During the course of the Biden Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have demonstrated an invigorated and sustained policy interest in increasing competition across various...more
2/7/2023
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The Biden Administration's aggressive antitrust enforcers have trained their sights on private equity companies. They have signaled through enforcement activities, formal policy statements and informal interviews and speeches...more
1/19/2023
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Veterinarians
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) continued their online listening tour on April 14, 2022, with a discussion regarding the effects of mergers and acquisitions on the healthcare industry...more
4/20/2022
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Vertical Integration
Federal antitrust enforcement in the agricultural industry had been little more than a whisper for decades. The Obama Administration announced it was making agricultural antitrust enforcement a priority and then held...more