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Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Antitrust Enforcement in Energy M&A in the Trump Era — 4 Issues to Watch

As CERAWeek begins in Houston, dealmakers in the energy sector will surely be asking how the second Trump Administration antitrust enforcers will treat energy deals. As a prelude, no industry has a longer history with...more

A&O Shearman

SDNY Judge Refuses To Transfer DOJ Case Against Concert Promoter, Finding Attempt To Unwind A Merger Cleared By Consent Decree...

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On October 3, 2024, United States District Judge Arun Subramanian refused to transfer the DOJ’s monopolization case against two companies in the live entertainment industry (“Defendants”) from the Southern District of New...more

WilmerHale

Fix-It-First: Navigating a Seismic Shift in US Antitrust Agency Approaches to Merger Remedies

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Senior officials at the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have made clear that they will not entertain or will sharply limit resolutions of merger investigations...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Sights and Sounds from the Antitrust Section’s 2023 Spring Meeting

Antitrust practitioners from around the world gathered in Washington, D.C. the week of March 27, 2023, for a series of industry meetings, centered around the American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section’s 71st Annual Spring...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: DOJ Issues Merger Remedies Manual, Aims to Step Up Enforcement of Consent Decrees

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The US Department of Justice Antitrust Division issued a new Merger Remedies Manual on September 3 clarifying the analytical framework the Trump administration’s DOJ is using to evaluate remedies that may address competitive...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

New DOJ Merger Remedies Manual Cites Strong Preference for Structural Remedies - New Openness to Private Equity Buyers

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The United States Department of Justice released its revised Merger Remedies Manual on September 3, 2020, providing “Antitrust Division attorneys and economists with a framework for fashioning and implementing appropriate...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

DOJ Antitrust Division Issues New Manual on Merger Guidelines

On September 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division (the Division) published the Merger Remedies Manual (the Manual), issuing new guidelines for remedying anticompetitive mergers. Specifically, the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

DOJ Consent Decree Changes Reduce Room for Error

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WHAT HAPPENED - The Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) implemented new provisions in merger consent decrees that: ..Make it easier for DOJ to prove violations of a consent decree and hold parties in...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

M&A Enforcement in the Age of Trump: Divestment and Enhanced Consent Decree Enforcement

Last month, leaders of the DOJ Antitrust Division announced key points of emphasis in curtailing anti-competitive mergers and acquisitions. President Trump’s recently appointed Antitrust Division chief, Makan Delrahim, said...more

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DOJ Toughens Antitrust Consent Decree Enforcement

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The Situation: The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division ("DOJ") has adopted new terms in recent consent decrees that enhance DOJ's ability to enforce its settlements, most importantly by lowering the evidentiary...more

McDermott Will & Emery

THE LATEST: DOJ Antitrust Chief Casts Doubt on Using “Behavioral Remedies” to Fix Problematic “Vertical” Mergers

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WHAT HAPPENED: ..On Thursday, November 16, 2017, newly confirmed Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Makan Delrahim, speaking at the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law’s Fall Forum, explained where...more

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