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The most egregious violations of competition law, often called "per se" or "hard-core" violations of antitrust law, occur when competitors collude and make secret agreements among themselves to engage in cartel activity to fix prices, allocate markets and restrict production output. Chadbourne & Parke attorney David T. Blonder describes the types of practices prohibited under competition laws, examples of recent litigation and some ways that companies can minimize the risk of civil and criminal liabilities.