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Biden Administration Mergers Anti-Competitive

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

U.S. Antitrust Agency Merger Roundup & Commentary: FTC Reverses Routine Use of Prior Approval Requirements in Merger Settlements,...

The June 2025 Quorum summarized recent actions by the Federal Trade Commission (“Commission” or “FTC”) and Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) indicating the Trump Administration’s rejection of the anti-merger...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Axinn Associates at the Antitrust Spring Meeting: AG Antitrust Enforcement: “State” of Play

During the first Trump and Biden administrations, state attorneys general upped their emphasis on bringing antitrust cases, and that trend seems to be continuing into the early days of the second Trump administration. The ABA...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

The Fate of the “Last Gasp” of the Biden FTC: Will Its Legacy Survive the Trump Administration?

In the days leading up to President Trump’s inauguration, the Biden FTC rushed to initiate major lawsuits and to tie a bow on various antitrust policy efforts. In a series of dissenting statements, the minority Republican...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Next Chapter in the Serial: U.S. Antitrust Agencies Heighten Focus on Roll-Up Strategies

Serial acquisitions and roll-up strategies are facing intense scrutiny as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division request public comment on how these types of...more

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2021 Second Request Trends Report - A Look At HSR Second Requests In 2021 And What We Can Expect For 2022

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Federal agencies don’t publish official Second Request transaction numbers until late the following year. But recent trends suggest a high volume of activity for 2021 and 2022, as well as a stricter regulatory and political...more

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Biden Administration Executive Order on Promoting Competition: What Does it Mean and How to Prepare

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On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed a sweeping new Executive Order (“the Order”) with the stated goal of increasing competition in American markets. Like the recently issued Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s...more

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