Trump Antitrust Duo Keeps Rules From Biden-Era Deals Crackdown
The Trump administration is engaged in a wholesale unwinding of President Joe Biden’s policy agenda — except when it comes to competition enforcement — disappointing dealmakers who had been anticipating an easier time with regulators.
Trump Antitrust Enforcers to Keep Biden-Era Merger Rules
The Trump administration’s antitrust enforcers will follow Biden-era merger review rules, disappointing critics who had hoped for a rollback of the requirements.Leadership of the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission,
FTC maintains Biden-era merger guidelines
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson announced that the commission would retain the same merger guidelines established in 2023 under the Biden administration. The guidelines were updated in 2023 under Biden-era FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan and had a more aggressive approach to antitrust in their guidance for companies when considering mergers.
Trump administration to continue Biden's strict scrutiny of corporate mergers
The Trump administration will keep strict guidelines for reviewing proposed corporate mergers that were implemented under the administration of former President Joe Biden. The decision to keep those guidelines was detailed Tuesday in a Department of Justice memo and a social media post by Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson.
Trump administration keeps Biden's tough rules for merger reviews
The Biden-era guidelines for antitrust reviews of mergers by the DOJ and FTC are widely disliked by corporations.
Trump antitrust regulators leave Biden-era merger guidelines in effect
The antitrust regulators under President Donald Trump announced they will leave merger guidelines initiated under former President Joe Biden's administration in effect. The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice's joint 2023 merger guidelines are in effect and will serve as the framework for the FTC’s merger-review analysis,
Trump DOJ Antitrust Pick Projects More Openness to Settlements
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department’s antitrust division envisions a greater willingness than her ...
Equifax must face antitrust lawsuit over verification services
Data analytics giant Equifax must face a lawsuit by home mortgage lenders that accused it of monopolizing the market for ...
Opinion: The FTC’s antitrust litigation theatrics are damaging to businesses and consumers
The Federal Trade Commission's recent challenge to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision has been rejected by a federal court ...
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Fair or Foul? UVA Law Course Explores Legal Side of Baseball
Students in UVA School of Law professor John Setear’s course say they appreciate that he approaches the material in his aptly ...
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Generic drugmakers win a long-running battle with California over a law to ban pay-to-delay deals
A judge in California has ruled that a law banning so-called pay-to-delay deals between pharma companies cannot be enforced ...
Opinion: Antitrust laws and national security
A subsequent review by the Department of Homeland Security revealed a series of avoidable errors by Microsoft, highlighting ...
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Antitrust Scrutiny of Private Equity: On the Horizon or in the Rearview Mirror?
What the final days of the Biden administration portend for private equity enforcement in Trump 2.0 - During the final days of ...
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What to know about NASCAR antitrust lawsuit: NASCAR files appeal
The teams filed the lawsuit Oct. 2 in federal court in Charlotte, claiming NASCAR's actions violate antitrust laws. This story will be updated with the latest developments and analysis in the case.