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Standing up to aggressive antitrust prosecutions a “rational and winning strategy”
26/04/2022
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John VDLD
John van der Luit-Drummond, Editor

Two recent jury verdicts should give employers the confidence to fight criminal prosecutions of alleged anti-competitive practices brought by the US Department of Justice.

In 2016, the DoJ’s Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission announced a focus on prosecuting “naked” no-poach and wage-fixing agreements that amount to labour market manipulation under the Sherman Antitrust Act.