Maureen K. Ohlhausen

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.

Jul 25, 2024 | nationalreview.com | Maureen K. Ohlhausen

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...

Jul 4, 2023 | mondaq.com | John M. Taladay |Maureen K. Ohlhausen |Paul Cuomo

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") and Department of Justice ("DOJ") announced Tuesday a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") that, if implemented, would dramatically increase the burden on parties required to submit pre-merger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (the "HSR Act"). Such filings are required for merger and acquisition transactions valued above $111.4 million.