Looking back at 2023 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity, antitrust-related breakup fees continued to be an important tool in allocating antitrust risk between deal parties. These typically take the form of a “reverse”...more
The previous year in antitrust enforcement has been marked by rapid change. In many ways this foreshadows things to come in 2023, as antitrust enforcement agencies’ tough rhetoric continues to ramp up into real-world action....more
12/21/2022
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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last week that directors at several technology companies have resigned as a consequence of the agency’s renewed focus on overlapping board membership between...more
10/26/2022
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