State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021
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State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 This bill limits the transfer and consolidation of antitrust cases that are brought by states in federal court. Current law generally permits federal civil cases that are related to be transferred to a single district court and consolidated for pretrial proceedings. However, under current law, antitrust cases brought by the federal government are exempt from transfer and consolidation. This bill adds to that exemption antitrust cases brought by states.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2935-2936; text: CR S2936)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 261.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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2022 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Discussions of provisions in the antitrust package, Antitrust nondiscrimination provision, HR 3849-Access Act of 2021, HR 3843/S 228-Merger filing fee Modernization Act, HR 3816/S 2992-American Choice and Innovation Online Act, HR 3825-Ending Platform Monopolies Act, HR 3826/S 3197 -Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021, H.R. 3460/S. 1787-State Antitrust Venue Act of 2021, HR 7030/S 2710-Open App Markets act, HR 7736/S 4214-Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2022, HR 7101/S 3847-Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022, Merger reform, Price gouging, Antitrust enforcement and rulemaking
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Discussions of provisions in the antitrust package, Antitrust nondiscrimination provision, HR 3849-Access Act of 2021, HR 3843/S 228-Merger filing fee Modernization Act, HR 3816/S 2992-American Choice and Innovation Online Act, HR 3825-Ending Platform Monopolies Act, HR 3826/S 3197 -Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021, H.R. 3460/S. 1787-State Antitrust Venue Act of 2021, HR 7030/S 2710-Open App Markets act, HR 7736/S 4214-Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2022, HR 7101/S 3847-Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022, Merger reform, Price gouging, Antitrust enforcement and rulemaking
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related to the technology industry including data privacy, competition in online services, and cybersecurity. Monitoring implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, H.R.5376, P.L.117-169. Monitoring implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, H.R.3684, P.L.117-58. Issues related to the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, S.2992. Issues related to the Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act, S.1628. Issues related to the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2022, S.673. Issues related to the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021, S.1787.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Openness and competition in online services and devices Workplace policies; diversity and inclusion Future of work Competition regulation and antitrust law, domestically and internationally H.R.1735/S.673 - Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021 H.R. 3460/S. 1787 - State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act H.R. 3816/S. 2992 - American Choice and Innovation Online Act / American Innovation and Choice Online Act H.R. 3825 - Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826/S. 3197 - Platform Competition and Opportunity Act H.R. 3849 - Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act S. 225 - Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act (CALERA) H.R. 3843/S. 228 - Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act H.R. 2926/S. 633 - One Agency Act H.R. 5017/H.R. 7030/S. 2710 - Open Apps Market Act S. 3267 - Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act of 2021 H.R. 2668 - Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 7101/S. 3847 - Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022 H.R.7839/S.4258 - Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act H.R.2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Client expense: $2,720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 1/S. 1/S. 2093, For the People Act of 2021 H.R. 701, Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, including provisions related to Senate Amendment 6597 H.R. 3460/S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 H.R. 4737, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act H.R. 4773, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 5773/S. 2079, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2021 H.R. 6843, Building Civic Bridges Act S. 742, Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021 S. 2428, False Claims Amendments Act of 2021 S. 2429, Administrative False Claims Act of 2021 S. 3137, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act S. 4822, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act of 2022 Nomination of Chris Wilson to be Chief Intellectual Property Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Nomination of Robert Gordon to be Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources at the Department of Health and Human Services Nomination of John Goffman to serve as Associate Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Nomination of Richard Revesz to be OIRA Administrator Nomination of Shailen Bhatt to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Various issues relating to regulatory reform; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal contractors; False Claims Act and potential amendments related to materiality, and disclosure of third-party funding (31 U.S.C. 3729 - 3733); Legal Services Corporation; class action reform; antitrust; Corporate Enforcement Policy Issues Memorandum from the Deputy Attorney General, dated October 31, 2021; memorandum from the Deputy Attorney General dated September 15, 2022, and issues related to private devices, third party messaging applications, and compliance with foreign law; potential legislation dealing with state attorney general use of state AG use of outside contingency fee counsel; trial lawyer advertising and pharmaceutical litigation; unfair or deceptive advertising related to lawsuits; potential legislation on judicial review of administrative agency activities; Department of Justice corporate enforcement policy; government contractors during the coronavirus pandemic; use of the Defense Production Act (P.L. 81-774) during the coronavirus pandemic; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2); decisions of the Congressional Parliamentarians; reopening of Capitol Hill to visitors and the public; urging a rapid nomination of a new FAA Administrator; defense industrial base;
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $20,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 H.R. 603/S. 53, Raise the Wage Act of 2021 H.R. 804/S. 248, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 830, Wage Increase Fairness Act H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 H.R. 1065/S. 1486/S. 4431, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1284/S. 403, Fair and Open Competition (FOCA) Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 1458/S.490, Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 1735/S. 673, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021 H.R. 2491, Wage Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 2795, DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2891/S. 1428, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2926/S. 663, One Agency Act H.R. 3110/S. 1658, Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3460/S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3816/S. 2992, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826/S. 3197, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843/S. 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4109/S. 2193, Protections for Socially Good Activities Act H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 5017/S. 2710, Open App Markets Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 5842, Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting (EMPOWER) Act H.R. 6922/S. 3760, Continued Waiver of Interest on State Unemployment Loans during the Pandemic Act H.R. 7194/S. 3889, Employee Rights Act H.R. 7151, Ensuring Sound Guidance Act H.R. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 H.R. 7701, Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act H.R. 8295/S. 4659, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.Res. 823, Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3460) to amend title 28 of the United States Code to prevent the transfer of actions arising under the antitrust laws in which a State is a complainant H.J. Res. 100,To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees H. Con. Res. 119, Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100 S. 225, Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 S. 478, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2021 S. 977, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2021 S. 1074, Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act S. 1204, Bust Up Big Tech Act S. 1380, Clean Slate Act of 2021 S. 1425, Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (STALLING) Act S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S. 1636, Save Local Business Act S. 2039, Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists (TEAM) Act S. 2991, Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2021 S. 3311, FTC Integrity Act S. 3847, Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022 S. 3889, Employee Rights Act S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 S. J. Res. 13, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures" Nomination of Jessica Looman to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees (85 Fed. Reg. 82,798-82,866, December 18, 2020) Proposed Rule, Department of Labor; Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (87 Fed. Reg. 62,218-62,275, Oct. 13, 2022) Proposed Rule, National Labor Relations Board; Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status Under the National Labor Relations Act (87 Fed. Reg. 54,641-54,663, September 7, 2022) Request for Comments, Internal Revenue Service; Prevailing Wage, Apprenticeship, Domestic Content, and Energy Communities Requirements Under the Act Commonly Known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Docket No. IRS-2022-0025, Notice 2022-51, November 30, 2022) Request for Comments, International Trade Administration; Artificial Intelligence Export Competitiveness (87 Fed. Reg. 50,288-50,289, August 16, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (87 