Tag: DOJ
US: DOJ probes T-Mobile-Sprint merger effects on VNOs
According to a report from Reuters on Thursday, June 7, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is examining how the proposed merger between T-Mobile...
US: Boost Mobile sets up legal task force to work with...
Peter Adderton, founder and former CEO of Boost Mobile USA, announced he has retained the services of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP (Manatt) to...
US: Justice Department sets goal for Global Antitrust Framework
The US Justice Department (DOJ) and its international counterparts are close to unveiling a new framework of procedures for antitrust investigation and enforcement, in...
GAI Response to the United States Department of Justice(“DOJ”) Antitrust Division’s...
This comment is submitted in response to the United States Department of Justice(“DOJ”) Antitrust Division’s Public Roundtable on Anticompetitive Regulations as a part of...
US: Delrahim uncertain of need for four wireless carriers
The head of the US Justice Department’s (DOJ) antitrust division, Makan Delrahim, declined on Friday, June 1, to support the Obama administration’s firm backing...
US: Farmers against merger of Monsanto with Bayer
Not everyone was pleased with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) approval of German drug and chemical giant Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto this week....
US: Bayer forced to shed US$9b in Agribusiness in biggest ever...
According to CNBC Drug-maker Bayer, agreeing to the largest divestiture in American antitrust enforcement history, will sell agricultural businesses and assets worth about $9...
US: DOJ investigates cryptocurrency market manipulation
Traders may be manipulating the price of digital currencies, including bitcoin. Bloomberg reported that the Justice Department has launched a criminal probe to determine whether...
US: Richard Powers to head DOJ Antitrust Division
On May 15, 2018, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division appointed Richard Powers as its new Deputy Assistant Attorney General (DAAG) for Criminal...
US: Mnuchin: Officials should take a serious look at big tech
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Monday, May 21, joined the growing chorus of government officials concerned about tech monopolies, reported Bloomberg.
“These issues deserve to...
