Norman Armstrong

Dec 22, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Norman Armstrong |Robert Cooper |Albert Kim

On December 18, 2023, the U.S. antitrust enforcers, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) (collectively, the “Agencies”), issued their final Merger Guidelines (“Guidelines”) after a four-month public comment period.1 These Guidelines replace the 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines (“2010 Guidelines”) and the DOJ’s 2020 Vertical Merger Guidelines.

Aug 24, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Norman Armstrong |Robert Cooper |Albert Kim

On August 16, 2023, the US Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) brought its first enforcement action under Section 8 of the Clayton Act in 40 years.1 At the same time, the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (“DOJ” and with the FTC, “Agencies”) continued its recently reinvigorated Section 8 enforcement campaign, announcing that two Pinterest Inc.

Aug 15, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Norman Armstrong |Robert Cooper |Albert Kim

On July 19, 2023, the U.S. antitrust enforcers, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) (collectively, the “Agencies”), released draft merger guidelines for public comment (“Draft Guidelines”).1 The Draft Guidelines are intended to replace the existing Horizontal Merger Guidelines, last updated in 2010, and the Vertical Merger Guidelines issued in 2020 and provide guidance for both horizontal and vertical mergers.2 The Draft...