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HARRISBURG, PA — On Monday, Attorney General Josh Shapiro led a bipartisan coalition of 26 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a lower …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will jointly host a virtual public workshop on Dec. 6 and 7, to discuss efforts to promote competitive …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Staff from the Federal Trade Commission, Canada’s Competition Bureau, the European Commission Directorate General for Competition, the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority, the U.S. Department of Justice’s …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission recently issued a Commentary on Vertical Merger Enforcement.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission recently approved a final order settling charges that medical device company Stryker Corp.’s proposed $4 billion acquisition of competitor …
Read MoreThe Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics has announced a revamped Merger Retrospective Program, which will expand and formalize the Bureau’s retrospective research efforts that have already produced studies analyzing the effects of …
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The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division will co-host the 19th annual International Competition Network, or ICN, Conference, from Sept. 14 to Sept. 17, 2020.
Read MoreWASHINTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division released the agencies’ 42nd Annual Hart-Scott-Rodino Report.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice this week issued new Vertical Merger Guidelines that outline how the federal antitrust agencies evaluate the likely competitive impact …
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved final orders settling charges that rent-to-own operators Aaron’s Inc., Buddy’s Newco, LLC, and Rent-A-Center, Inc. negotiated and executed reciprocal …
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