Top antitrust litigators from Latham & Watkins and Cravath, Swaine & Moore will lead Live Nation Entertainment Inc.'s defense against a new Justice Department suit to break up the massive company.
Live Nation has tapped lawyers at the firms to fight the suit by DOJ and a group of states, according to two sources familiar with the situation. The suit, filed Thursday in a Manhattan federal court, challenges Ticketmaster’s control of concert ticket sales.
“This complaint represents an important step toward injecting long needed competition into the live entertainment industry,” said Kathleen Bradish, vice president and director of legal advocacy ...
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