Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter reported that the DOJ Antitrust Division is engaging the entire merger staff of both the DOJ and FTC in anticipation of issuing new draft merger guidelines.
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In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust and Consumer Rights, DOJ Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter and FTC Chair Lina M. Khan described challenges in the current enforcement of federal antitrust laws.
Assistant Attorney General of the DOJ Antitrust Division Jonathan Kanter warned that the digital platform space, as it currently stands, is especially susceptible to monopolies and identified strategies for curbing the expansion of would-be monopolies.
The DOJ revised its Antitrust Division Merger Remedies Manual. The new manual is an update to the Division’s 2004 Policy Guide to Merger Remedies.
The DOJ Antitrust Division and the Federal Maritime Commission entered into a Memorandum of Understanding which sets forth the terms for agency cooperation on antitrust enforcement in the U.S.-international ocean liner shipping industry.