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Could FTC’s Updated Premerger Notification Form Usher Heavier Filing Burden?

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The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Antitrust Division on October 10 announced approval of long-awaited changes to a premerger notification form that provides information used to screen proposed deals. Critics fear updati...

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No Slowing Government’s Antitrust Efforts

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As President Joe Biden’s only term in the White House draws to a close, the federal government’s antitrust lawyers might be hoping its next occupant will give them a breather. The latest target of the administration’s antitrust campaign: Th...

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DOJ Takes Antitrust Fight to Apple

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As President Joe Biden approaches the end of his first term in office, vigorous enforcement of antitrust law has become a hallmark of his administration. In the most ambitious move yet, the Department of Justice is pursuing antitrust action...

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FTC Antitrust Suit Against Amazon Is the Latest to Lack Transparency

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It began as an avant-garde crusade in the Yale Law Journal. Now Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan has made the long-awaited announcement that the agency – along with 17 states – has filed an antitrust suit against online-retailing be...

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Companies See Rising Risks in Doing Business with China

Mahjong tiles in pool of rising water

The term competition has a different meaning in business than in the context of sports and games. In chess or baseball or parchesi, players follow defined rules to achieve objectives versus their opponents. In business, there is no standard...

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