Jay L. Levine

Jay Levine is a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. Litigation Department. His practice is concentrated in complex litigation and counseling and he is co-chair of the firm’s Antitrust and Consumer Protection Practice Group. He is also the managing editor of the firm’s innovative Antitrust Law Source blog and host of its podcast, as well editor of the firm’s Food And Agriculture Quarterly.

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Deleting emails isn’t always obstruction of justice, court rules

By Jay L. Levine on September 3, 2015 Categories: Corporate Governance

Our colleagues at the Antitrust Law Source shared an overview today of a recent decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The court’s opinion states that deleting emails doesn’t necessarily translate to obstruction of justice. “Double-deleting,” however, is another story. Read more… Continue Reading

A compliance problem truly “Made in the USA”

By Jared Klaus and Jay L. Levine on December 3, 2014 Categories: General Business News, Trends

Following the expiration of a public comment period last week, the ink is now dry on the Federal Trade Commission’s consent decree against Made in USA Brand, LLC, settling charges that the Columbus, Ohio-based company sold its “Made in USA” certification label to product-sellers without making any attempt to verify whether the companies’ products were … Continue Reading

Merging? Making an acquisition? Be careful out there.

By Jay L. Levine and Porter Wright on August 25, 2014 Categories: Antitrust, Corporate Governance

Almost 40 years ago, Congress passed the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “HSR Act”). The HSR Act provided a mechanism pursuant to which parties to an acquisition of assets or voting securities would be required, if certain thresholds were met, to file a notification form with the antitrust enforcement agencies — the Federal … Continue Reading

Beware of antitrust laws’ extraterritorial reach

By Jay L. Levine on July 2, 2014 Categories: General Business News, Trends

In an increasingly global economy, it is becoming more and more common for a product to be sold outside of the U.S., yet find its way back into the states, either as a resale product or as part of a finished downstream product. The question then becomes, does U.S. antitrust law apply to that foreign … Continue Reading

FTC Revises HSR and Interlocking Directorate Thresholds

By Jay L. Levine on January 20, 2014 Categories: Corporate Governance, General Business News

HSR Revisions The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced the annual changes to the notification thresholds for filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR) as well as certain other values under the HSR rules. As background, the HSR Act requires that acquisitions of voting securities or assets that exceed certain thresholds be disclosed to … Continue Reading