The Antitrust Agencies' Latest Target: MFN Clauses
On September 10, 2012, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a public workshop exploring the uses of most-favored-nation (MFN) clauses and their implications for antitrust enforcement policy. The workshop provided a forum for lawyers, economists, academics, and businesspeople to discuss the legal and economic analyses of MFNs, as well as an opportunity to help inform future treatment of MFNs by the antitrust agencies. Recent agency actions, speeches, and this workshop may signal a reinvigorated focus on MFN clauses by the DOJ and FTC.
Author
Karen S. Lovitch
Chair, Health Law Practice & Co-Chair, Health Care Enforcement Defense Practice
Karen advises industry clients on regulatory, transactional, operational, and enforcement matters. She has deep experience handling FCA investigations and qui tam litigation for laboratories and diagnostics companies.