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Antitrust Division Enforcement Priorities Trump Administration

McDermott Will & Emery

Antitrust M&A Snapshot | Q1 2025

JANUARY – MARCH 2025: KEY THEMES AND TAKEAWAYS - UNITED STATES - FTC Loses Vertical Challenge to Tempur Sealy/Mattress Firm On July 2, 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed suit in federal court seeking to block...more

WilmerHale

Here to Stay? FTC and DOJ Announce that 2023 Merger Guidelines Remain in Effect

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Since their release, the federal antitrust agencies’ 2023 Merger Guidelines (2023 Guidelines) have faced significant criticism from many. There was speculation that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice...more

DLA Piper

Meet The Trump Administration’s New Antitrust Enforcers

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With the new Trump Administration, antitrust enforcers at the US Department of Justice's (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are transferring leadership to the incoming appointees. FTC leadership...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Antitrust & Competition

The heightened focus on antitrust and competition issues that has defined dealmaking globally over the past few years looks set for readjustment since President Trump re-entered the White House. Under the Biden...more

WilmerHale

Antitrust and M&A: Is Everything Old New Again?

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With every change in administration, businesses and practitioners wonder what the new administration will mean for antitrust enforcement in the United States. Speculation was at fever pitch four years ago, after Democratic...more

Fenwick & West LLP

The Start of the Deal? What Antitrust Enforcement and M&A Will Look Like Under Trump’s Second Presidency

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When President Biden appointed Lina Khan to lead the Federal Trade Commission, and Jonathan Kanter to lead the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, he staked out an energetic new approach to antitrust enforcement...more

Dickinson Wright

What to Expect from Antitrust Enforcement in a Second Trump Administration

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What will antitrust enforcement look like under a second Trump presidency? While much remains uncertain, particularly regarding key appointments to the enforcement agencies, historical trends and policy priorities offer...more

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