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Developments in Merchant Surcharging: Hold the Champagne
Posted 07/28/21
, Kristian Soltes
Those following the payments industry press on surcharging may have noticed headlines touting recent events in state legislatures and in the courts, which deceptively suggest that the state laws prohibiting merchant surcharging are falling away. But, as is often the case, the devil is in the details and the positive headlines mask a more sobering reality. Colorado Governor Jared Polis, for example, recently , Kristian Soltes
The FTC’s Promotion of Competition in Aftermarkets for Repairs Gets a Boost From Biden’s Executive Order on Antitrust Enforcement
Posted 07/27/21
President Biden’s , which seeks to invigorate antitrust enforcement, already appears to bearing fruit in the fields of the FTC.
Coming on the heels of President Biden’s July 9, 2012, , the FTC voted unanimously on July 21, 2021, to adopt the
The Antitrust Week In Review
Posted 07/26/21
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
. The Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to push harder for the right of consumers to repair devices like smartphones, home appliances, cars and even farm equipment, arguing that large...
A MODEST PROPOSAL For preventing our young adults in the United States from being a burden to their country, and for making them beneficial to the public good
Posted 07/23/21
To quote the literary inspiration for this blog post: “It is a melancholy object to those who walk through this great town or travel in the country,”[1] namely, partners at law firms, that competition for talented law-school graduates has reached such a fever pitch that one law firm after another, literally every day, is increasing compensation for first-year associates to an astounding $200,000 per year—not...
Federal Court Rules Soccer Promoter’s Antitrust Claims Out of Bounds
Posted 07/22/21
A soccer promotion company has lost its bid to expand the universe of so-called “official” soccer games played in the United States following the rules of FIFA, the international federation that is the world governing body of soccer.
In Relevent Sports, LLC v. Federation Internationale de Football Association and United States Soccer Federation, Inc., Judge Valerie Caproni of the U. S. District Court for the...
President Biden Signs Sweeping Executive Order to Promote Competition
Posted 07/19/21
Antitrust enforcement in the United States could be reinvigorated to an extent not seen in decades as a result of President Biden’s sweeping on “Promoting Competition in the American Economy” (the “Order”), which aims to enhance business competition, curb corporate dominance, and provide consumers and workers more choices and benefits across various industries ranging from agriculture to...
The Antitrust Week In Review
Posted 07/19/21
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
. Dealmakers expect a new wave of transformative U.S. mergers and acquisitions (M&A), as companies rush to complete deals before President Joe Biden's antitrust push takes shape, to be followed by a slowdown when regulators...
The Antitrust Week In Review
Posted 07/12/21
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
. President Joe Biden will sign an executive order that includes 72 initiatives he wants over a dozen agencies to undertake to promote competition throughout the U.S. economy, according to a fact sheet released...
The Antitrust Week In Review
Posted 07/6/21
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
. The White House is working on an antitrust executive order that aims to push government agencies to consider how their decisions will impact competition in an industry, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The...