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Merger Guidelines
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Antitrust Law Blog
A Big Deal: FTC and DOJ Issue Long-Awaited New Draft Merger Guidelines
By Leo Caseria, Bevin Newman, Lindsey Collins, Malika Levarlet, Joy Siu
On July 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice jointly published long-anticipated proposed merger guidelines (the “Proposed Merger Guidelines”), which had been expected since President Biden issued…
Antitrust & Competition Blog
DOJ/FTC Draft Merger Guidelines: More Second Requests and More Merger Litigation
By Michael Weiner, Lee Berger, Doug Green, John Kavanagh, Pantelis Michalopoulos, Damon Kalt
Yesterday (July 19, 2023), the DOJ Antitrust Division and the FTC released the long-anticipated proposed Merger Guidelines. As has also been long-anticipated, the proposed Guidelines reflect a much-stiffened enforcement philosophy.…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Skadden Discusses Aggressive Antitrust Enforcement and Novel Theories
By Karen Hoffman Lent, Kenneth Schwartz
From April 5 through April 8, 2022, the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association held its annual Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C. A prominent theme throughout the week was…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Skadden Discusses Agency Perspectives on the Merger Guidelines Review
By Karen Lent, Kenneth Schwartz, Mara Chin Loy
On Jan. 18, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division announced a joint public inquiry related to the federal merger guidelines, with the…
Antitrust & Competition Blog
Revising the Horizontal and Vertical Merger Guidelines: A New Approach for Antitrust?
By Michael Weiner, John Kavanagh, Travis West
On January 18, 2022, Lina Khan, the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and Jonathan Kanter, the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the Department…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Sullivan & Cromwell Discusses FTC, DOJ Review of Merger Guidelines
By Joseph J. Matelis, Steven L. Holley, Sophia A. Vandergrift, Samantha F. Hynes, Renata B. Hesse
On January 18, 2022, Lena Kahn, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), held…
Employment Law Worldview
US Federal Labor Viewpoints – Week of January 17, 2022
From our Capital Thinking blog, read the latest federal employment law developments in in the legislative and executive branches during the week of January 17, 2022. *** This is a weekly…
Global Policy Watch
FTC, DOJ Announce Process to Revamp Merger Guidelines
By Terrell McSweeny, Jae Ermilus
Tuesday, January 18th, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) launched a joint public inquiry regarding the agencies’ horizontal and vertical merger guidelines. As…
Homeostasis: Dykema’s Health Care Law Blog
New Merger Guidelines Could Have Significant Impact on Healthcare Transactions
By James Burns
The Federal Trade Commission and the DOJ Antitrust Division recently announced that they would be reviewing, and likely revising, the Horizontal Merger Guidelines – the guidelines used by the agencies…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
U.S. DOJ and FTC Announce Plan to Revamp Merger Guidelines
On Tuesday, January 18th, FTC Chair Lina Khan and DOJ Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter held a joint press conference in which they announced ambitious plans to review…