Publications
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04.09.20192019 ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting: Merger Analysis TakeawaysUpdates
This is the second article in a three-part series on the American Bar Association's 67th Antitrust Law spring meeting.
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08.09.2018DOJ Seeks Public Comments on Paramount Decrees, Creates Critical Moment for Movie IndustryUpdatesThe Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) last week announced that it was seeking public comments on the continued viability of the Paramount Consent Decrees, which have regulated how motion pictures are distributed to theaters for the past 70 years.
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04.11.2017Mergers and Acquisitions Takeaways From the 2017 ABA Antitrust Law Spring MeetingUpdatesIn our second installment covering the ABA's 65th Antitrust Law Spring Meeting, we provide some key takeaways from the sessions, specifically focusing on issues in mergers and acquisitions.
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04.04.2017Takeaways From The ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting: Part 2Articles
Law360
An article in Law360 by Barry J. Reingold, Thomas L. Boeder, Susan E. Foster, K. Shiek Pal and Catherine S. Simonsen, “Takeaways From The ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting: Part 2," address issues in mergers and acquisitions. -
2017Business Torts: A Fifty State Guide, 2017 EditionLawyer Publications
Washington Chapter
2017 Morton F. Daller
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10.18.2016Aerotec Likely To Guide 9th Circ. On Aftermarket IssuesArticles
Law360
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2014Class ActionsLawyer Publications
Chapter
Washington Civil Procedure Deskbook
First Author Thomas Boeder, Co-Author Carla Reyes
Michael H. Runyan, Editor, WSBA, 3d ed. 2014.
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01.31.2012Hart-Scott-Rodino Reporting Thresholds to Increase, Clayton Act Section 8 Interlocking Directorates Thresholds IncreasedUpdatesThe Federal Trade Commission recently announced that the reporting thresholds under Section 7 of the Clayton Act, known as the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, will be increased.
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01.11.2012California's Song-Beverly Act Does Not Apply to Kiosk TransactionsUpdatesOn January 6, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California dismissed with prejudice Mehrens v. Redbox Automated Retail, LLC, a putative class action against Redbox alleging that Redbox violated California's Song-Beverly Credit Card Act by requesting ZIP codes and email addresses in connection with credit card transactions.
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11.16.201139 State Attorneys General Pledge to Combat Piracy, an Unfair Method of CompetitionUpdatesInternational software piracy is a serious economic problem that distorts competition and costs the United States billions of dollars in lost jobs and wages.
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01.29.2010Hart-Scott-Rodino "Gun-Jumping" Penalties for Alleged Abuse of "Ordinary Course of Business" Provisions of Merger AgreementUpdatesOn January 21, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. a complaint and consent decree requiring two merging companies (Smithfield Foods (Smithfield) and Premium Standard Farms LLC (Premium Standard)) to pay $900,000 in civil penalties for violations of the "file and wait" provisions of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.
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2010Business Torts: A Fifty-State GuideArticles
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Consumer Protection, Antitrust and Unfair Business Practices Law DevelopmentsLawyer Publications
Washington State Bar Association
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Class ActionsLawyer Publications
Washington State Bar Association Civil Procedure Deskbook
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Washington State Bar Association Antitrust HandbookLawyer Publications
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08.30.2007FTC v. Whole Foods: Watch Your Language!UpdatesLast week, a federal court released a public version of its 93-page opinion providing its reasons for denying the Federal Trade Commission's challenge to Whole Foods Markets' acquisition of organic grocer Wild Oats.
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12.18.2006Supreme Court Agrees to Revisit Application of Per Se Rule Against Resale Price MaintenanceUpdatesOn December 7, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Leegin Creative Leather Products v. PSKS, Inc., a potential landmark case challenging the long-standing "Dr. Miles" doctrine condemning resale price maintenance and minimum vertical price fixing as per se violations of Section One of the Sherman Act.
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01.26.2006Hart-Scott-Rodino Reporting Thresholds to Increase Effective 2/17/06UpdatesThe Federal Trade Commission recently announced that the reporting thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 will be increased, effective February 17, 2006. The Act requires all parties to mergers or acquisitions that meet or exceed the Act's jurisdictional thresholds to notify the FTC and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and wait a designated period of time before consummating the merger or acquisition. The 2000 amendments to the Act require the FTC to revise the Act's jurisdictional and filing fee thresholds annually, based on the change in gross national product. Certain related thresholds and limitation values in the H-S-R rules will also be adjusted. The increased thresholds will apply to all transactions that close on or after February 17, 2006.
Presentations
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09.19.2017
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Fall 2017
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05.05.2016 - 05.06.2016Strategies for keeping up with a rapidly changing landscapeSpeaking Engagements
Co-Chair
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06.04.2015 - 06.05.2015Class Actions: Strategies for keeping up with a rapidly changing landscapeSpeaking EngagementsLaw Seminars International / Seattle, WAPerkins Coie Partner Thomas Boeder will be co-chairing this program.
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06.12.2014 - 06.13.2014LSI's Tenth Annual Comprehensive Conference on Class Actions: Important Developments For Keeping Up With A Rapidly Changing LandscapeSpeaking EngagementsPlease join us for this program addressing important legal developments in class action law, with presentations demonstrating that class actions are far from extinct. Partner Thomas Boeder will co-chair the conference.
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01.20.2010Managing Legal Risks and Expenses in a Tough EconomySeminarsAlthough corporate litigation has always been a cost of doing business, in a tough economy, it can be crippling. A firm's ability to avoid litigation, and, if it comes, to resolve it quickly and cost-effectively often turns on a combination of strategic and administrative decisions the firm makes long before litigation breaks out.