FTC studying effectiveness of merger remedies
January 15, 2015
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on a study of the effectiveness of remedies imposed in merger cases from 2006-2012.
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FTC, DOJ face at least 15 merger investigations
January 15, 2015
The Federal Trade Commission’s competition bureau and the antitrust division of the Justice Department are facing a continued heavy workload at a time that the improved U.S. economy is predicted to further heighten the appetite for mergers.
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Obama’s visit to FTC provides forum for privacy pitch
January 15, 2015
Although the Federal Trade Commission has been around for 100 years, it hasn’t had a presidential visit since 1937. President Barack Obama changed all that on Monday when he used the agency as a...
Pay-for-delay, hospital mergers likely to dominate in 2015
January 15, 2015
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Privacy hackles raised over Oracle acquisition
January 15, 2015
Oracle’s recent proposal to acquire Datalogix has prompted concern about the implications of the deal for consumer privacy as well as calls for the Federal Trade Commission to closely scrutinize...
FTC at 100: Michael Pertschuk’s turbulent years as FTC chairman
January 15, 2015
Editor’s Note: The Federal Trade Commission is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year; the first official meeting of the commission was held in March 1915. In this series of articles, we are...
Neil Averitt commentary: Is working paper a stealth attack on the FTC?
January 15, 2015
Two former Department of Justice managers have weighed in on the legislative history of Section 5. They have documented that Congress intended the statute to focus on just the competitive effects...
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- FTC, DOJ face at least 15 merger investigations
- Obama’s visit to FTC provides forum for privacy pitch
- FTC studying effectiveness of merger remedies
- Pay-for-delay, hospital mergers likely to dominate in 2015
- Privacy hackles raised over Oracle acquisition
- FTC at 100: Michael Pertschuk’s turbulent years as FTC chairman
- Neil Averitt commentary: Is working paper a stealth attack on the FTC?
- More opponents go public against Comcast merger
- Firm pushes technology aimed at protecting kids’ privacy
- T-Mobile balks, then settles for $90 million
- DOJ requires Verso to divest paper mills
- Snapchat settles with FTC, faces continued criticism
- Third firm pleads guilty to ocean cargo price-fixing
- FTC approves propane tank collusion settlement
- People
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