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Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Provisions Trump Administration

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Trump administration’s merger remedies playbook begins to take shape

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) recently announced a series of proposed merger settlement agreements that offer increased insight into how the agencies intend to use...more

Mogin Law LLP

Paramount–Skydance Merger Advances Amid Political Intrigue

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The media industry is on the precipice of another landmark deal as Paramount Global and Skydance Media inch closer toward their highly anticipated merger. This deal, which would unite one of Hollywood’s most storied studios...more

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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Trump Antitrust Enforcers Take Aim at High Drug Costs, With Uncertain Path Forward

Just before Americans celebrated the Fourth of July, on June 30, 2025, antitrust enforcers from both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) hosted the first of two listening...more

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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

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The Trump era DOJ and FTC: a return to merger remedies

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This new stance, however, does not signal unchecked dealmaking for transacting parties. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) are simultaneously emphasizing that robust, evidence-based enforcement...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Trump Antitrust Enforcers Stay the Course on Efficiencies

The Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (together the “Agencies”) submitted a note about efficiencies in merger control in connection with a June 17, 2025 Organisation for...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Agencies’ Listening Sessions to Focus on Lowering Drug Prices Through Competition

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), along with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (collectively, “the...more

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Antitrust and Competition Technology Update Q1 2025

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The first quarter of 2025 brought a surge of high-profile merger activity in the technology and artificial intelligence (AI) space, offering an early test of how antitrust regulators under the new Trump administration will...more

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DAAG Rinner Says Merger Enforcement to Combine ‘Fairness and Robust Enforcement’

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Deputy Assistant Attorney General (DAAG) Bill Rinner’s stated goal for his June 4 speech was to provide insight into how the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, will “handle merger review to ensure procedural fairness...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

DOJ’s Antitrust Leadership Emphasizes Procedural Fairness and Targeted Enforcement in Merger Reviews

In a recent speech, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Bill Rinner of the DOJ Antitrust Division outlined the Division’s approach to merger enforcement in the Trump administration under the leadership of Assistant Attorney...more

McDermott Will & Emery

The Fix Is In: FTC and DOJ Permit Structural Remedies for Two Major Tech Mergers

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) each recently announced that they would accept structural remedies to address concerns that two transactions in the technology industry would reduce...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Trump Administration Reverses the Biden Administration’s Anti-Merger Policy and Returns to Merger Settlements; Proposed Budget and...

The current leadership of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (Antitrust Division or DOJ) (collectively, “antitrust agencies”) have signaled an intention to reject the...more

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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

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Patman Returns … and Retreats Again

When agency enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA) was revived near the end of the Biden administration, it was met with mixed reactions. Given the Republican Commissioners’ disapproval of the complaints, it came as no...more

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Healthcare & Antitrust: What to Expect in the New Trump Administration

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Antitrust scrutiny of healthcare markets is nothing new. The Biden Administration and first Trump Administration focused antitrust enforcement efforts across the healthcare and life sciences industries. The newly installed...more

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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

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Antitrust & Competition Healthcare Quarterly Update Q1 2025

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While M&A activity has slowed in the tail end of the first quarter of 2025, including in healthcare, there have been several noteworthy developments in the antitrust space in the first 100 days of the Trump Administration. ...more

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The Second Trump Administration’s First 100 days

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The first 100 days of the second Trump Administration have been marked by a flurry of Executive Orders (EOs) and policy memoranda intended to advance President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda. In the process, these...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Federal Trade Commission Launches Public Inquiry as It Prepares to Lead President Trump’s Effort to Modify and Rescind...

Recognizing that “regulations that reduce competition, entrepreneurship, and innovation” are harmful to the U.S. economy, the Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment from the public on federal regulations that “exclude...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

President Trump’s First 100 Days: Impacts and Projections

The first 100 days of a new administration sets the tone for policy direction and regulatory priorities. The following key takeaways from the Trump administration’s first three months highlight significant trends, shifts and...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

Five Healthcare Antitrust Topics to Watch at the Upcoming Health Care Transactions Conference in Nashville

Each May, the American Health Law Association holds its Health Care Transactions Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition to panels covering a wide variety of non-antitrust transactions issues (Stark Law, anyone?), we...more

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Daily Compliance News: May 1, 2025, The 100 Days of Corruption Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy morning coffee, and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All, from the...more

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Trump 2.0 antitrust agenda takes shape in administration’s first 100 days: What we’re seeing and what to expect

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As the first 100 days of President Trump’s second term draw to a close, the new administration’s antitrust enforcement agenda is coming into focus. In recent statements, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson...more

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