Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (WSGR) is pleased to present its 2017 Antitrust Year in Review.In this report, we summarize the most significant antitrust matters and developments of the past year. We begin with a look at mergers and acquisitions, and we discuss the shifts we have observed as U.S. agencies transitioned with the Trump administration, including a high-profile vertical merger challenge by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a 1-1 split between commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that resulted in the closing of an investigation. We then examine international mergers and discuss noteworthy shifts in the European Commission’s practice. As 2017 was an active year for U.S. and European agency investigations, our report discusses the expanded focus on companies that have significant intellectual property portfolios and other factors enforcers view as an indicator of dominance in markets.
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