Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, BLOG TRACKER—Noteworthy blog posts and other commentary, (Mar 5, 2026)

By WK Editorial Staff

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

• Antitrust Advocate Blog, DOJ, FTC Seek Public Comment on Restoring Guidelines Governing Competitor Collaborations, by Alyse F. Stach and Justin P. Murphy

• Antitrust & Competition Insights, DOJ and FTC Seek Public Input for Guidance on Business Collaborations, by Lee Berger, Weisiyu Jiang and Donna Faye Imadi

• Antitrust Litigation Blog, Eastern District of North Carolina Grants Motion To Dismiss Conspiracy Claims In HVAC Refrigerant Market, by Shearman & Sterling LLP

• Enforcement Edge Blog, Bid Rigging in the Buckeye State: Ohio Criminally Enforces Antitrust Laws, by Jeenie Kahng and Andre Geverola

• Competition and Markets Authority Blog, AI and collusion: frontiers, opportunities and challenges, by Karen Croxson and Juliette Enser

• Ad Law Access, FTC’s “Measuring Consumer Injuries and Benefits” Workshop: Key Takeaways, by Laura Riposo VanDruff and Joseph Cahill

• All About Advertising Law, Fifth Circuit Limits TCPA Prior Express Written Consent Requirements, by Shahin O. Rothermel, Ellen T. Berge, Jay Prapaisilp and Michaela Bevan

• Inside Privacy, AI and Legal Privilege: Key Takeaways from US v. Heppner, by Micaela McMurrough, Matthew Harden and Bryan Ramirez

• Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Blog, FTC Issues COPPA Policy Statement Encouraging Adoption of Age-Verification Technologies, by Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

• TCPA World Blog, WOAH–FCC TO ACT ON OFFSHORE CALL CENTERS?: Chairman Carr Suggests MASSIVE New Rules on Offshoring Call Center Activities and I Love to See it, by Eric "Czar" Troutman

• National Leading Franchise Law and Commercial Litigation Firm, Can franchisees pass their franchise to their children?, by Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, P.A.

Have you seen (or written) a blog post that fits the bill? Send a note to ALD@wolterskluwer.com, with a link to the suggested post.

Attorneys: Alyse F. Stach and Justin P. Murphy (Baker & Hostetler LLP); Lee Berger, Weisiyu Jiang and Donna Faye Imadi (Steptoe LLP); (Shearman & Sterling LLP); Jeenie Kahng and Andre Geverola (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP); Shahin O. Rothermel, Ellen T. Berge, Jay Prapaisilp and Michaela Bevan (Venable LLP); Micaela McMurrough, Matthew Harden and Bryan Ramirez (Covington & Burling LLP); (Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP); Eric "Czar" Troutman (Troutman Amin, LLP); (Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, P.A.).

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