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Haug Partners LLP

U.S. Merger-Clearance Update: The Revival of Structural Remedies

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Under the Trump administration, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ Antitrust”) have signaled a significant policy shift in merger clearance, projecting...more

Jenner & Block

Trump Administration Open to Divestiture Remedie

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The FTC and DOJ under President Trump have each recently approved divestiture remedies for potentially anticompetitive mergers, signaling a significant departure from the practice of the Biden administration, which viewed...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Prior Approval Remedies in M&A: Agency Policy and Practice

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For twenty-five years prior to the Biden Administration, FTC and DOJ consent agreements have had a singular goal: to remedy the anticompetitive effects of proposed transactions. Under former Chair Khan, however, the FTC...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

And Just Like That: Remedies Are Back at the FTC

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) recently announced that it will require Synopsys, Inc. (Synopsys) and Ansys, Inc. (Ansys) (together, “the parties”) to divest certain assets to resolve antitrust concerns...more

Hogan Lovells

Conservative in name only? FTC Commissioner Mark Meador’s theory of antitrust enforcement bears little resemblance to traditional...

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As newly-appointed Republican leaders explain the antitrust enforcement priorities of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ), one thing is clear: the Trump administration is...more

Hogan Lovells

DOJ Antitrust Chief outlines “America First Antitrust” philosophy

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In a speech at Notre Dame Law School on April 28, 2025, Gail Slater, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, provided a detailed summary of her approach to antitrust...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Axinn Associates at the Antitrust Spring Meeting: Enforcers’ Roundtable

The Spring Meeting is the largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy profes­sionals globally, with lawyers, academics, economists, enforcers, journalists, and students from around the world....more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Axinn Associates at the Antitrust Spring Meeting: Merger Trials: Winning Strategies

The Spring Meeting is the largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy profes­sionals globally, with lawyers, academics, economists, enforcers, journalists, and students from around the world....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Sights and Sounds from the Antitrust Section’s 2025 Spring Meeting

Antitrust experts from across the globe convened in Washington, D.C. on April 2–4, 2025 to discuss new enforcement policies and share updates on current issues in antitrust. We provide the key highlights from numerous panels...more

Mogin Law LLP

UK Approves Amex GBT’s Big Travel Merger, But DOJ Suit Forces Pause

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The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the proposed merger of American Express Global Business Travel Group (Amex GBT) and Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT Holdings LLC), a global travel and...more

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Here to Stay? FTC and DOJ Announce that 2023 Merger Guidelines Remain in Effect

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Since their release, the federal antitrust agencies’ 2023 Merger Guidelines (2023 Guidelines) have faced significant criticism from many. There was speculation that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice...more

Vedder Price

FTC and DOJ Affirm Commitment to Biden-Era Merger Guidelines

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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson announced to FTC staff on February 18 that the FTC would retain the 2023 Merger Guidelines as the framework for reviewing mergers and acquisitions. Citing the need for...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Antitrust & Competition

The heightened focus on antitrust and competition issues that has defined dealmaking globally over the past few years looks set for readjustment since President Trump re-entered the White House. Under the Biden...more

WilmerHale

Antitrust and M&A: Is Everything Old New Again?

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With every change in administration, businesses and practitioners wonder what the new administration will mean for antitrust enforcement in the United States. Speculation was at fever pitch four years ago, after Democratic...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Antitrust & Competition

The heightened focus on antitrust and competition issues that has defined dealmaking globally over the past few years looks set for readjustment since President Trump re-entered the White House. Under the Biden...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

Holland & Knight LLP

Biden Administration's Blocking Order Sparks Legal Battles

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President Joe Biden on Jan. 3, 2025, issued a blocking order (the Order) addressing the proposed acquisition of United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel) by Nippon Steel Corporation (Nippon Steel), Japan's largest...more

Fenwick & West LLP

The Start of the Deal? What Antitrust Enforcement and M&A Will Look Like Under Trump’s Second Presidency

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When President Biden appointed Lina Khan to lead the Federal Trade Commission, and Jonathan Kanter to lead the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, he staked out an energetic new approach to antitrust enforcement...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Keep Your Seatbelts Fastened: The Wild Antitrust Ride May Not Be Over

Key Points - - We expect the second Trump administration to take a relatively aggressive approach to antitrust enforcement, as regulators did during President-elect Trump’s first term, because there is bipartisan support...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

2024 Chemicals & Energy Antitrust Report

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The re-election of former President Donald J. Trump is poised to significantly alter the landscape of antitrust enforcement, particularly within the energy and chemical industries. While the incoming administration has yet to...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Antitrust Under Trump 2.0: No More "Hipster Antitrust," But Scrutiny Will Remain

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With President Joe Biden's departure, aggressive antitrust enforcers at the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will hand over the reins to incoming Trump...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Trump Likely to Shift FTC's Antitrust Stance on Energy Mergers

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The incoming Trump administration suggests a potential return to more traditional levels of antitrust enforcement for energy industry mergers and a departure from novel theories of harm seen under current Federal Trade...more

A&O Shearman

How will the Trump administration impact M&A?

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M&A practitioners anticipate a ‘Trump bump’ - The scale of Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election – and the fact the Republicans now have full control of Congress – has been greeted with optimism by U.S....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

In Case You Missed It: The ABA Antitrust Section's Fall Forum

On November 14, 2024, the American Bar Association (ABA) held its annual Antitrust Fall Forum in Washington, D.C., co-chaired this year by Wilson Sonsini partner Taylor M. Owings. The Forum was a chance for the antitrust bar...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Whither Antitrust Enforcement Under Trump 2.0?

With only a week having passed since the 2024 Presidential Election, we find ourselves awash in speculation about what a Second Trump Administration (Trump 2.0) portends for the United States and for the world. This client...more

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