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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

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

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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

A&O Shearman

Antitrust in focus - June 2025

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Under the Biden administration, the U.S. antitrust agencies, particularly the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ or Antitrust Division), were unusually resistant to negotiated merger remedies. Instead, they...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Cybersecurity Compliance in the New Administration

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Last month, Paul Hastings sponsored the Cybersecurity Law Workshop at the Spring Privacy & Security Forum held at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The Cybersecurity Law Workshop featured three panels of...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Keeping an Eye on the Ball: America First Antitrust Weighs in on the “Uniquely American System of Scholar Athletics”

Tennessee basketball player Zakai Zeigler has appealed the district court’s denial of his bid to secure a preliminary injunction against the NCAA’s “Four-Seasons Rule.” We will be closely following what the Sixth Circuit...more

Bracewell LLP

DOJ’s New FCPA Investigations and Enforcement Guidelines: How Organizations Need to Respond

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The Deputy Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice Office recently issued new guidelines for investigations and enforcement actions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. (FCPA). These new guidelines come as a first...more

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DOJ and FTC Leadership Discuss New Perspectives on Merger Enforcement

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In speeches delivered only a day apart during the first week of June, Bill Rinner, the new Deputy Assistant Attorney General in charge of merger enforcement at the Department of Justice (DOJ), and Commissioner Melissa Holyoak...more

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DOJ’s Civil Division Targets DEI Programs, Gender-Related Health Care and Immigration

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Following leadership changes at the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Division, Brett Shumate, recently confirmed as the assistant attorney general, issued a memorandum directing DOJ attorneys to “use [their] enforcement...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

DOJ Carries Through on Revitalization of Merger Remedies

Days after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached its first divestiture settlement of the new Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ or the Division) followed through on Assistant...more

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DOJ Civil Division Issues Enforcement Priorities Memorandum

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On June 11, 2025, the recently confirmed Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division, Brett Shumate, issued a memorandum directing Civil Division lawyers to prioritize investigations and enforcement actions advancing...more

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Government Contracting Under the Trump 47 Administration

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The transportation sector has long served a vital function in service of the U.S. government at home and abroad. Examples of private industry’s role in the workings of government include civil functions such as hauling U.S....more

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Environmental Justice Enters a New Era

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Key Takeaways - While the Trump administration has taken action to eliminate environmental justice (EJ) programs at the federal level, state programs with EJ laws and policies remain in place and apply to regulated...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Antitrust Under Trump: June 2025 Updates

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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

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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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Cannabis Industry Quarterly Update: Q2 2025

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The Trump administration’s 2025 drug policy agenda omits cannabis rescheduling, despite earlier signals of support, instead prioritizing fentanyl, border security, and addiction treatment. This omission, coupled with a...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Reviewing Certain Presidential Actions (Trump EO Tracker)

Orders the Counsel to the President, in consultation with the Attorney General and the head of any other relevant executive department or agency to investigate whether certain individuals conspired to deceive the public about...more

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FTC Chair Issues Statement on Merger Remedies

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In an eight-page Statement joined by the two other sitting Commissioners, FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson on May 30, 2025 explained his reasoning for accepting a divestiture remedy proposed by Synopsis, Inc. and Ansys, Inc. to...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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

DOJ Criminal Division Revises Its Corporate Enforcement Policy, Monitor Selection Policy, and Whistleblower Award Program

On May 12, 2025, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) revised its Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (CEP) and Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Whistleblower...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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Transparency In Merger Enforcement: At Least 50% of Investigated Deals Cleared for Takeoff in Q1 2025

As previously highlighted in our inaugural Akin Agency Transparency In Merger Enforcement (TIME) Report, merger enforcement transparency fell to an all-time low under the Biden administration. A key driver towards that trend...more

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DOJ Launches Civil Rights Fraud Initiative to Investigate DEI Initiatives of Federal Fund Recipients and Contractors

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed this week that it will be using the False Claims Act (FCA) to investigate recipients of federal funds that the agency determines have certified compliance with federal...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

FTC Focus: Interlocking Directorate Enforcement May Persist

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This article is part of a monthly column that considers the significance of recent Federal Trade Commission antitrust announcements. In this installment, we discuss what to expect from the Trump administration's approach to...more

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