Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, BLOG TRACKER—Noteworthy blog posts and other commentary, (Apr 30, 2026)

By WK Editorial Staff

The week’s most insightful, intriguing, or entertaining blog posts regarding antitrust and trade regulation issues.

• SSRN Blog, 2025 Annual Antitrust Report: Class Actions in Federal Court, by Joshua P. Davis

• Antitrust Advocate, State Action Update: ‘Megatel Homes, L.L.C. v. City of Mansfield, Texas’, by Julian D. Perlman

• StepAhead: Antitrust & Competition Insights, DOJ Antitrust Approval of DOE Defense Production Act Consortium Agreements, by Jonathan D. Janow, Daniel A. Mullen, Karen Bruni and Marc L. Spitzer

• CPI Blogs, Australian Merger Control: Reflections as the New Regime Beds Down, by Peter McDonald, Lisa Emanuel, Travis Stuart and Louise Tolley

• A Global Antitrust Blog, Competition The Next Chapter in the Non-Compete Saga: FTC Enforcement Brings the Contours into Focus, by Mark Seidman, John Barry and Celine Chan

• Competition and Markets Authority, Mergers charter: one year on, by Joel Bamford

• Competition Corner, The Tunney Act Under the Spotlight: Recent Settlements Reignite Calls for Reform of Antitrust Oversight, by Matt Huppert and Cora Kuczynski

• Ad Law Access, Game Company Hit with $420+ Million False Advertising Verdict, by Gonzalo E. Mon

• All About Advertising Law, New York City Proposes Strict Click-to-Cancel Subscription Requirements, by Leonard L. Gordon, Ellen T. Berge, Shahin O. Rothermel and Eden Caliendo

• Inside Privacy, FTC Sweep on “Made in the USA” Claims, by Jehan Patterson and Ryan Miller

• TCPAWorld, DENIED!: Abstrakt Stuck in TCPA Suit Based on “Voicemail Drops”, by Iryna Chapelska

• Franchise Law, Franchisees: Options if franchisor opens new unit in your territory, by Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, P.A.

Have you seen (or written) a blog post that fits the bill? Send a note to [email protected], with a link to the suggested post.

Attorneys: Julian D. Perlman (Baker & Hostetler LLP); Jonathan D. Janow, Daniel A. Mullen, Karen Bruni, Marc L. Spitzer (Steptoe LLP); Mark Seidman, John Barry and Celine Chan (Gotshal & Manges LLP); Matt Huppert and Cora Kuczynski (Winston & Strawn LLP); Gonzalo E. Mon (Kelley Drye & Warren LLP); Leonard L. Gordon, Ellen T. Berge, Shahin O. Rothermel and Eden Caliendo (Venable LLP); Jehan Patterson & Ryan Miller (Covington & Burling LLP); (Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, P.A.); Peter McDonald, Lisa Emanuel, Travis Stuart and Louise Tolley (A&O Shearman).

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