On Tuesday, December 10, Donald Trump announced two picks for placements on the Federal Trade Commission: Commissioner Andrew Ferguson for Chair and Mark Meador for Commissioner. While Meador’s appointment requires Senate...more
12/17/2024
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Agricultural Sector ,
Antitrust Division ,
Biden Administration ,
Big Tech ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sherman Act ,
Trump Administration
After leaving the position vacant for six long months, the Biden Administration announced that it would nominate Jonathan Kanter for the position of Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division at the Department of...more
During an already busy year for antitrust legislative and regulatory proposals, on July 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14036: “Promoting Competition in the American Economy.” The Executive Order (“EO”)...more
7/16/2021
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Antitrust Division ,
Banking Sector ,
Biden Administration ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Horizontal Mergers ,
Technology Sector ,
Vertical Mergers
Four days after Congress introduced five antitrust bills with significant levels of bipartisan support, President Biden appointed - and Congress overwhelmingly approved - notable Big Tech critic Lina Khan to be the Chair of...more
Welcome to this first edition of BCLP’S Competition Collective: Antitrust, Foreign Investment and Trade Insights from around the world. This period was marked by uncertainty – and the harsh realities of the pandemic for many...more
5/27/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Biden Administration ,
Cartels ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Digital Services ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Sports ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Agreements ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)