U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Jonathan Kanter questioned whether the 1995 bank merger guidelines are "adequate to measure and assess the many different dimensions of competition that exist today," in light of "an industry that has experienced some recent turmoil."
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Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General Michael Kades examined the legal concept of "refusal to deal" in digital markets arguing that defining the principle too broadly would "create a loophole allowing anticompetitive conduct" that would "increase prices and reduce innovation."
The DOJ and FTC reported data on the Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Program for fiscal year 2021.
The DOJ and eight State Attorneys General filed a civil action against Google alleging that the company engaged in a long-term scheme to monopolize the digital advertising market in violation of the Sherman Act.
The DOJ obtained a permanent injunction suspending the proposed acquisition of Simon and Schuster by Penguin Random House.