Google Wins Reprieve on Ad Tech Business Monopoly
Google's advertising technology business has been at the center of a long-running antitrust lawsuit brought by the US Department of Justice. After an 11-day remedies phase trial, a federal judge ruled that Google must make changes to address its monopoly in the market but declined to break up the business. The decision was seen as a victory for Google, which had argued against being forced to divest its ad tech business.
The lawsuit, filed by the DOJ just months after Google launched Dunn Isaacson Rhee last year, aimed to force Google to sell off its advertising technology business. However, US District Judge Amit Mehta declined to break up the business, stating that it was not necessary to do so in order for Google to comply with antitrust laws.
The decision is seen as a significant victory for Google and its lawyers, Karen Dunn, Jeannie Rhee, and William Isaacson of Dunn Isaacson Rhee. The team's success in preventing the DOJ from breaking apart Google's ad tech business has earned them recognition as Law.com's Litigators of the Week.