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DOJ Antitrust Division Reviewing Google-Wiz Deal

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The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division is reviewing Google’s planned $32 billion acquisition of Wiz Inc. to determine if the combination would illegally limit competition in the cloud security marketplace, according to a...more

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FTC Secures Record Gun-Jumping Settlement in Energy Transaction

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ) announced a record-setting $5.6 million gun-jumping fine related to Verdun Oil Company II LLC’s acquisition of EP Energy LLC. Although...more

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The Most Unlikely of Mergers May Still Have an Upslope Legal Battle

Details of the Merger - Golf fans and professional golfers alike were shocked by the news in early June that the PGA Tour (“PGA”) would be merging with the newly founded LIV Golf League (“LIV”) after disparaging each other...more

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Department of Justice Prevails and Blocks Penguin Random House Acquisition of Simon and Schuster – Parties Abandon Transaction

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The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division continues its aggressive pursuit of enforcement and recently succeeded in blocking a controversial acquisition in the book selling market.  After a string of losses in the merger...more

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Promise Made, Promise Kept: The Justice Department Follows Through With Interlocking Directorate Enforcement

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On October 19, 2022, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a press release heralding the resignation of seven directors from ten companies’ boards of directors in response to the government’s...more

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DOJ’s Antitrust Division Begins Trials to Block Two Large Mergers

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The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division continues to push its aggressive civil and criminal agenda.  While the Division has lost several high-profile criminal cases in the chicken processing industry and the labor market,...more

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Microsoft’s Proposed Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Likely to Face Close Antitrust Review

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In January, Microsoft announced its plan to acquire Activision Blizzard, one of the largest video game publishers in the world. The roughly $69 billion deal constitutes the biggest gaming industry transaction of all time. ...more

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Justice Department Files to Block Penguin Random House’s Acquisition of Simon and Schuster

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The Justice Department filed a complaint in the US District Court for the District of Columbia to block Penguin Random House’s acquisition of Simon & Schuster.  Penguin Random House is the largest book publisher in the world...more

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