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Ninth Circuit Rules In Favor Of Merging Parties In Microsoft/Activision Appeal

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On May 7, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court opinion that denied the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) motion for a preliminary injunction against Microsoft’s acquisition of...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Merger Guidelines Provide Insight on DOJ and FTC Enforcement Priorities for 2024

On December 18, 2023, The Federal Trade Commission and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice concluded a nearly two-year process of updating both the horizontal and vertical merger guidelines with the release of the...more

Stevens & Lee

Analysis: How the FTC and DOJ Final Merger Guidelines Impact on Health Care System Mergers

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In prior posts, we discussed the draft, updated merger guidelines that had been issued by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice (sometimes referred to as the “Agencies”) in July of last year. At that...more

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New Merger Enforcement Toolkit: FTC and DOJ Release Final 2023 Merger Guidelines

On December 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) (collectively, the “Agencies”) published the long-awaited final 2023 Merger Guidelines. The 2023 Merger Guidelines are informed...more

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FTC and DOJ Issue New Merger Guidelines

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On December 18, 2023, the U.S. antitrust enforcers, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) (collectively, the “Agencies”), issued their final Merger Guidelines...more

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What Once Was Old Is New Again: DOJ and FTC Issue Draft New Merger Guidelines

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On July 19, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a draft version of new Merger Guidelines (Merger Guidelines), which would replace the 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines and the...more

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Theories of Harm: Common Ownership - where the Greeks walk the world follows?

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In this article we discuss the evolving global attention towards a less common theory of harm: common ownership. We conclude by assessing the notably bullish approach taken by the Hellenic Competition Commission (the “HCC”),...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 & Emery

Heard on Day One of 2022 Antitrust Law Spring Meeting

This week, the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Law Section kicked off its annual Spring Meeting in Washington, DC, which features updates from the antitrust enforcers and substantive discussions on today’s most pressing...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Historic Shift by the FTC on Vertical Merger Review, with More to Come

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In a departure from past enforcement priorities, the Federal Trade Commission has challenged three vertical mergers over the past year, leading the parties to abandon two of the three deals...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Podcast: Antitrust: Looking Back and Looking Forward

In this episode, Akin Gump antitrust partners Gorav Jindal and Corey Roush discuss antitrust developments in 2018 and look at what 2019 may bring. Among the topics covered: • antitrust under the Trump administration • major...more

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DOJ's Challenge to Vertical AT&T/Time Warner Merger Experiences Failure to Launch

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The District Court for the District of Columbia rejected the request by the U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) to enjoin the merger of AT&T’s television distribution business with Time Warner’s video content...more

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Health Care Industry Vertical Transactions: Expect Intensified Antitrust Reviews Despite Recent Government Setback

While federal officials have stated their intent to persist in questioning vertical relationships that they hypothesize cause downstream economic effects on product flow and prices, a recent loss by the Department of Justice...more

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