Fed. Reg. 51,044-51,052, August 19, 2022) Final Rule on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (87 Fed. Reg. 73,822-73,886, December 1, 2022) Proposed Rule, Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries, and Illnesses (87 Fed. Reg. 18,528-18,558, March 3, 2022) Various issues relating to modernization of the unemployment insurance system; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; paid leave including paid family and sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; debarment of federal contractors (blacklisting); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; the firing of Peter Robb as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and of Alice Stock, Deputy General Counsel of the NLRB; rescission of the joint employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); The FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; The USMCA Labor Council; apprenticeships; proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking defining and delimiting the exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees; potential legislation on the minimum wage; COVID-19 vaccine requirements, including a potential Emergency Temporary Standard from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to employers with more than 100 employees; vaccine requirements for federal contractors; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission; anticipated overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Directive (DIR) 2022-01; filing complaints under the National Labor Relations Act; Executive Order 13999 Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID Action Plan; unemployment insurance; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority; Policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; Transparency at the FTC; FTCs Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 to 2026; section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to revise the 1995 Bank Merger Competitive Review Gudelines; efforts to modernize enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257)
Client expense: $20,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Openness and competition in online services and devices Competition regulation and antitrust law, domestically and internationally H.R.1735/S.673 - A bill to provide a temporary safe harbor for publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms regarding the terms on which content may be distributed H.R. 3460/S. 1787 - State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act H.R. 3816/S. 2992 - American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3843/S. 228 - Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act H.R. 2926/S. 633 - One Agency Act H.R. 5017/H.R. 7030/S. 2710 - Open Apps Market Act H.R.7839/S.4258 - Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act H.R. 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 7776 - James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 3816 / S.2992, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act; H.R. 3825, the Ending Platform Monopolies Act; H.R. 3826 /S.3917 the Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021; H.R. 3849, the ACCESS Act of 2021; H.R. 3460, S.1787, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021; S. 2710, H.R. 5017 Open App Markets Act; H.R. 7839 / S.4258, Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act; H.R. 3843 Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022; H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 S. 225 Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 S. 2039 Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists (TEAM) Act General issues pertaining to workforce development, training, employment regulations, enforcement. Issues relating to competition and antitrust in the mobile telecommunications and digital advertising industries. Issues related to antitrust law and policy. issues relating to broadband expansion. Issues related to antitrust law, enforcement, and policy.
Client expense: $1,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbied on issues related to antitrust, specifically self-preferencing (S. 2992/H.R. 3816, American Innovation and Choice Online Act), expanding access to Apple's App Store (S. 2710/H.R. 7030, Open Apps Market Act), enforcement funding (H.R. 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021), and judicial venues for antitrust cases (H.R.3460/S.1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021), and to railroad labor disputes, specifically providing sick leave for railroad workers (H.J.Res 100, To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers Conference Committee of the National).
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions related to Merger Filing Fee modernization act. S 2992, American Innovation and Choice Online Act, provisions related to platform market dominance. HR 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act, provisions related to platform market dominance. Issues related to online platform competition, including the bills below: HR 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021; HR 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021; HR 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act; HR 3460, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021; S 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021; S 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021; S 3197, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021.
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Competition regulation and antitrust law, including: S.2292, American Innovation and Choice Online Act; S.225, Competitions and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act; H.R.3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act; H.R.3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act; H.R.3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act; and H.R.3460/S.1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act; H.R.3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act; H.R.7776, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act; and H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard S. 225 (Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act) H.R. 3460/S. 1787 (State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act) H.R. 3816/S. 2992 (American Choice and Innovation Online Act) H.R. 3825 (Ending Platform Monopolies Act) H.R. 3826/S. 3197 (Platform Competition and Opportunity Act) H.R. 3843/S. 2039 (Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act) S. 228 (TEAM Act) H.R. 3849 (ACCESS Act) H.R. 5639 (Foreign Merger Subsidy Disclosure Act) House Judiciary Comm. Final Report on Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets S. 1435/H.R. 2873 (Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act) S. 1425/H.R. 2883 (Stop STALLING Act) S. 1428/H.R. 2891 (Preserve Access to Affordable Generics) S. 4258/H.R. 7839 (Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act) Federal Trade Commission motion to rescind the 2015 Statement of Enforcement Principles Regarding Unfair Methods of Competition (UMC) Under Section 5 of the FTC Act Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Task Force (FTC Pharmaceutical Task Force, Project No. P212900) Executive Order 14036 (Promoting Competition in the American Economy) FTC Rescission of 1995 Policy Statement on Prior Approval and Prior Notice Provisions in Merger Cases FTCs counting votes cast by a former commissioner Nominations to Federal Trade Commission positions FTC-Justice Dept. Request for Information on proposed Merger Enforcement Guidelines (FTC-2022-0003) S. 2992 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act) S. 2710 (Open App Markets Act) H.R. 2617 (legislative vehicle for the Consolidated Appropriations Act FY 2023 with Senate amendment #6552) antitrust-related policy riders
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard S. 225 (Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act) H.R. 3460/S. 1787 (State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act) H.R. 3816/S. 2992 (American Choice and Innovation Online Act) H.R. 3825 (Ending Platform Monopolies Act) H.R. 3826/S. 3197 (Platform Competition and Opportunity Act) H.R. 3843/S. 2039 (Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act) S. 228 (TEAM Act) H.R. 3849 (ACCESS Act) H.R. 5639 (Foreign Merger Subsidy Disclosure Act) S. 4258/H.R. 7839 (Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act) S. 2992 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act) S. 673 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) S. 2710 (Open App Markets Act) House Judiciary Comm. Final Report on Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets FTC motion to rescind the 2015 Statement of Enforcement Principles Regarding Unfair Methods of Competition (UMC) Under Section 5 of the FTC Act Executive Order 14036 (Promoting Competition in the American Economy) FTC Rescission of 1995 Policy Statement on Prior Approval and Prior Notice Provisions in Merger Cases FTCs counting votes cast by a former commissioner Nominations to Federal Trade Commission positions FTC-Justice Dept. Request for Information on proposed Merger Enforcement Guidelines (FTC-2022-0003) H.R. 2617 (legislative vehicle for the Consolidated Appropriations Act FY 2023 with Senate amendment #6552) antitrust-related policy riders
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Competition regulation and antitrust law, including: S.2292 - American Innovation and Choice Online Act; S.225 - Competitions and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act; H.R.3825 - Ending Platform Monopolies Act; H.R.3816 - American Choice and Innovation Online Act; H.R.3826 - Platform Competition and Opportunity Act; and H.R.3460/S.1787 - State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act; H.R. 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Openness and competition in online services and devices Workplace policies; diversity and inclusion Future of work Competition regulation and antitrust law, domestically and internationally H.R.1735/S.673 - Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021 H.R. 3460/S. 1787 - State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act H.R. 3816/S. 2992 - American Choice and Innovation Online Act / American Innovation and Choice Online Act H.R. 3825 - Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826/S. 3197 - Platform Competition and Opportunity Act H.R. 3849 - Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act S. 225 - Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act (CALERA) H.R. 3843/S. 228 - Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act H.R. 2926/S. 633 - One Agency Act H.R. 5017/H.R. 7030/S. 2710 - Open Apps Market Act S. 3267 - Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act of 2021 H.R. 2668 - Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 7101/S. 3847 - Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022 H.R.7839/S.4258 - Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act
