When former President Biden blocked the acquisition by Nippon Steel of U.S. Steel in January on national security grounds, many assumed that was the end for a transaction that would have combined a Japanese powerhouse company...more
2/19/2025
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Biden Administration ,
CFIUS ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Policy ,
Investment ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Trump Administration
2023 was a dramatic year for criminal antitrust enforcement in the United States. The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) garnered big wins: three convictions at trial,1 $267 million in criminal fines...more
3/6/2024
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Antitrust Violations ,
Cartels ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Individual Accountability ,
No-Poaching ,
Per Se Rule ,
Sherman Act ,
Wage-Fixing ,
White Collar Crimes