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DOJ and FTC Finalize New Merger Guidelines

On December 18, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued the final version of new merger review guidelines (Merger Guidelines), five months after the agencies published a draft for...more

FTC Acts to Remedy Interlocking Director and Information Exchange Concerns in Oil & Gas Transaction

On August 16, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission took action to resolve its antitrust concerns associated with a proposed transaction between EQT Corporation (EQT) and private equity firm QEP Partners, LP (Quantum) pursuant...more

President Signs Executive Order Directing Federal Agencies to Promote Competition and Increase Antitrust Enforcement

On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14036, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” which broadly targets anticompetitive practices and corporate consolidation across many sectors of the U.S....more

DOJ and FTC Propose Highly Anticipated Vertical Merger Guidelines

On January 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission released draft Vertical Merger Guidelines for public comment. The new guidelines, which will replace the outdated 1984 Non-Horizontal Merger...more

FTC Decision Highlights Growing Divide on Vertical Mergers

The past couple of years have seen an increase in large “vertical” mergers, combinations of businesses operating within the same industry but at different levels of the supply chain. Some of the most high profile include...more

What the AT&T/Time Warner Decision Means for Antitrust Enforcement

On June 12, 2018, after a six-week trial, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon denied the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to block AT&T Inc.’s $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc., one of the most high-profile...more

FTC Defers to State Resolution of Competitive Concerns Arising Out of Acquisition of Natural Gas Assets

On November 7, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission announced it had closed its investigation of Hilcorp Alaska LLC's proposed $375M acquisition of Marathon Oil Company's Cook Inlet, Alaska natural gas production, storage, and...more

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