Q&A: Getting candid with Noah Phillips
Federal Trade Commission member Noah Phillips spoke with FTCWatch reporters June 7 on a balcony outside his office overlooking 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. Inside his office, a picture hangs on the wall of conservatives’ bête noire, Louis...
What changes are coming with the merger guidelines?
The antitrust agencies are busy considering possible revisions to the horizontal merger guidelines. Recent speeches and writings by some key players give us hints of what the final product might look like.
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Excessive state licensure: Perennial bugbear Ohlhausen hopes to squash
Federal Trade Commission chief Maureen Ohlhausen has kicked off an economic task force to advocate against — and she hopes, stifle — excessive state licensure, a perennial bugbear for economists...
Reflective Feinstein proud that staff is always ‘litigation ready'
Over the course of an hour-long interview that covered a slew of issues that have crossed her desk since she became director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition, Deborah...
Ohlhausen takes quest for permanent chair to conservative conference
Since Election Day put Republicans in the driver’s seat, acting Federal Trade Commission Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen seems to be working overtime to keep the job on a permanent basis.
Hesse joins Sullivan & Cromwell after saying merger benefit claims should be viewed skeptically
Renata Hesse, formerly the government’s top antitrust official who said in a major speech that claims of merger benefits should be viewed skeptically, has joined Sullivan & Cromwell as a partner,...
House going forward on limited repeal of health insurers’ antitrust exemption
While antitrust law does not often take center stage, it is playing a bit role in the debate over healthcare.
McSweeny advises on glitches, fixes of IoT devices
When the Federal Trade Commission’s Terrell McSweeny bought her parents some Internet-connected devices as a gift, there was just one problem: They didn’t want them.