Joint Ventures, Industry Groups, Trade Associations and Other Business Collaborations Face Increased Legal Uncertainty as Antitrust Enforcers Withdraw Longstanding Antitrust Collaboration Guidelines
By EsqSocial Corporation 20/12/24
On December 11, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ) jointly announced the withdrawal of the Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors (Collaboration Guidelines) issued in April 2000. These Collaboration Guidelines previously outlined the agencies’ approach to analyzing collaborations given the risk of potentially anticompetitive activities when competitors or potential competitors come together. While the Collaboration...
By: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP