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Congress Ramping Up the Pressure on Antitrust Investigations

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Many organizations evaluate antitrust risk by considering potential investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) or private action. However, firms should also consider that...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Antitrust Enforcers Will Take a Friendlier Approach to Mergers but Retain Biden-Era Guidelines and HSR Rules - The Trump...

The government’s new antitrust leaders have signaled a less skeptical stance on mergers but a continued focus on enforcement, especially in Big Tech and the health care and agriculture sectors....more

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The US and China Trade Opening Barbs

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On February 1, 2025, the Trump Administration announced that it would impose tariffs on imports of certain goods from Canada, Mexico and China, to be effective February 4, 2025. Although the Trump Administration reached...more

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The Expected Impact of the Election and Republican Control of Congress on the FTC

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The election of Donald Trump as president, combined with forthcoming Republican control of Congress, likely means significant change in how the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is structured and approaches...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 9.23.2020 | Top Story: Fed Chair Calls for More Covid-Related Stimulus From Congress

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The latest from Fed Chair Powell and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin’s first of several days on the Hill, including their take that the economy is improving but that continued fiscal support—from the Fed and from Congress—was...more

Cozen O'Connor

Battle Over USPS | Removal Of Trustees For Alleged Self-Dealing | Lenders vs. State Interest Rate Laws

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Antitrust- Energy Company Agrees to Divest Gas Stations to Avoid FTC’s Antitrust Concerns- The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) reached an agreement with energy company Tri Star Energy LLC after determining that its...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

[Podcast] The State of M&A in the UK, Europe and Beyond

In this episode, Akin Gump international competition and trade partner Davina Garrod and corporate partner Gavin Weir discuss M&A in the U.K., EU, U.S., China and more, its state of health and where it might go in 2020....more

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Financial Daily Dose 2.14.2020 | Top Story: Amazon Wins Injunction of JEDI Cloud-Computing Contract

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In a massive win for Amazon (because, again, Jeff NEEDS it), Court of Federal Claims Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith has granted the company’s motion for an injunction halting Microsoft’s work on the $10 billion cloud-computing...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The State of Congressional Investigations Heading Into 2020

When members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate were sworn into office in January 2019, Democrats took control of the House and its oversight agenda for the first time in eight years, 235-200 seats, and...more

Hogan Lovells

Air cargo defendant extradited to stand trial

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The Antitrust Division (Division) announced Monday that Maria Christina "Meta" Ullings, a Dutch national and former executive for Martinair Holland N.V., was extradited from Italy to the United States after being apprehended...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

EPA-California Legal Showdown Looms Over Authority to Regulate Carbon

Multi-state coalition’s lawsuit challenges Trump EPA withdrawal of California Clean Air Act waiver. EPA formally announced its decision to withdraw California’s 2013 Clean Air Act waiver, which allowed the state to set its...more

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Financial Daily Dose 8.30.2019 | Top Story: E-cig Company Juul Faces Federal Probes into Marketing and Health Concerns

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The FTC has opened a probe into e-cigarette maker Juul’s marketing practices, including allegations that the company “used influencers and other marketing to appeal to minors”....more

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Financial Daily Dose 8.20.2019 | Top Story: Top Execs Signal Shift in Corporate Priorities Beyond Just Shareholder Gain

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A survey of the country’s most powerful CEOs by the Business Roundtable shows an interesting shift in how they view their top priority—no longer does advancing the interests of shareholders take the top spot. Instead, the...more

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Defying gravity: US M&A H1 2019: A break in the clouds: M&A in the first half of 2019

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The US M&A market delivered a surprisingly robust first half, with total value rising 9 percent year-on-year. Volume, on the other hand, dipped 21 percent. Defying all odds, US M&A value rose in the first half of 2019....more

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Key Antitrust Enforcement Trends — 2019 Antitrust Annual Report

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Welcome to the 2019 Shearman & Sterling Antitrust Annual Report. Our seventh edition focuses on the contrasting use by regulators of antitrust laws with respect to the FANGs, and how antitrust is being enforced in the U.S....more

Jones Day

U.S. Antitrust Agencies Introduce Reforms to Speed Up Merger Reviews

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The Trump Administration leadership at the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission have announced reforms regarding merger reviews. This Jones Day White Paper reviews these reforms and their strategic...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Georgetown Law’s 12th Annual Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium

On September 25, 2018, Georgetown University Law Center hosted the 12th Annual Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium. The event, which was co-sponsored by Skadden, featured keynote addresses from leaders of competition...more

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More Bite, Less Bark: Merger Enforcement at the FTC in the Trump Administration

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Since the beginning of the Trump Administration, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) has captured headlines for its aggressive public stance regarding merger enforcement. Actions attracting attention...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Strategic Imperatives, Market Confidence Drive US M&A

2017 was another active year for mergers and acquisitions, both in the United States and globally, though the overall dollar volume of deals continued to lag behind 2015’s record levels. Global M&A activity was relatively...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Novel Theories Emerge in Merger Enforcement

Antitrust merger enforcement historically has focused on horizontal mergers — consolidation of two firms that compete directly in the same space. This is especially true in the U.S., where antitrust authorities have...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Trump Administration: 2017 Recap and 2018 Outlook

On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Transportation Developments in the Trump Administration's First 100 Days

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In January 2017, Holland & Knight Transportation & Infrastructure lawyers and senior advisors prepared 20 posts for the 20 days leading to President Donald Trump's inauguration regarding what to expect from the Trump...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Key Takeaways: Inside the White House and Capitol Hill — The Impact of a New Administration on Global Markets

On January 25, 2017, Skadden hosted a panel discussion at the London Stock Exchange on the potential policy direction of the Trump administration. The panel touched on tax reform, trade agreements, inbound and outbound U.S....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Antitrust Enforcement in the Trump Administration"

Republican administrations historically have taken a less interventionist approach to antitrust enforcement than their Democratic counterparts, but many of President Donald Trump’s policy positions have not tracked...more

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