Client expense: $2,470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 H.R. 603/S. 53, Raise the Wage Act of 2021 H.R. 804/S. 248, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 830, Wage Increase Fairness Act H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 H.R. 1065/S. 1486/S. 4431, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1284/S. 403, Fair and Open Competition (FOCA) Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 1458/S.490, Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 1735/S. 673, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021 H.R. 2491, Wage Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 2795, DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2891/S. 1428, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2926/S. 663, One Agency Act H.R. 3110/S. 1658, Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3460/S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3816/S. 2992, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826/S. 3197, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843/S. 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4109/S. 2193, Protections for Socially Good Activities Act H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4841, Restoring Justice for Workers Act H.R. 5017/S. 2710, Open App Markets Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 5842, Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting (EMPOWER) Act H.R. 6922/S. 3760, Continued Waiver of Interest on State Unemployment Loans during the Pandemic Act H.R. 7194/S. 3889, Employee Rights Act H.R. 7151, Ensuring Sound Guidance Act H.R. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 H.R. 7701, Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act H.R. 8295/S. 4659, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.Res. 823, Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3460) to amend title 28 of the United States Code to prevent the transfer of actions arising under the antitrust laws in which a State is a complainant S. 225, Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 S. 478, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2021 S. 977, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2021 S. 1074, Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act S. 1204, Bust Up Big Tech Act S. 1380, Clean Slate Act of 2021 S. 1425, Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (STALLING) Act S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S. 1636, Save Local Business Act S. 2039, Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists (TEAM) Act S. 3311, FTC Integrity Act S. 3847, Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022 S. 3889, Employee Rights Act S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 S. J. Res. 13, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures" Draft legislation titled Retirement Savings Modernization Act Nomination of Jessica Looman to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Interim final rule on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 61,402-61,555, November 5, 2021) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Settings (86 Fed. Reg. 59,309-59,326, Oct. 27, 2021) Proposed Amendments to Agriculture Acquisition Regulations (87 Fed. Reg. 9,005-9,021, February 17, 2022) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees (85 Fed. Reg. 82,798-82,866, December 18, 2020) Final rule on Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments (85 Fed. Reg. 72,846-72,885, November 13, 2020) Final rule on Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights (85 Fed. Reg. 81,658-81,695, December 16, 2020) Proposed rule on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (86 Fed. Reg. 57,272-57,304, October 13, 2021) Various issues relating to modernization of the unemployment insurance system; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; paid leave including paid family and sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; debarment of federal contractors (blacklisting); contractor blacklisting; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; rescission of the joint employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); The FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; The USMCA Labor Council; apprenticeships; proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking defining and delimiting the exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees; potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking on classification of independent contractors and employees; potential legislation on the minimum wage; COVID-19 vaccine requirements, including a potential Emergency Temporary Standard from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to employers with more than 100 employees; vaccine requirements for federal contractors; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission; anticipated overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Directive (DIR) 2022-01; Executive Order 13999 Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID Action Plan; unemployment insurance; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority; Policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; Transparency at the FTC; FTCs Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 to 2026; efforts to revise the 1995 Bank Merger Competitive Review Gudelines; efforts to modernize enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; competition in the agriculture marketplace; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257); GAO study on Fiduciary Investment Advice
Client expense: $23,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2022 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 1/S. 1/S. 2093, For the People Act of 2021 H.R. 701, Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act H.R. 3460/S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 H.R. 4737, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act H.R. 4773, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 5773/S. 2079, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2021 H.R. 6843, Building Civic Bridges Act H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 S. 742, Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021 S. 2428, False Claims Amendments Act of 2021 S. 2429, Administrative False Claims Act of 2021 S. 3137, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act S. 4822, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act of 2022 Nomination of Grant Harris to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis at the United States Department of Commerce Nomination of Chris Wilson to be Chief Intellectual Property Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Nomination of Laurie Locascio to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Nominations of Bradley Merrill Thompson, Beena Ammanath, Christina Montgomery, Paul Daugherty, and Dr. Swani Sivasubramanian to serve on the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC) Nomination of Robert Gordon to be Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources at the Department of Health and Human Services Nomination of John Goffman to serve as Associate Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Nomination of Richard Revesz to be OIRA Administrator Nomination of Shailen Bhatt to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Various issues relating to regulatory reform; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal contractors; False Claims Act and potential amendments related to materiality, and disclosure of third-party funding, U.S. Code cite. 31 USC 3729, et seq.; class action reform; antitrust; Corporate Enforcement Policy Issues Memorandum from the Deputy Attorney General, dated October 31, 2021; potential legislation dealing with state attorney general use of state AG use of outside contingency fee counsel; unfair or deceptive advertising related to lawsuits; potential legislation on judicial review of administrative agency activities; rescinding by the Department of Justice the interim final rule relating to Guidelines and Limitations for Settlement Agreements Involving Payments to Non-Governmental Third Parties; government contractors during the coronavirus pandemic; use of the Defense Production Act (P.L. 81-774) during the coronavirus pandemic; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2); decisions of the Congressional Parliamentarians; reopening of Capitol Hill to visitors and the public; urging a rapid nomination of a new FAA Administrator; supply chain and the defense industrial base; small business innovation research; Buy America provisions especially in infrastructure legislation; defense industrial base;
Client expense: $23,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Openness and competition in online services and devices Competition regulation and antitrust law, domestically and internationally H.R.1735/S.673 - A bill to provide a temporary safe harbor for publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms regarding the terms on which content may be distributed H.R. 3460/S. 1787 - State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act H.R. 3816/S. 2992 - American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3843/S. 228 - Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act H.R. 2926/S. 633 - One Agency Act H.R. 5017/H.R. 7030/S. 2710 - Open Apps Market Act H.R.7839/S.4258 - Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 3816 / S.2992, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act; H.R. 3825, the Ending Platform Monopolies Act; H.R. 3826 /S.3917 the Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021; H.R. 3849, the ACCESS Act of 2021; H.R. 3460, S.1787, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021; S. 2710, H.R. 5017 Open App Markets Act; H.R. 7839 / S.4258, Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act; H.R. 3843 Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 S. 225 Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 S. 2039 Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists (TEAM) Act General issues pertaining to workforce development, training, employment regulations, enforcement. Issues relating to competition and antitrust in the mobile telecommunications and digital advertising industries. Issues related to antitrust law and policy. Issues relating to broadband expansion. Issues related to Antitrust Law, enforcement, and policy.
