Partner Benjamin Diessel, Senior Counsel Robert Langer and Associate Zeynep Aydogan authored a piece titled, “FTC Merger Policy Shifts May Spur Uncertainty And Risk” for Law360. The article discusses the recent measures that the Federal Trade Commission has taken to “reshape its enforcement priorities for review of mergers and acquisitions.”
Traditionally, new policies have been adopted jointly by the FTC and the U.S. Department of Justice. However, “Several recent actions of the FTC…have been undertaken unilaterally in a stark departure from that tradition.” The attorneys go into detail on the new measures and how they may effect the way transactions are reviewed and whether they are approved.
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