After leaving the position vacant for six long months, the Biden Administration announced that it would nominate Jonathan Kanter for the position of Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division at the Department of...more
During an already busy year for antitrust legislative and regulatory proposals, on July 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14036: “Promoting Competition in the American Economy.” The Executive Order (“EO”)...more
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Four days after Congress introduced five antitrust bills with significant levels of bipartisan support, President Biden appointed - and Congress overwhelmingly approved - notable Big Tech critic Lina Khan to be the Chair of...more