Client expense: $3,110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Vice President of the U.S.
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S 2992, American Innovation and Choice Online Act, provisions related to platform market dominance. HR 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act, provisions related to platform market dominance. Issues related to online platform competition, including the bills below: HR 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021; HR 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021; HR 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act; HR 3460, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021; S 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021; S 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021; S 2039, TEAM Act; S 3197, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021.
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S. 1787/H.R. 3460 - State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Discussions of provisions in the antitrust package, Antitrust nondiscrimination provision, HR 3849-Access Act of 2021, HR 3843/S 228-Merger filing fee Modernization Act, HR 3816/S 2992-American Choice and Innovation Online Act, HR 3825-Ending Platform Monopolies Act, HR 3826/S 3197 -Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021, H.R. 3460/S. 1787-State Antitrust Venue Act of 2021, HR 7030/S 2710-Open App Markets act, HR 7736/S 4214-Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2022, HR 7101/S 3847-Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022, Merger reform, Price gouging, Antitrust enforcement and rulemaking
Client expense: $33,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard S. 225 (Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act) H.R. 3460/S. 1787 (State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act) H.R. 3816/S. 2992 (American Choice and Innovation Online Act) H.R. 3825 (Ending Platform Monopolies Act) H.R. 3826/S. 3197 (Platform Competition and Opportunity Act) H.R. 3843/S. 2039 (Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act) S. 228 (TEAM Act) H.R. 3849 (ACCESS Act) H.R. 5639 (Foreign Merger Subsidy Disclosure Act) House Judiciary Comm. Final Report on Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets S. 1435/H.R. 2873 (Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act) S. 1425/H.R. 2883 (Stop STALLING Act) S. 1428/H.R. 2891 (Preserve Access to Affordable Generics) S. 4258/H.R. 7839 (Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act) Federal Trade Commission motion to rescind the 2015 Statement of Enforcement Principles Regarding Unfair Methods of Competition (UMC) Under Section 5 of the FTC Act Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Task Force (FTC Pharmaceutical Task Force, Project No. P212900) Executive Order 14036 (Promoting Competition in the American Economy) FTC Rescission of 1995 Policy Statement on Prior Approval and Prior Notice Provisions in Merger Cases FTCs counting votes cast by a former commissioner Nominations to Federal Trade Commission positions FTC-Justice Dept. Request for Information on proposed Merger Enforcement Guidelines (FTC-2022-0003) S. 2992 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard S. 225 (Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act) H.R. 3460/S. 1787 (State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act) H.R. 3816/S. 2992 (American Choice and Innovation Online Act) H.R. 3825 (Ending Platform Monopolies Act) H.R. 3826/S. 3197 (Platform Competition and Opportunity Act) H.R. 3843/S. 2039 (Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act) S. 228 (TEAM Act) H.R. 3849 (ACCESS Act) H.R. 5639 (Foreign Merger Subsidy Disclosure Act) S. 4258/H.R. 7839 (Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act) S. 2992 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act) S. 673 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) House Judiciary Comm. Final Report on Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets FTC motion to rescind the 2015 Statement of Enforcement Principles Regarding Unfair Methods of Competition (UMC) Under Section 5 of the FTC Act Executive Order 14036 (Promoting Competition in the American Economy) FTC Rescission of 1995 Policy Statement on Prior Approval and Prior Notice Provisions in Merger Cases FTCs counting votes cast by a former commissioner Nominations to Federal Trade Commission positions FTC-Justice Dept. Request for Information on proposed Merger Enforcement Guidelines (FTC-2022-0003)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Discussions of provisions in the antitrust package, Antitrust nondiscrimination provision, HR 3849-Access Act of 2021, HR 3843/S 228-Merger filing fee Modernization Act, HR 3816/S 2992-American Choice and Innovation Online Act, HR 3825-Ending Platform Monopolies Act, HR 3826/S 3197 -Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021, H.R. 3460/S. 1787-State Antitrust Venue Act of 2021, HR 7030/S 2710-Open App Markets act, HR 7736/S 4214-Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2022, HR 7101/S 3847-Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022, Merger reform, Price gouging, Antitrust enforcement and rulemaking
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Discussions of provisions in the antitrust package, Antitrust nondiscrimination provision, HR 3849-Access Act of 2021, HR 3843/S 228-Merger filing fee Modernization Act, HR 3816/S 2992-American Choice and Innovation Online Act, HR 3825-Ending Platform Monopolies Act, HR 3826/S 3197-Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021, H.R. 3460/S. 1787-State Antitrust Venue Act of 2021, HR 7030/S 2710-Open App Markets act, HR 7101/S 3847-Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022, Merger reform, Price gouging, Antitrust enforcement and rulemaking
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 3460/S. 1787, The State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act; H.R. 3816/S. 2992, The American Choice and Innovation Online Act; H.R. 3826/S. 3197, The Platform Competition and Opportunity Act; H.R. 3843/S. 228, The Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act; S. 673, the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act; S. 2710, the Open App Markets Act
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Openness and competition in online services and devices Workplace policies; diversity and inclusion Future of work Competition regulation and antitrust law, domestically and internationally H.R.1735/S.673 - A bill to provide a temporary safe harbor for publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms regarding the terms on which content may be distributed H.R. 3460/S. 1787 - State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act H.R. 3816/S. 2992 - American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825 - Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826/S. 3197 - Platform Competition and Opportunity Act H.R. 3849 - Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act S. 225 - Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act (CALERA) H.R. 3843/S. 228 - Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act H.R. 2926/S. 633 - One Agency Act H.R. 5017/H.R. 7030/S. 2710 - Open Apps Market Act S. 3267 - Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act of 2021 H.R. 2668 - Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 7101/S. 3847 - Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022 H.R.7839/S.4258 - Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act
Client expense: $2,770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 3816, S.2992, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act. H.R. 3825, the Ending Platform Monopolies Act. H.R. 3826, S.3917 the Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021. H.R. 3849, the ACCESS Act of 2021. H.R. 3843, the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021. H.R. 3460, S.1787, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021. S. 2710, H.R. 5017 Open App Markets Act. 7839/S.4258, Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act. General issues pertaining to workforce development, training, employment regulations, enforcement. Issues relating to competition and antitrust in the mobile telecommunications and digital advertising industries. Issues related to antitrust law and policy. issues relating to broadband expansion.
