In March 2023, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ) announced that five additional directors have resigned from four corporate boards in response to the DOJ’s efforts to enforce prohibitions against so-called...more
On February 3, 2023, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division announced the withdrawal of several long-standing policy statements governing the exchange of certain information among competitors. The DOJ has no...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have made no secret of their intentions to revamp antitrust enforcement and merger control efforts across wide swaths of the U.S. economy to curtail what...more
On September 26, 2022, the Biden administration announced two new efforts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to encourage competition in the meat and poultry industry, protect producers, and reduce costs. Included in...more
On August 1, 2022, long-awaited amendments to China’s Anti-Monopoly Law — the first ever — will go into effect. These amendments include significantly harsher penalties and fines for certain violations, modifications to the...more
With the May 16, 2022, confirmation of Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya, the Federal Trade Commission finally has a 3–2 Democratic majority and can move forward with Chair Lina Khan’s ambitious agenda.
The Commission majority...more
Federal agencies continue to roll out new initiatives targeting anticompetitive conduct in the wake of President Biden’s July 2021 Executive Order, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy.” The latest action comes from...more
On September 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division (the Division) published the Merger Remedies Manual (the Manual), issuing new guidelines for remedying anticompetitive mergers. Specifically, the...more
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) committed to issuing expedited “Business Review Letters” (BRLs) to provide requested guidance concerning permissible types of...more
In a year of many firsts, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Competition published new Vertical Merger Guidelines on June 30, 2020 (Guidelines) — the first...more
Bad press. Burdensome and costly document and data collections. Unpredictable outcomes. The sometimes-slow pace of justice. It’s easy to understand why parties often prefer early settlement to fighting a lawsuit through trial...more