Tag: FTC
FTC, Under Pressure from “Tidal Wave” of HSR Filings, To Begin...
By: Leo Caseria, John Carroll & Malika Levarlet (Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Law Blog)
Many have been wondering when FTC and DOJ will resume granting early termination of the...
FTC Asks Judge To Unwind $7.1B Illumina-Grail Merger
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday, August 24, stated it seeks to unwind life science company Illumina's US$7.1 billion acquisition of Grail alleging...
FTC Files New Antitrust Complaint Against Facebook
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a new antitrust complaint against Facebook on Thursday, August 19, continuing its fight in federal court after a...
Facebook Continues To Push For FTC Chair Recusal
Facebook has continued to push for Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Lina Khan to recuse herself from antitrust matters involving the social media giant.
On...
Democrats Ask FTC To Probe Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” Promises
Senators Ed Markey (Democrat - Massachusetts) and Richard Blumenthal (Democrat - Connecticut) have asked new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan to investigate...
FTC’s Deadline To Amended Facebook Complaint Is This Week
The US FTC may have a second chance to prove to a federal judge that Facebook has illegally maintained a monopoly, reported CNBC.
By Thursday, the...
Republicans Ask FTC For Scrutiny Of Zillow Acquisition
Top Republicans in the House and Senate antitrust subcommittees want the FTC to dig into Zillow's plans to buy a home-showing scheduling platform amid...
FTC’s Lina Khan Pushes For More M&A Blocking: Bloomberg
According to Bloomberg, Lina Khan, the head of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), said antitrust enforcers should more frequently move to block mergers that threaten...
Labor Union Lobbies FTC To Block Amazon-MGM Deal
The Strategic Organizing Center (SOC), a federation of labor unions representing close to 4 million workers, Wednesday, August 11, called on the Federal Trade...
Fenwick Grows Antitrust Practice
Fenwick announced that Steve Albertson is joining the firm as an antitrust & trade regulation partner, based in Washington, DC.
Albertson represents technology and life...
