Pfizer said today that it expects to close Seagen acquisition on Dec 14. To address FTC concerns, Pfizer "has chosen to irrevocably donate the rights of royalties from sales of Bavencio®" in the US to the American Association for Cancer Research investors.pfizer.com/Investors/News…

Amazon attorneys met with FTC attorneys last week, a source familiar with the matter told CTFN.

Colorado AG Phil Weiser filing lawsuit to block Albertsons/Kroger deal in district court in Denver under Colorado’s state antitrust law. AG said he believes suit will help convince FTC to also challenge the merger

Colorado lawsuit against Albertsons/Kroger deal says merger investigation "unveiled other unlawful activity demonstrating the risk of additional concentration in the grocery industry", such as no-poach agreement between companies: coag.gov/app/uploads/20…

Excited to announce that I have joined the antitrust reporting team MLex. Happy to be here! Please feel free to reach out or add me to your press lists: [email protected]

Jenn Howard, chief competition officer U.S. Department of Transportation, said DOT is taking “unprecedented actions to implement strong passenger protections” in many areas. This is a reflection of what “concentration in the market requires.” Comments at ABA Forum on Air and Space Law

Perhaps something to investigate – could Elon Musk be behind this so he can get US Steel’s stock symbol “X”? Ben Brody

Today's DOJ and states' landmark monopoly lawsuit against Apple assigned to New Jersey district judge Michael E. Farbiarz, a Biden appointee who was confirmed in May 2023. Court also appoints Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre. Antitrust Division

Thank you @linakhanFTC for signing a birthday card for MLex Guild! LexisNexis Legal & Professional should show the same appreciation for the hard work of MLex and Law360Union reporters who are still waiting for meaningful bargaining and a reason for layoffs despite record profits

Hearing has kicked kick off in Oakland about whether Apple is complying with a court injunction related to anti-steering rules. Judge previously said Epic Games made a "sufficient preliminary showing" that Apple’s practice changes undermine the spirit of the injunction

US judge skeptical of Google concerns about how app store reforms could be harmful. "There will be a remedy," Judge Donato said after Google was found to be an illegal monopolist. "We're going to have to do things in a different way," he said.

👩‍💻 Two months after the EU passed the #AI Act, Colorado became the first US state to enact a law building on the EU’s risk-based approach. It probably won’t be the last. 🌍🌎 Read ungated analysis from @Siliconlaw now 👇 lnkd.in/gxm4PMw5

SCOOP: DOJ’s #antitrust investigation into algorithmic price-fixing into rental housing market deepens with a dawn raid on a property management company ⁦Antitrust Division⁩ #cartel content.mlex.com/#/content/1566…

Scoop obtained on Friday: DOJ antitrust economists Susan Athey and Iona Marinescu left the agency last week to return to academia

Economist Nathan Miller is expected to join the DOJ’s antitrust division soon. Miller previously worked at the agency and assessed several mergers, including Ticketmaster/Live Nation. The DOJ is currently pursuing a breakup of the company.

Sorry to bang on about it but this AUS/US story we put together a few months back continues to be extremely correct Khushita Vasant Alex Wilts Saloni Sinha

At the Ninth Circuit in SF this morning to cover oral arguments for the Epic v Google case. I reported this on Friday:

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Today we’re telling management #YouPayWeStay—come through on retirement so we can build actual careers doing work we care about!

Pretty good crowd waiting to get into Musk v Altman OpenAI # trial in Oakland for opening statements and (perhaps) Elon Musk testimony. MLex will be here everyday so stay tuned