Trump DOJ Antitrust Pick Projects More Openness to Settlements
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department’s antitrust division envisions a greater willingness than her ...
Slater Appears Poised for Confirmation as DOJ's Antitrust Chief After Breezy Hearing
We have grown to appreciate that personal liberty and economic liberty are closely connected, and that, in many ways, they ...
Could DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit over $14B HPE-Juniper deal set benchmark under Trump’s new term?
Could the DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit over a $14B Houston deal set a benchmark under President Trump’s new term? Here's what one ...
How Trump’s antitrust officers can tackle Big Tech and keep America innovative
Striking the right balance between punishing anticompetitive behavior and allowing companies to leverage their scale to ...
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FTC, Justice Department 2023 merger guidelines take effect
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice 2023 merger guidelines are now in effect after being unveiled in December 2023.
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Antitrust and M&A: Is Everything Old New Again?
With every change in administration, businesses and practitioners wonder what the new administration will mean for antitrust enforcement in the ...
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Will the Department of Justice Break the Internet?
In a striking irony, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust case against Google, which was decided last summer, may reduce competition—both in search and in access to the World Wide Web. The ...
Opinion: Antitrust laws and national security
However, this is not always the case, and sometimes competition is stifled in favor of a singular monopoly wielding unchecked ...
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Former asphalt paving exec pleads guilty to antitrust violations
Timothy Baugher, the former president of Pontiac, Michigan-based Asphalt Specialists, is facing 10 years in prison and a $1 ...