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Cornerstone Research

5 Questions with Joanna Tsai: Delivering Impactful Analysis in Mergers

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We interview Joanna Tsai, cohead of Cornerstone Research’s merger investigations practice, to gain her insights on delivering effective testimony in high-stakes cases, as well as the broader changes shaping competition...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Blakes Competitive Edge™: August 2025 Update

Welcome to the August issue of Blakes Competitive Edge, a monthly publication of the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group. Blakes Competitive Edge provides an overview of recent developments in Canadian...more

Mogin Law LLP

ServiceNow’s Proposed Acquisition of Moveworks Faces DOJ Antitrust Review

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ServiceNow Inc. has announced plans to acquire Moveworks Inc., an enterprise artificial intelligence company, in a $2.85 billion deal. The acquisition is currently under an in-depth antitrust investigation by the Department...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Colorado Shifts to Robust State-Level Antitrust Enforcement Regime

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Colorado’s antitrust landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation — not just because of the sweeping legislative changes enacted in 2023, but also due to the assertive approach now being taken by the Colorado Attorney...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes : mise à jour de mai 2025

Bienvenue à l’édition de mai de l’infolettre Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes, une publication mensuelle des groupes Concurrence et antitrust et Investissement étranger de Blakes. Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes présente...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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Transparency In Merger Enforcement: Taking Stock of the Deals That Didn't Bark

More than 82% of merger enforcement actions announced by the U.S. antitrust agencies in 2024 involved a litigated challenge (complaint) or the deal being abandoned. But only 17 enforcement actions were reported in total—well...more

Cooley LLP

UK Competition and Markets Authority Receives Enhanced Merger Control and Enforcement Powers

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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC), which became law on 24 May 2024, represents a major shift in UK digital, competition and consumer protection regulation....more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

New Task Force to Target Healthcare Monopolies and Collusion

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On May 9, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division announced the creation of a new task force, the Task Force on Health Care Monopolies and Collusion (HCMC), focusing on antitrust enforcement in the healthcare...more

Goodwin

Antitrust & Competition Technology Quarterly Update - Q2 2023

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Antitrust enforcers remained active across the globe, with the announcement by the FTC and DOJ of proposed guidelines that have an emphasis on tech mergers in the United States, and several investigations of major tech deals...more

Jenner & Block

Recent US Antitrust M&A Developments - February 2023

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Aggressive merger enforcement continued through the end of 2022, with the agencies having mixed results in the courts. With several high-profile investigations still pending, the expectation is for aggressive enforcement to...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

DOJ to Merging Parties: The Time of “Underenforcement” is Over; Fix-It-First or Risk Being Challenged

WHAT HAPPENED - During a conference last week, Ryan Danks, Director of Civil Enforcement at the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ), suggested that merging parties—not the antitrust enforcement...more

Morgan Lewis

Global Cartel Enforcement Report 2021

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While the global pandemic that began in 2020 continued throughout 2021, cartel enforcement activity increased among a number of leading enforcement jurisdictions. Overall, global fines in 2021 were up by 229 percent compared...more

BCLP

BCLP’s Competition Collective: Antitrust, Foreign Investment and Trade Insights from around the world

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Welcome to this first edition of BCLP’S Competition Collective: Antitrust, Foreign Investment and Trade Insights from around the world. This period was marked by uncertainty – and the harsh realities of the pandemic for many...more

WilmerHale

Antitrust in 2020 - The Year To Date

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The first half of 2020 was a busy time for antitrust in the United States. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) implemented expedited procedures for reviewing collaborations during the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FTC and DOJ Enforcement Actions Highlight Scrutiny of Divestiture Orders Compliance

Recent enforcement actions by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) demonstrate the agencies’ continued close scrutiny of merging parties’ compliance with divestiture orders....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2020 Insights

Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

FTC Challenges Axon’s Consummated Acquisition of Body-Worn Camera Competitor

The US antitrust regulators continue to challenge consummated transactions. On January 3, 2020, the FTC filed an administrative complaint against Axon Enterprise, Inc., challenging its consummated acquisition of VieVu, a...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Antitrust M&A Snapshot - November 2019

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United States: July - September 2019 Update - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) continue an active docket challenging M&A transactions. DOJ is resolving antitrust reviews significantly...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Are Efforts to Speed Up Antitrust Merger Reviews Working?

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Last September, Makan Delrahim, the Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), announced efforts to streamline antitrust merger reviews with a stated goal of completing the...more

A&O Shearman

Key Antitrust Enforcement Trends — 2019 Antitrust Annual Report

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Welcome to the 2019 Shearman & Sterling Antitrust Annual Report. Our seventh edition focuses on the contrasting use by regulators of antitrust laws with respect to the FANGs, and how antitrust is being enforced in the U.S....more

Epstein Becker & Green

Another Important Voice in Support of Retrospective Antitrust Reviews

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In our last Antitrust Byte, we brought to your attention Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter’s support for retrospective reviews of vertical transactions. Not to be overlooked, however, is Chairman...more

Perkins Coie

Consummated Tech Mergers: Will the Government Seek to Unscramble the Eggs?

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There are increasing calls for the antitrust enforcement agencies to review the effects of past acquisitions in the tech sector. Senator Elizabeth Warren has pledged to appoint enforcers committed to reversing such mergers....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FTC Tech Task Force: Temporary Scrutiny or Permanent Focus?

The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Competition has established a task force dedicated to monitoring competition in U.S. technology markets and taking enforcement actions as warranted. While the remit of the task...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Antitrust M&A Snapshot - March 2019

UNITED STATES: OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2018 UPDATE - Both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) were very active in the final quarter of 2018, closing seven cases that required in-depth...more

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