Client expense: $1,970,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Vice President of the U.S.
2022 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 603/S. 53, Raise the Wage Act of 2021 H.R. 804/S. 248, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 830, Wage Increase Fairness Act H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 H.R. 1065/S. 1486/S. 4431, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1284/S. 403, Fair and Open Competition (FOCA) Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 1458/S.490, Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 1735/S. 673, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021 H.R. 2491, Wage Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 2795, DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2891/S. 1428, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2926/S. 663, One Agency Act H.R. 3110/S. 1658, Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3460/S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3816/S. 2992, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826/S. 3197, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843/S. 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4109/S. 2193, Protections for Socially Good Activities Act H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4841, Restoring Justice for Workers Act H.R. 5017/S. 2710, Open App Markets Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 6922/S. 3760, Continued Waiver of Interest on State Unemployment Loans during the Pandemic Act H.R. 7194/S. 3889, Employee Rights Act H.R. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 H.R. 7701, Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act H.Res. 823, Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3460) to amend title 28 of the United States Code to prevent the transfer of actions arising under the antitrust laws in which a State is a complainant S. 225, Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 S. 478, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2021 S. 977, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2021 S. 1074, Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act S. 1204, Bust Up Big Tech Act S. 1380, Clean Slate Act of 2021 S. 1425, Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (STALLING) Act S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S. 1636, Save Local Business Act S. 2039, Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists (TEAM) Act S. 3311, FTC Integrity Act S. 3847, Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022 S. 3889, Employee Rights Act S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 S. J. Res. 13, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures" Draft legislation titled Retirement Savings Modernization Act Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes Nomination of Alvaro Bedoya to be a Member of the Federal Trade Commission Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule on Independent Contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (85 Fed. Reg. 60,600-60,639, September 25, 2020) Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Interim final rule on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 61,402-61,555, November 5, 2021) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Settings (86 Fed. Reg. 59,309-59,326, Oct. 27, 2021) Proposed Amendments to Agriculture Acquisition Regulations (87 Fed. Reg. 9,005-9,021, February 17, 2022) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees (85 Fed. Reg. 82,798-82,866, December 18, 2020) Final rule on Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments (85 Fed. Reg. 72,846-72,885, November 13, 2020) Final rule on Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights (85 Fed. Reg. 81,658-81,695, December 16, 2020) Proposed rule on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (86 Fed. Reg. 57,272-57,304, October 13, 2021) Proposed rule, Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (87 Fed. Reg. 18,528-18,558, March 30, 2022) Request for Information, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Access to Fertilizer: Competition and Supply Chain Concerns (87 Fed. Reg. 15,191-15,194, March 17 2022) Notice of Limited Reopening of Comment Period, Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings (87 Fed. Reg. 16,426-16,431, March 23, 2022) Proposed Rule, Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Powered Industrial Trucks Design Standard Update (87 Fed. Reg. 8,755-8,764, February 16, 2022) Various issues relating to modernization of the unemployment insurance system; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; contractor blacklisting; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; the firing of Peter Robb as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and of Alice Stock, Deputy General Counsel of the NLRB; Rescission of the Joint Employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); The FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; The USMCA Labor Council; apprenticeships; proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking defining and delimiting the exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees; potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking on classification of independent contractors and employees; potential legislation on the minimum wage; COVID-19 vaccine requirements, including a potential Emergency Temporary Standard from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to employers with more than 100 employees; vaccine requirements for federal contractors; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission; anticipated overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Directive (DIR) 2022-01; Subject: Pay Equity Audits, Effective March 15, 2022; Executive Order 13999 Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14063, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID Action Plan; paid sick and paid family leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (P.L. 116-127); unemployment insurance; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority; Policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; Transparency at the FTC; FTCs Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 to 2026; efforts to revise the 1995 Bank Merger Competitive Review Guidelines; efforts to modernize enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; competition in the agriculture marketplace; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257); GAO study on Fiduciary Investment Advice
Client expense: $15,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2022 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 1/S. 1/S. 2093, For the People Act of 2021 H.R. 701, Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act H.R. 3460/S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 4737, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act H.R. 4773, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 5773/S. 2079, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2021 H.R. 6843, Building Civic Bridges Act H.R. 7691, Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 S. 742, Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021 S. 2428, False Claims Amendments Act of 2021 S. 2429, Administrative False Claims Act of 2021 Draft legislation titled Department of State, Foreign Operation and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 Nomination of Grant Harris to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis at the United States Department of Commerce Nomination of Chris Wilson to be Chief Intellectual Property Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Nomination of Laurie Locascio to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Nominations of Bradley Merrill Thompson, Beena Ammanath, Christina Montgomery, Paul Daugherty, and Dr. Swani Sivasubramanian to serve on the National Artificial Initiative Advisory Committee (NAIAC) Nomination of Gigi Sohn to be a Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission Nomination of Kathryn Huff to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy Nomination of Alice Hill to serve as the Deputy Administrator for Resilience at the Federal Emergency Management Agency Nomination of Robert Gordon to be Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources at the Department of Health and Human Services Nomination of Alvaro Bedoya to be a Member of the Federal Trade Commission Nomination of Katherine Vidal to be Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Nomination of Mark Uyeda to be Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Various issues relating to regulatory reform; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal contractors; False Claims Act and potential amendments related to materiality, and disclosure of third-party funding, U.S. Code cite. 31 USC 3729, et seq.; class action reform; antitrust; Corporate Enforcement Policy Issues Memorandum from the Deputy Attorney General, dated October 31, 2021; potential legislation dealing with state attorney general use of state AG use of outside contingency fee counsel; potential legislation on judicial review of administrative agency activities; government contractors during the coronavirus pandemic; use of the Defense Production Act (P.L. 81-774) during the coronavirus pandemic; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2); decisions of the Congressional Parliamentarians; reopening of Capitol Hill to visitors and the public; urging a rapid nomination of a new FAA Administrator; supply chain and the defense industrial base; small business innovation research; Buy America provisions especially in infrastructure legislation;
Client expense: $15,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2022 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S 2992, American Innovation and Choice Online Act, provisions related to platform market dominance. HR 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act, provisions related to platform market dominance. Issues related to online platform competition, including the bills below: HR 3849, ACCESS Act of 2021; HR 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021; HR 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021; HR 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act; HR 3460, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021; S 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021; S 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021; S 2039, TEAM Act; S 3197, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021.
