Tag: DOJ
US: Qantas, American to refile for DOT antitrust immunity
Qantas and American Airlines do not plan to make major changes to their application for antitrust immunity when they re-file soon, calculating they failed...
US: Peter Thiel is leading the search for Trump Administration Antitrust...
Buzzfeed news is reporting that billionaire venture capitalist Pete Thiel will be heading up the Trump administration’s search for the nation’s two top antitrust...
US: Billionaire Thiel is leading the search for Trump’s antitrust officials
A leading Facebook board member and billionaire is now helping the Trump administration’s search to fill the government’s two top antitrust vacancies, Buzzfeeed reported.
Thiel has argued...
US: ChemChina files for US antitrust approval on Syngenta deal
China National Chemical said it filed for US antitrust approval with the Federal Trade Commission for its proposed $43 billion takeover of Swiss agrochemical...
US: DOJ and FTC update antitrust guidelines for international enforcement
The Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (the “Agencies”) issued updated Antitrust Guidelines for International Enforcement and Cooperation (“International...
US: Wright said under consideration as Trump’s Antitrust Chief
The Trump team is considering giving a top antitrust post to a former US trade commissioner whose hands-off views on competition have at times...
US/UK: Rolls-Royce pays £671m to settle bribery case
Rolls-Royce has agreed to pay a record £671million to British, US and Brazilian authorities to settle bribery and corruption claims.
In a landmark case, the...
Three economist’s tools for antitrust analysis: A non-technical introduction
Posted by Social Science Research Network
Three economist's tools for antitrust analysis: A non-technical introduction
By Russell W. Pittman (US Department of Justice)
Abstract: The importance of economics...
US: DOJ won’t push antitrust case against airlines during Obama administration
The Justice Department, which started investigating alleged collusion between the nation’s major airlines in mid-2015, will not bring an antitrust case against the carriers...
US: Trump’s CEO meetings raise concerns
President-elect Donald Trump’s meetings with CEOs seeking federal approval for major mergers are raising red flags for ethics lawyers concerned about the possible erosion...
