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Microsoft faces private antitrust lawsuit over $68.7B purchase of Activision Blizzard

JURIST

. § 18 ), which “ prohibits mergers and acquisitions where the effect ‘may be substantially to lessen competition, or to tend to create a monopoly.'” Microsoft’s response asserts that “[t]he Merger is fundamentally pro-competitive” because it challenges Sony’s longtime domination of the market.

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FDA Tells Congress What It Wants, What it Really Really Wants (it really really really wants a zigazig-ah)

FDA Law Blog

Koblitz — Every year, federal agencies submit a budget request to Congress to fund various agency initiatives, and every year FDA includes a list of legislative proposals that it would like to see come out of Congress. FDA believes this change would effectuate timelier and more cost-efficient generic drug development.”

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UK competition regulator fines Facebook £50.5 million for breaching Giphy order

JURIST

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) fined Facebook £50.5 In April 2021, the CMA opened an investigation into this acquisition, believing that it would result in a significant reduction in competition in the UK market. The post UK competition regulator fines Facebook £50.5

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Biden signs executive order on US government cryptocurrency assessment

JURIST

Cryptocurrency is a digital asset based on a decentralized network rather than some central authority, like the US Central Bank. However, it has since become one of the most hotly traded assets in the global market. Domestically, the executive order seeks to protect consumers and provide financial stability to the emerging market.

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Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

Patently O

Promoting innovation and competition in AI, such as through public-private partnerships, addressing intellectual property issues in ways that “Protect inventors and creators”, and ensuring market competition and opportunities for small businesses. ” Improving government use of AI. .

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Balancing the Scales: Strategies for Addressing Pay Compression in Law Firms

The Estrin Report

Anytime the unemployment rate goes below 4%, there is a candidate tight market or a shortage of candidates. Let’s look at the paralegal market in Los Angeles. The difference of current market vs. an employee in the same position at the same firm for five years, is enough to make anyone beat feet for the door. Quite a twist!

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Australia competition regulator rejects Google undertaking regarding Fitbit acquisition

JURIST

The ACCC commenced public review of the proposed acquisition and undertook market inquiries to assess whether the proposed acquisition would lessen competition in any market in Australia in contravention of section 50 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.