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Competition regulation and antitrust law, including: S.2292 - American Innovation and Choice Online Act; S.225 - Competitions and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act; H.R.3825 - Ending Platform Monopolies Act; H.R.3816 - American Choice and Innovation Online Act; H.R.3826 - Platform Competition and Opportunity Act; and H.R.3460/S.1787 - State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S. 1787/H.R. 3460 - State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard S. 225 (Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act) H.R. 3460/S. 1787 (State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act) H.R. 3816/S. 2992 (American Choice and Innovation Online Act) H.R. 3825 (Ending Platform Monopolies Act) H.R. 3826/S. 3197 (Platform Competition and Opportunity Act) H.R. 3843/S. 2039 (Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act) S. 228 (TEAM Act) H.R. 3849 (ACCESS Act) H.R. 5639 (Foreign Merger Subsidy Disclosure Act) House Judiciary Comm. Final Report on Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets S. 1435/H.R. 2873 (Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act) S. 1425/H.R. 2883 (Stop STALLING Act) S. 1428/H.R. 2891 (Preserve Access to Affordable Generics) S. 4258/H.R. 7839 (Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act) Federal Trade Commission motion to rescind the 2015 Statement of Enforcement Principles Regarding Unfair Methods of Competition (UMC) Under Section 5 of the FTC Act Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Task Force (FTC Pharmaceutical Task Force, Project No. P212900) Executive Order 14036 (Promoting Competition in the American Economy) FTC Rescission of 1995 Policy Statement on Prior Approval and Prior Notice Provisions in Merger Cases FTCs counting votes cast by a former commissioner Nominations to Federal Trade Commission positions FTC-Justice Dept. Request for Information on proposed Merger Enforcement Guidelines (FTC-2022-0003)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Consumer welfare standard S. 225 (Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act) H.R. 3460/S. 1787 (State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act) H.R. 3816/S. 2992 (American Choice and Innovation Online Act) H.R. 3825 (Ending Platform Monopolies Act) H.R. 3826/S. 3197 (Platform Competition and Opportunity Act) H.R. 3843/S. 2039 (Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act) S. 228 (TEAM Act) H.R. 3849 (ACCESS Act) H.R. 5639 (Foreign Merger Subsidy Disclosure Act) S. 4258/H.R. 7839 (Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act) House Judiciary Comm. Final Report on Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets FTC motion to rescind the 2015 Statement of Enforcement Principles Regarding Unfair Methods of Competition (UMC) Under Section 5 of the FTC Act Executive Order 14036 (Promoting Competition in the American Economy) FTC Rescission of 1995 Policy Statement on Prior Approval and Prior Notice Provisions in Merger Cases FTCs counting votes cast by a former commissioner Nominations to Federal Trade Commission positions FTC-Justice Dept. Request for Information on proposed Merger Enforcement Guidelines (FTC-2022-0003)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Computer Industry
House Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA) Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) Rep. Lori Trahan (MA-03) Senate Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) Senator Bernie Sanders (VT) Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) Senator John Thune (R-SD) Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) H.R.6796 - Digital Services Oversight and Safety Act of 2022 H.R.3816 - American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R.3826 - Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R.3825 - Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R.3849 - Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R.3460 - State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R.3843 - Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R.5017 - Open App Markets Act S. 2992 - American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 2710 - Open App Markets Act S. 3197 - Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 S. 228 - Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 S.1787 - State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 Digital Regulator Proposals
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 3816, S.2992, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act. H.R. 3825, the Ending Platform Monopolies Act. H.R. 3826, S.3917 the Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021. H.R. 3849, the ACCESS Act of 2021. H.R. 3843, the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021. H.R. 3460, S.1787, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021. S. 2710, H.R. 5017 Open App Markets Act. General issues pertaining to workforce development, training, employment regulations, enforcement. Issues relating to competition and antitrust in the mobile telecommunications and digital advertising industries. Issues related to antitrust law and policy.
Client expense: $2,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Vice President of the U.S.
2022 · first_quarter · Health Issues
S.2562 - Choose Home Care Act of 2021, H.R. 5514- Choose Home Care Act of 2021, S. 1787 The State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Openness and competition in online services and devices Workplace policies; diversity and inclusion Future of work Competition regulation and antitrust law, domestically and internationally H.R.1735/S.673 - A bill to provide a temporary safe harbor for publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms regarding the terms on which content may be distributed H.R. 3460/S. 1787 - State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act H.R. 3816/S. 2992 - American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825 - Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826/S. 3197 - Platform Competition and Opportunity Act H.R. 3849 - Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act S. 225 - Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act (CALERA) H.R. 3843/S. 228 - Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act H.R. 2926/S. 633 - One Agency Act H.R. 5017/H.R. 7030/S. 2710 - Open Apps Market Act S. 3267 - Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act of 2021 H.R. 2668 - Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 7101/S. 3847 - Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022
Client expense: $2,960,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S 2992, American Innovation and Choice Online Act, provisions related to platform antidiscrimination. Issues related to online platform competition, including the bills below: HR 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act; HR 3849, ACCESS Act of 2021; HR 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021; HR 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021; HR 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act; HR 3460, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021; S 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021; S 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021; S 2039, TEAM Act; S 3197, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021.
