Field Day: The Tipline for 15 March 2023

The nor'easter riding up the Atlantic Ocean is gusting around more than snow, sleet and trash bins. The market for antitrust lawyers is hot and no firm is safe from a lateral move, regardless of their size. Hogan Lovells is the latest to recruit from a rival, nabbing former Federal Trade Commission attorney Ken Field from Jones Day. In today’s Tipline, Chess.com calls for checkmate against an illegal boycott claim and Kroger enlists a former Speaker of the House to rally support for its acquisition of Albertsons.