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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

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Navigating Antitrust Compliance: A Q&A with Vinson & Elkins’ Antitrust and Enforcement Leaders

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At a recent Practising Law Institute (PLI) webinar on antitrust, over 250 legal professionals joined to hear from three antitrust leaders: Nicole Castle, Zach Terwilliger, and Craig Seebald. In this Q&A, they explore what’s...more

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Antitrust Scrutiny of Investors Under a New Administration

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Under the old guard of the prior administration, private equity was repeatedly under fire for alleged “flip and strip” tactics that were supposedly “at odds with competition.” Now, with new enforcers in place, a different...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FTC Consumer Protection Orders: The Case for a New Sunset Policy

Since 1986, WLF’s Legal Studies Division has served as the preeminent publisher of persuasive, expertly researched, and highly respected legal publications that explore cutting-edge and timely legal issues. These articles do...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Federal Trade Commission Continues Efforts to Delist Drug Device Administration Patents in Orange Book

In the last years of the Biden Administration, the Federal Trade Commission issued a policy statement and sent letters to ten companies having Orange Book-listed patents claiming devices for administering drugs challenging...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Antitrust Under Trump: May 2025 Updates

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

Hogan Lovells

Shakeup at the FTC: Agency enters uncharted territory following President Trump’s firing of Democratic Commissioners

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On March 18, 2025, President Donald Trump fired the two remaining Democratic Commissioners on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya. Their firing sets the stage for a potential...more

Hinch Newman LLP

FTC Director of Bureau of Consumer Protection Reminds Consumers that the FTC Means Business When it Comes to Civil Investigative...

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On March 10, 2025, the Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection published a blog entry on the FTC’s website entitled “Did your business receive a CID? The FTC means business.”...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Ending The Weaponization Of The Federal Government

This EO sets forth a process to seek accountability for the previous administration’s perceived weaponization of the federal government’s powers, focusing on the use of the Intelligence Community, Department of Justice,...more

Stinson LLP

Trump's First 100 Days: Business Litigation

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Banks and other regulated entities have frequently challenged Biden-era rulemakings in court. The incoming administration may change the trajectory of these cases, as Trump has promised to stop agency overreach....more

Venable LLP

The Dueling Views of FTC Commissioners Ferguson and Holyoak on the Scope of Agency Authority

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Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an enforcement action against Evolv Technologies, alleging that the company made deceptive claims about the capabilities of its AI-powered security screening system,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Election 2024 Coverage: Examining the Future of Healthcare and Antitrust

Leading up to the U.S. presidential election this November, our Antitrust & Competition team will offer thoughts and insights into what antitrust enforcement will look like under the next presidential administration. While...more

Holland & Knight LLP

2023 Artificial Intelligence Regulation: An Update from a Senior FTC Official

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Holland & Knight hosted Michael Atleson, a senior attorney for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission), for a webinar presentation on Nov. 7, 2023. Mr. Atleson has been with the FTC for nearly two decades and...more

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