Jamillia Ferris

2 weeks ago | jdsupra.com | Jamillia Ferris |Evan Moore |Maureen K. Ohlhausen

Breaking from longstanding tradition, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) both recently withdrew their attendance and speakership from the American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section 2025 Spring Meeting, a premier three-day conference for antitrust law professionals, mere weeks before the event was scheduled to take place from April 2-4.

May 30, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Brendan Coffman |Jamillia Ferris |Maureen K. Ohlhausen

Serial acquisitions and roll-up strategies are facing intense scrutiny as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division request public comment on how these types of transactions impact competition in “any sector or industry” of the U.S. economy, including “housing, agriculture, defense, cybersecurity, distribution, construction, aftermarket/repair, and professional services markets.”1In their press release announcing the public inquiry, the...

May 29, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Brendan Coffman |Jamillia Ferris |Adrian Lee

DOJ's Most Recent Monopolization Case Reflects Several Agency Priorities Including Expansion of Section 2 to Respond to Headline-Grabbing Popular DemandsOn May 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), along with 30 state and district attorneys general, filed a lawsuit seeking to break-up Live Nation Entertainment Inc.