Ann M. O'Brien

Dec 9, 2024 | mondaq.com | Ann M. O'Brien |John Carroll

What antitrust enforcement will look like during a second Trump administration is, like antitrust law, complicated. Notions that Republicans are pro-business and therefore will take a laissez-faire approach to antitrust enforcement are outdated and simplistic. During Trump's first term, antitrust enforcement was far from moribund, blending traditional Republican preferences for deregulation with a populist skepticism toward Big Tech and market concentration generally.

Nov 19, 2024 | mondaq.com | Ann M. O'Brien

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Nov 12, 2024 | mondaq.com | Jared Nagley |Ann M. O'Brien |Joy O. Siu

Antitrust has taken center stage under the Biden Administration, and the Food and Beverage industry has been one of the main targets of increased enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") and Department of Justice, Antitrust Division ("DOJ") (together, the "Agencies"). Since the pandemic, Americans have seen the cost of their grocery bills rise and politicians on both sides of the aisle have taken notice.

Sep 3, 2024 | mondaq.com | John Carroll |Ann M. O'Brien

Yesterday, August 28th, the Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (the "DOJ") (the "Antitrust Agencies"), together with the Department of Labor (the "DOL") and National Labor Relations Board (the "NLRB"), signed a new agreement (the Memorandum of Understanding or "MOU") that seeks to enhance the ability of the FTC and DOJ to investigate the impact of mergers and acquisitions on labor markets.

Aug 29, 2024 | lexology.com | John Carroll |Ann M. O'Brien

Yesterday, August 28th, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (the “DOJ”) (the “Antitrust Agencies”), together with the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) and National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”), signed a new agreement (the Memorandum of Understanding or “MOU”) that seeks to enhance the ability of the FTC and DOJ to investigate the impact of mergers and acquisitions on labor markets.