"The current administration's leadership of the FTC appears to think our default should be placing roadblocks in the way of all mergers, wherever possible," GOP commissioner Melissa Holyoak said at Thursday's board meeting.

       

Once again, Milbank is the first mover, and peer firms will likely follow. But two questions remain. What figure are they going to match? And when?

       

Federal-court watchers say they would not be surprised to see the GOP-appointed judges opting to step down shortly after Trump is sworn in on Jan. 20.        

“We're holding them hostage, Republican Commissioner Melissa Holyoak of the Federal Trade Commission said of merging parties affected by FTC Chair Lina Khan's strategic use of consent orders. “This is an extreme abuse of our authority. It is so troubling to me.

       

A New Jersey resident accused the bank of offering paltry interest rates on its "cash sweep" accounts.

       

The exhibits seen by the jury did not contain the full redactions ordered by the presiding judge, according to federal prosecutors..

       

As part of his ongoing cooperation, prosecutors say Wang has built software that will help the DOJ detect fraud.

       

"I was acting in absolute good faith" Kirkland & Ellis partner Jim Hurst told 22nd Judicial Circuit Judge Michael Noble hours before the court entered an Oct. 24 sanctions order in an infant formula trial, according to a transcript. "I was nowhere near intentionally violating your orders."

       

COSRO Advogados is launching as a full-service firm with 12 partners, several of whom held prominent roles at DLA Piper and its affiliate, Campos Mello.

       

COSRO Advogados is launching as a full-service firm with 12 partners, several of whom held prominent roles at DLA Piper and its affiliate, Campos Mello.

       

The decision, which drew a dissent from the sole Republican on the board, upends 76 years of precedent.

       

Practical strategies to explore doing business with friends and social contacts in a way that respects relationships and maximizes opportunities.

       

“K&S is the only party who has breached the settlement agreement, Thomas Bosworth alleged. He asked the court to award him attorney fees relating to the firm's motion, which he claimed “was brought in bad faith and with an intent to injure Bosworth financially.

       

The outcome of the union vote resulted in damages for the plaintiffs, including the increased operating costs and the diminished value of the hotel, the suit alleges.

       

"[The] plaintiffs have described several respects in which artificial citric acid differs from natural citric acid. Dismissal on this basis is thus inappropriate," U.S. District Judge Mary M. Rowland said, clearing the way for a products liability suit to proceed against Kraft Heinz for marketing its macaroni and cheese product as having no preservatives.

       

“I don't think that there's a single industry that's safe anymore, safe meaning like off-limits from investigations, Hogan Lovells partner Michael Bell said.

       

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler touches on controversial cryptocurrency and climate disclosure regulations in likely valedictory speech.

       

Park, North Carolina's solicitor general, was moved out of the committee in a 11-10 vote along party lines.

       

Though Judge James Boasberg sided with the FTC, he said the "commission faces hard questions about whether its claims can hold up in the crucible of trial. Indeed, its positions at times strain this country's creaking antitrust precedents to their limits.”

       

At the motion to dismiss stage, courts usually won't consider affirmative defenses. This issue arose recently in a preferential transfer case, where a defendant sought to dismiss a complaint by arguing it was a mere conduit, not an initial transferee.