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Antitrust Litigation Trump Administration Merger Reviews

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

U.S. Antitrust Agency Merger Enforcement Roundup and Commentary

FTC Alleges Harm to Innovation Competition and Sets Aside Two Controversial Merger Settlements; DOJ Accepts a Weakened Competitor Defense in One Merger and Accepts Divestitures in Another....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

3 takeaways from US antitrust M&A activity in Q2 2025

Under the second Trump administration, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) have signaled a significant departure from the antitrust enforcement policies of the Biden administration. This new...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Antitrust Under Trump: June 2025 Updates

As the Trump administration’s antitrust landscape continues to develop, companies should stay alert to key changes in merger filing requirements, remedy expectations, agency personnel, and more. The Federal Trade Commission...more

WilmerHale

Meet the New Boss, Not So Different From the Old Boss? Antitrust in the Trump Era

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After President Trump’s election for a second term, those predicting where federal antitrust enforcement was headed had to contend with internal tensions in the Trump coalition that extend to economic policy more broadly:...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Antitrust M&A Snapshot | Q1 2025

JANUARY – MARCH 2025: KEY THEMES AND TAKEAWAYS - UNITED STATES - FTC Loses Vertical Challenge to Tempur Sealy/Mattress Firm On July 2, 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed suit in federal court seeking to block...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

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

A Review of Early Antitrust Enforcement Under Trump 2.0

In the months before the 2024 presidential election, we reported on the stated antitrust agendas of candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Now a few months into the second Trump administration, we review recent...more

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