Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Oct. 5, 2026
California expands its antitrust reach, but is it constitutional?
The COMPETE Act amends the Cartwright Act to expand liability, potentially impacting businesses across the country. Its breadth, however, is likely to lead to enforceability challenges.
The Competition and Opportunity in Markets for a Prosperous, Equitable and Transparent Economy (COMPETE) Act (AB 1776), which Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law, will take effect on Jan. 1, 2027. It extends the Cartwright Act to address "monopoly" and "monopsony" for the first time. While earlier drafts of the bill would have enabled private suits, in its final form the law exclusively allows enforcement by California's Attorney General and district atto...
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