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2021, third party litigation funding issues. H.R. 2025, Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2021, third party litigation funding issues. S. 1787/H.R. 3460, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021, state enforcement venue issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 1/S. 1/S. 2093, For the People Act of 2021 H.R. 701, Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act H.R. 3460/S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 4773, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act S. 742, Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021 S. 2428, False Claims Amendments Act of 2021 S. 2429, Administrative False Claims Act of 2021 S. 2710, Open App Markets Act Nomination of Dilawar Syed to be Deputy Administrator of the SBA Nomination of David Weil to be Administrator for DOL Wage and Hour Division Nominations to the Export-Import Bank of the United States of Reta Jo Lewis as President and Chair, Judith DelZoppo Pryor as First Vice President, and Owen Herrnstadt as a Member of the Board of Directors Nomination of Grant Harris to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis at the United States Department of Commerce Nomination of Alan Davidson to be Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Nomination of Chris Wilson to be Chief Intellectual Property Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Nomination of Laurie Locascio to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Nominations of Bradley Merrill Thompson, Beena Ammanath, Christina Montgomery, Paul Daugherty, and Dr. Swani Sivasubramanian to serve on the National Artificial Initiative Advisory Committee (NAIAC) Nomination of Gigi Sohn to be a Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission Nomination of Kathryn Huff to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy Nomination of Alice Hill to serve as the Deputy Administrator for Resilience at the Federal Emergency Management Agency Nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin to Serve as Vice Chair for Supervision of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Various issues relating to regulatory reform; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal contractors; False Claims Act and potential amendments related to materiality and disclosure of third-party funding; Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; class action reform; antitrust; corporate enforcement policy issues; government contractors during the coronavirus pandemic; use of the Defense Production Act (P.L. 81-774) during the coronavirus pandemic; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2); decisions of the Congressional Parliamentarians; reopening of Capitol Hill to visitors and the public; urging a rapid nomination of a new FAA Administrator
Client expense: $18,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 603/S. 53, Raise the Wage Act of 2021 H.R. 804/S. 248, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 830, Wage Increase Fairness Act H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 H.R. 1065/S. 1486, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1284/S. 403, Fair and Open Competition (FOCA) Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 1458/S.490, Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 1735/S. 673, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021 H.R. 2491, Wage Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 2795, DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2891/S. 1428, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2926/S. 663, One Agency Act H.R. 3110/S. 1658, Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3460/S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3816/S. 2992, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826/S. 3197, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843/S. 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4109/S. 2193, Protections for Socially Good Activities Act H.R. 4502, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022 H.R. 4841, Restoring Justice for Workers Act H.R. 5017/S. 2710, Open App Markets Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 6922/S. 3760, Continued Waiver of Interest on State Unemployment Loans during the Pandemic Act H.R. 7194/S. 3889, Employee Rights Act H.Res. 823, Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3460) to amend title 28 of the United States Code to prevent the transfer of actions arising under the antitrust laws in which a State is a complainant S. 225, Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 S. 478, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2021 S. 1074, Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act S. 1204, Bust Up Big Tech Act S. 1380, Clean Slate Act of 2021 S. 1425, Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (STALLING) Act S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S. 1636, Save Local Business Act S. 2039, Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists (TEAM) Act S. 3311, FTC Integrity Act S. 3889, Employee Rights Act S. J. Res. 13, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures" Nomination of David Weil to be Administrator for Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule on Independent Contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (85 Fed. Reg. 60,600-60,639, September 25, 2020) Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Interim final rule on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 61,402-61,555, November 5, 2021) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Settings (86 Fed. Reg. 59,309-59,326, Oct. 27, 2021) Proposed Amendments to Agriculture Acquisition Regulations (87 Fed. Reg. 9,005-9,021, February 17, 2022) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees (85 Fed. Reg. 82,798-82,866, December 18, 2020) Final rule on Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments (85 Fed. Reg. 72,846-72,885, November 13, 2020) Final rule on Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights (85 Fed. Reg. 81,658-81,695, December 16, 2020) Proposed rule on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (86 Fed. Reg. 57,272-57,304, October 13, 2021) Proposed Rule, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption Applications (87 Fed. Reg. 14,722-14,751, March 15, 2022) Request for Information on Data Sources and Methods for Determining Prevailing Wage Levels for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Immigrants and Non-Immigrants in the United States, Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, (86 Fed. Reg. 17,343-17,346, April 2, 2021) Proposed Rule, Amendments to Agriculture Acquisition Regulations, (87 Fed. Reg. 9,005-9,021, February 17, 2022) Various issues relating to modernization of the unemployment insurance system; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; contractor blacklisting; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; the firing of Peter Robb as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and of Alice Stock, Deputy General Counsel of the NLRB; Rescission of the Joint Employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); The FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; The USMCA Labor Council; apprenticeships; reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking defining and delimiting the exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees; potential legislation on the minimum wage; COVID-19 vaccine requirements, including a potential Emergency Temporary Standard from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to employers with more than 100 employees; vaccine requirements for federal contractors; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission; Executive Order 13950 Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping; Executive Order 13999 Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID Action Plan; paid sick and paid family leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (P.L. 116-127); unemployment insurance; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority; Policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; Transparency at the FTC; FTCs Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 to 2026; efforts to revise the 1995 Bank Merger Competitive Review Guidelines; efforts to modernize enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257); forthcoming regulation regarding numbers on non-immigrant foreign worker visa
