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The marriage of technology expertise with the license to practice law is in high demand and essential to the efficient handling of large-scale and complex antitrust and white-collar investigations and litigation.

The identification of privileged content remains one of the most time-intensive undertakings of any discovery project. In recent years, there have been significant developments in the ability to use analytics tools and artificial intelligence (AI)...

In the early days of Technology Assisted Review (TAR), lawyers were sometimes hesitant about discussing TAR tools with opposing parties and the courts. Apart from a general concern about their ability to explain how the algorithms underlying...

Every year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division submit a report to Congress thoroughly summarizing merger investigation and enforcement efforts targeting transactions that raise antitrust flags.

This year is on track for record-setting merger and acquisition filings in the U.S., with projections at around 3,500 by the close of the year. In recent years, filings have been on the rise, but were only approaching 2,000 annually so this...

President Biden signed an executive order on July 9 that will have a major influence on the U.S. economy. The order targets antitrust and competition issues present in several major industries including technology, finance, labor markets...

There has been a distinct shift in the scope and breadth of investigations by global competition regulators, as well as an uptick in the number of antitrust related litigations. With an administration change in the US and political shifts in other...

In 2020, like most other industries, the energy sector faced extreme challenges stemming from the pandemic. People were relying less on energy due to workforce and lifestyle changes. Last year also brought market dislocations when the global...

Globally, competition regulators have increased their attention to digital companies since big tech firms and dual platforms have the capabilities to gain disproportional advantages. Competition and antitrust laws aim to protect the integrity of...

Both U.S. agencies are reviewing the situation and seeking ways to change antitrust policies to regulate big tech more tightly.