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Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter - January 2025

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Welcome to the January 2025 edition of the Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter, a publication containing updates about legal developments in the United States that may be noteworthy to our clients and other leaders in the...more

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To Litigate, or to Arbitrate: DOJ Reveals Shiny New Tool in Merger Toolbox

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DOJ Antitrust Division successfully uses private-style arbitration for first time to block a merger, and force a divestiture as a condition to closing.1 DOJ’s novel use of arbitration to resolve liability in a merger case has...more

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Arbitration: DOJ Unearths Arcane Statutory Power to Arbitrate (and Win) Merger Dispute

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The typical path for the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice when it determines that a contemplated merger is anticompetitive is to sue in federal court to block the merger. Recently, however, the DOJ, for the...more

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DOJ and Merging Parties Agree on Unprecedented Arbitration Procedure to Resolve Merger Challenge

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WHAT HAPPENED: • On September 4, 2019, the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ) sued to block Novelis Inc.’s proposed $2.6 billion acquisition of Aleris Corporation. • DOJ alleged that the transaction would...more

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Antitrust Surprises from DOJ during the Trump Administration – Predicting the Consequences

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In his 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump frequently expressed populist themes, rhetorically criticizing “big business” and “special interests,” and signaled an activist antitrust agenda with his comment in October 2016...more

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DOJ Offers Guidance on Unprecedented Arbitration in Merger Challenge

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The Situation: The United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division ("DOJ") has provided details on the unprecedented use of arbitration to resolve its challenge to the proposed acquisition of Aleris Corporation by...more

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Additional Lessons From AT&T/Time Warner: Self-Help Remedies in Merger Challenges

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The DOJ Antitrust Division’s high profile, unsuccessful attempt to block the AT&T/Time Warner merger ended on February 26, 2019 after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed the trial court’s decision to allow...more

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