Client expense: $18,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2022 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Competition regulation and antitrust law, including: S.2292 - American Innovation and Choice Online Act; S.225 - Competitions and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act; H.R.3825 - Ending Platform Monopolies Act; H.R.3816 - American Choice and Innovation Online Act; H.R.3826 - Platform Competition and Opportunity Act; and H.R.3460/S.1787 - State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S. 1787/H.R. 3460 - State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard S. 225 (Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act) H.R. 3460/S. 1787 (State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act) H.R. 3816/S. 2992 (American Choice and Innovation Online Act) H.R. 3825 (Ending Platform Monopolies Act) H.R. 3826/S. 3197 (Platform Competition and Opportunity Act) H.R. 3843/S. 2039 (Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act) S. 228 (TEAM Act) H.R. 3849 (ACCESS Act) H.R. 5639 (Foreign Merger Subsidy Disclosure Act) House Judiciary Comm. Final Report on Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets S. 1435/H.R. 2873 (Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act) S. 1425/H.R. 2883 (Stop STALLING Act) S. 1428/H.R. 2891 (Preserve Access to Affordable Generics) Federal Trade Commission motion to rescind the 2015 Statement of Enforcement Principles Regarding Unfair Methods of Competition (UMC) Under Section 5 of the FTC Act Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Task Force (FTC Pharmaceutical Task Force, Project No. P212900) Executive Order 14036 (Promoting Competition in the American Economy) FTC Rescission of 1995 Policy Statement on Prior Approval and Prior Notice Provisions in Merger Cases FTCs counting votes cast by a former commissioner Nominations to Federal Trade Commission positions FTC-Justice Dept. Request for Information on proposed Merger Enforcement Guidelines (FTC-2022-0003)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard S. 225 (Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act) H.R. 3460/S. 1787 (State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act) H.R. 3816/S. 2992 (American Choice and Innovation Online Act) H.R. 3825 (Ending Platform Monopolies Act) H.R. 3826/S. 3197 (Platform Competition and Opportunity Act) H.R. 3843/S. 2039 (Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act) S. 228 (TEAM Act) H.R. 3849 (ACCESS Act) H.R. 5639 (Foreign Merger Subsidy Disclosure Act) House Judiciary Comm. Final Report on Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets FTC motion to rescind the 2015 Statement of Enforcement Principles Regarding Unfair Methods of Competition (UMC) Under Section 5 of the FTC Act Executive Order 14036 (Promoting Competition in the American Economy) FTC Rescission of 1995 Policy Statement on Prior Approval and Prior Notice Provisions in Merger Cases FTCs counting votes cast by a former commissioner Nominations to Federal Trade Commission positions FTC-Justice Dept. Request for Information on proposed Merger Enforcement Guidelines (FTC-2022-0003)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 1/S. 1/S. 2093, For the People Act of 2021 H.R. 701, Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act H.R. 3460/S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 4773, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act S. 742, Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021 S. 2428, False Claims Amendments Act of 2021 S. 2429, Administrative False Claims Act of 2021 Nomination of Dilawar Syed to be Deputy Administrator of the SBA Nomination of Saule Omarova to serve as Comptroller of Currency Nomination of Chris Magnus to be Commissioner of CBP Nomination of David Weil to be Administrator for DOL Wage and Hour Division Nominations to the Export-Import Bank of the United States of Reta Jo Lewis as President and Chair, Judith DelZoppo Pryor as First Vice President, and Owen Herrnstadt as a Member of the Board of Directors Nomination of Grant Harris to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis at the United States Department of Commerce Nomination of Alan Davidson to be Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Nomination of Chris Wilson to be Chief Intellectual Property Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Nomination of Laurie Locascio to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Nomination of Jessica Rosenworcel to be Chair of the Federal Communications Commission Nomination of Willie Phillips to be a Commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Nominations of Bradley Merrill Thompson, Beena Ammanath, Christina Montgomery, Paul Daugherty, and Dr. Swani Sivasubramanian to serve on the National Artificial Initiative Advisory Committee (NAIAC) Various issues relating to regulatory reform; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal contractors; False Claims Act and potential amendments related to materiality and disclosure of third-party funding; class action reform; antitrust; government contractors during the coronavirus pandemic; use of the Defense Production Act (P.L. 81-774) during the coronavirus pandemic; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2); decisions of the Congressional Parliamentarians; Executive Order 13990, Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis
Client expense: $19,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2021 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 603/S. 53, Raise the Wage Act of 2021 H.R. 804/S. 248, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 830, Wage Increase Fairness Act H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 H.R. 1065/S. 1486, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 1458/S.490, Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 1735/S. 673, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021 H.R. 2491, Wage Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 2795, DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2891/S. 1428, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2891, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2926/S. 663, One Agency Act H.R. 3110/S. 1658, Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3460/S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3816/S. 2992, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826/S. 3197, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843/S. 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4109/S. 2193, Protections for Socially Good Activities Act H.R. 4502, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4841, Restoring Justice for Workers Act H.R. 5017/S. 2710, Open App Markets Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.Res. 823, Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3460) to amend title 28 of the United States Code to prevent the transfer of actions arising under the antitrust laws in which a State is a complainant S. 225, Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 S. 478, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2021 S. 1074, Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act S. 1204, Bust Up Big Tech Act S. 1380, Clean Slate Act of 2021 S. 1425, Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (STALLING) Act S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S. 1636, Save Local Business Act S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 S. 2039, Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists (TEAM) Act S. 3311, FTC Integrity Act S. J. Res. 13, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures" Nomination of David Weil to be Administrator for Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule on Independent Contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (85 Fed. Reg. 60,600-60,639, September 25, 2020) Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Interim final rule on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 61,402-61,555, November 5, 2021) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees (85 Fed. Reg. 82,798-82,866, December 18, 2020) Final rule on Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments (85 Fed. Reg. 72,846-72,885, November 13, 2020) Final rule on Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights (85 Fed. Reg. 81,658-81,695, December 16, 2020) Proposed rule on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (86 Fed. Reg. 57,272-57,304, October 13, 2021) Various issues relating to modernization of the unemployment insurance system; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; contractor blacklisting; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; the firing of Peter Robb as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and of Alice Stock, Deputy General Counsel of the NLRB; Rescission of the Joint Employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); The FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; The USMCA Labor Council; apprenticeships; reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential legislation on the minimum wage; COVID-19 vaccine requirements, including a potential Emergency Temporary Standard from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to employers with more than 100 employees; vaccine requirements for federal contractors; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission; Executive Order 13950 Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping; Executive Order 13999 Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID Action Plan; paid sick and paid family leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (P.L. 116-127); unemployment insurance; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority; Policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; Transparency at the FTC; FTCs Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 to 2026; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257); forthcoming regulation regarding numbers on non-immigrant foreign worker visa
Client expense: $19,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office