[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest June 16, 2026] Italy’s Antitrust Regulator Probes Apple Over Cloud Services Under Digital Market Rules (Reuters) Italy's competition regulator said on Tuesday it had opened an investigation into Apple over compliance with interoperability obligations, under the European Digital Markets Act. reuters.com/legal/litigation…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest June 16, 2026] Justice Department Decision to Allow Paramount Deal Surprised Staff Investigators (Wall Street Journal) The Justice Department’s senior leadership closed an investigation of Paramount’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery before career staffers who were concerned about the acquisition had an opportunity to object, according to people familiar with the matter. wsj.com/business/media/justi…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest June 16, 2026] Stanley Woodward to Run US DOJ’s Antitrust Division, MLex Reports (Reuters) The U.S. Department of Justice's Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward has been put in charge of the department's antitrust division, regulatory news website ⁠MLex reported on Monday. yahoo.com/news/politics/arti…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest June 16, 2026] Spain’s Antitrust Watchdog Probes Banks Over Mortgage Practices (Reuters) Spain's antitrust regulator said on Tuesday it was launching disciplinary proceedings against all six listed lenders in the country, including Santander and BBVA, for possible anti-competitive practices in the mortgage market. reuters.com/legal/litigation…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest June 15, 2026] Holcim wins conditional EU antitrust nod for €1.85 billion Xella acquisition (Reuters) World No. 2 cement maker Holcim has secured EU antitrust approval for its €1.85 billion acquisition of German walling systems maker Xella after pledging to sell a Romanian business, the European Commission said on Friday. The deal, announced in October last year, is part of Holcim's diversification into the growing European refurbishment market worth around 250 billion euros a year. msn.com/en-gb/money/other/ho…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest June 15, 2026] Oklahoma attorney general recommends Big 12 sanction Texas Tech over Brendan Sorbsy case (The Athletic) Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond recommended to the Big 12 Conference on Friday that it take action against Texas Tech in the wake of a controversial court ruling restoring quarterback Brendan Sorsby’s eligibility after he admitted to gambling on his own team. The Oklahoma attorney general’s letter rejected the idea that the Big 12 sanctioning Texas Tech would represent antitrust violations. nytimes.com/athletic/7355168…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest June 15, 2026] US Justice Department clears Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros (Reuters) The U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Division said it has cleared Paramount Skydance Corp’s planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying it was unlikely to harm competition or consumers. DOJ said it spent eight months evaluating how the transaction would affect streaming video services, traditional television and the film industry, weighing input from across the entertainment industry. reuters.com/world/us-justice…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest June 12, 2026] Fair trade watchdog approves NS Shopping's takeover of Homeplus Express (The Korea Times) Korea's antitrust watchdog on Friday approved NS Shopping's takeover of the compact-format supermarket chain Homeplus Express, saying the deal is unlikely to hinder fair competition in the market. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) made the ruling after NS Shopping, an affiliate of Harim, Korea's largest poultry-processing company, announced its plan to acquire Homeplus Express from Homeplus in a deal estimated at 120.6 billion won ($79.3 million). koreatimes.co.kr/business/co…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest June 12, 2026] Corteva to pay $85 million to settle US farmers' lawsuit over pesticide prices (Reuters) Agrichemicals company Corteva has agreed to pay $85 million to resolve farmers’ claims in a U.S. class action lawsuit accusing it of rigging the market for some crop protection products. reuters.com/legal/government…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest June 12, 2026] Attorneys’ Fees Nixed in Abandoned Kroger-Albertsons Merger Suit (Bloomberg Law) The Ninth Circuit on Thursday affirmed the denial of attorneys’ fees for plaintiffs who fought to break up the planned—and later abandoned—$24.6 billion merger between US grocers Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. Plaintiffs aren’t entitled to fees under the federal Clayton Act as parties who have “substantially prevail[ed]” even though the deal never went through, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said. news.bloomberglaw.com/antitr…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest June 12, 2026] Paxton Fires $200 Million Warning at Big 12 Over Quarterback (Bloomberg Law) The Big 12 Conference and its schools were threatened with $200 million in damages by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) if they move to sanction Texas Tech over the participation of star quarterback Brendan Sorsby this season. Any sanction against Texas Tech for acting consistent with a court’s injunction that reinstated Sorsby’s eligibility on June 8 would violate state and federal antitrust laws, Paxton said in a letter to Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark and board of directors chair Douglas Girod. news.bloomberglaw.com/litiga…

🗓️Save the Date! The Antitrust Law Section is coming to Washington, DC for back-to-back programming on October 1st. Join us first for the Consumer Protection/Data Privacy Roundtable, where state AGs will discuss the latest in enforcement trends. Later in the day, attorneys with 5-7 years experience are invited to participate in a Talking the Talk salon, led by Bill Kovacic, to develop their professional presentation skills with industry leaders. Register early to secure your spot! #atevents #antitrust

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[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest June 11, 2026] Brazil antitrust watchdog fines Denso $19.5 million over auto parts cartel (Reuters) Brazil’s antitrust watchdog Cade on Wednesday fined Japan’s Denso Corporation 100.8 million reais ($19.5 million) for participating in a cartel in the market for wire harnesses and auto electrical and electronic components. The investigation was launched in 2015 by Cade’s general superintendency, involving 22 companies and 89 individuals. reuters.com/legal/litigation…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest June 11, 2026] Mexico antitrust body fines firms including Liverpool, Chedraui over rent collusion (Reuters) Mexico’s antitrust authority said on Wednesday it had fined companies including retailer Liverpool and supermarket operator Chedraui more than 500 million pesos ($28.74 million) for colluding to manipulate commercial rent payments during the COVID-19 pandemic. reuters.com/sustainability/m…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest June 11, 2026] NFL faces scrutiny at antitrust hearing over rising costs for watching games (Washington Examiner) The House Judiciary Committee scrutinized the NFL and its compliance with a 65-year-old broadcasting antitrust law during a congressional hearing on Wednesday. The panel's antitrust subcommittee considered whether the professional football league overstretched its antitrust exemption under the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 by pooling the television rights for all 32 teams into a package that is then sold to various cable networks and streaming services. msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/nfl…

Intl cartel Workshop Demo-Finishing the Job: Negotiating a Resolution with CADE with Eduardo France, Felipe Roquete, and Barbara Rosenberg and Commentators Marcus Bezzi, Marcia Bueno, and Adam Hemlock.

Intl Cartel Workshop Demo-Cone on In! A grand Jury Appearance with Tatiana Martins, Mark Rosman, and Andre Geverola with a jury of peers.

Enforcer Spotlight: Asia-Pacific happening now at the International Cartel Workshop