Tag: DOJ
Antitrust Merger Activity: Notable Recent Developments and Takeaways for 2013
Peter Guryan, Richard Jamgochian, Jan 29, 2013
In 2012, the U.S. antitrust agencies fulfilled their mission of reestablishing themselves as aggressive antitrust enforcers. Second Request...
U.S. Antitrust Enforcement in 2013: Where Are We Going, and Why?
Kent Bernard, Jan 15, 2013
U.S. antitrust law is like a huge cargo ship in at least two respects: It takes time to change direction,...
The Extraterritorial Scope of the FCPA as Addressed in New Government...
Beth France, Greta Lichtenbaum, Dec 12, 2012
On November 14, 2012, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") released FCPA:...
The Anticorruption and Antitrust Interface
Steven Braga, Christopher Conniff & Mark Popofsky, Feb 14, 2012
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and the...
Welfare Standards and Merger Analysis Revisited
Ken Heyer, Jun 19, 2012
In 2006, Competition Policy International published my article “Welfare Standards and Merger Analysis: Why Not the Best?” in its Fall...
New Toys For Old Games: eBooks iTroubles
Jay Himes, Meegan Hollywood, Jun 13, 2012
On April 11, 2012, media outlets exploded with the news that the Department of Justice had filed a...
How DG Competition and U.S. DOJ Antitrust Division Hurt Compliance Efforts
Joseph Murphy, Feb 14, 2012
Compliance programs today are generally recognized as key weapons in the fight against corporate crime and wrongdoing. When the U.S....
Antitrust Compliance It’s All About the Culture
Theodore Banks, Feb 14, 2012
What does it take to develop an antitrust compliance program that works? There are a lot of pieces. The employees...
Partial Acquisitions: Recent MOFCOM Action Suggests Possible Divergence With U.S. Standards
Paul Cuomo, Charles Malaise, Changrong Xu, Jan 10, 2012
Long ago, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that partial acquisitions are subject to the Clayton Act's...
Nine Next Steps for Transatlantic Antitrust Policy Cooperation
William Kovacic, Oct 19, 2011
The enhancement of cooperation in competition policy between the European Union and the United States is a genuine success story...
