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Mark Meador’s Confirmation Unlikely to Lead to Major Changes at the FTC

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On Thursday, April 10, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Mark Meador as a Commissioner of the FTC. Previously, it was expected that Meador’s confirmation would lead to significant changes at the FTC, as his presence on the...more

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Gail Slater Confirmed to Lead DOJ Antitrust Division

Gail Slater was confirmed last week as Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the Antitrust Division; companies should expect a continuation of many Biden-era approaches, with new cases and priorities to advance the Trump...more

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Antitrust and Competition Technology Year in Review 2024

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As we look back on 2024, one thing is clear: Antitrust enforcement in the technology sector continued at a steady pace, with global agencies showing no signs of relenting in their scrutiny of Big Tech companies....more

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Trump’s DOJ Antitrust Head Gets to Work

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On March 11, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed Gail Slater to lead the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. Slater received bipartisan support in her confirmation....more

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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

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The New Administration: Trends in Antitrust Enforcement

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The Trump Administration’s antitrust enforcement priorities are beginning to take shape. On January 20, 2025, President Trump designated former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioner Andrew Ferguson as the agency’s next...more

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Insight Into the Upcoming Trump Administration’s Antitrust Policy

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With the nomination of Commissioner Andrew Ferguson as chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) and Gail Slater to helm the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division, the second Trump...more

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M&A in 2024 and Trends for 2025

Global M&A in 2024 faced geopolitical issues, elevated interest rates, and inflationary pressures, with expanding antitrust, foreign investment, national security, and export regimes adding complexity. But inflation receded...more

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The Senate Refuses to Let Live Nation Shake It Off

On January 24, 2023, the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled a top executive from Live Nation, Ticketmaster’s parent company, following Ticketmaster’s very public disaster last month when it was unable to process orders for...more

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Tech Companies Bear the Brunt of DOJ Push on Interlocking Directorates

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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

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FTC’s Ambitious Challenge to Meta VR Deal Possesses Sweeping Implications for Tech M&A

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FTC Suit Aspires to Chill M&A-Based Growth by Larger Tech Firms - Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan has consistently criticized past FTC leadership for being too lenient with Big Tech M&A activity, and for not...more

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2021 Energy and Chemicals Antitrust Report

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Antitrust activity increased significantly in 2021. This past year brought numerous changes in merger and non-merger enforcement policies and priorities that signal increased scrutiny in industry transactions. The “Biden...more

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President Biden’s Competition Executive Order’s “Encouragement” to the FTC and DOJ Antitrust Division

On July 9th, President Biden issued a broad-based Executive Order “to promote competition in the American economy.” In the White House’s own words...more

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The Effects of the 2020 Election on Antitrust Merger Clearance

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On October 20, 2020, TransPerfect Legal Solutions (TLS) hosted an inaugural conference on recent developments in antitrust clearance and merger enforcement proceedings. This article is the first of a three-part series...more

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