapy … Continue Reading

Let the antitrust battles begin… State licensures of professional services: A look at personal training

By Jay L. Levine on
With the explosion of personal services industries, many states are seeking to enact new professional licensing and regulation in many industries. From healthcare to eyebrow threading to personal training, states are considering who can practice and what type of training is necessary.  Porter Wright’s Brodie Butland, B.Sc., Starting Strength coach shares his recent Starting Strength … Continue Reading

Deletion of Emails Not Enough To Support Obstruction Conviction

By Porter Wright on
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday that moving emails from an inbox to deleted items is not sufficient to establish Obstruction of Justice under 18 U.S.C. § 1519. In reaching this conclusion, the Court found the “concealment” must be proven by more than the fact that the defendant took … Continue Reading

World’s top banks plead guilty to gaming foreign-currency markets

By Jay L. Levine on
Our colleagues at  Federal Securities Law Blog report that four of the world’s largest banks — Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland — have pleaded guilty to federal antitrust violations for conspiring to manipulate foreign-currency markets. Under the plea agreements, the banks have agreed to be placed on probation and pay criminal fines … Continue Reading

Two DOJ officials: You better have an effective antitrust compliance program or it can cost you

By Molly Crabtree and Jay L. Levine on
Nobody likes paying legal fees for compliance matters. Businesses often feel they derive no tangible benefit from spending money on compliance tasks, and instead feel that they are simply checking the artificial (and meaningless) box imposed by hyperactive government regulation. Two top lawyers at the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division – Bill Baer, … Continue Reading

“The Bandits’ Club” gets its due

By Darcy Jalandoni on
After over a year of investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice plans to bring charges against a bank for currency rigging by the end of the year. The DOJ will file additional actions against individuals in 2015. The probable charges center around allegations that traders at approximately a dozen global banks – including Deutsche Bank, … Continue Reading

Putting together a crisis plan

By Jay L. Levine on
Antitrust cases, especially criminal ones, can bring pretty significant media coverage. Often, getting your message out quickly and in the right way can make all the difference. Colleen Marshall, Porter Wright senior attorney and co-anchor of NBC 4 Columbus’s evening news, joins Jay Levine for an in depth discussion on handling a crisis in the … Continue Reading
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