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News that Andrew Smith, who heads the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, has conflicts of interest that prevent his participation in matters pertaining to 120 companies has rekindled a debate over whether he can do his job effectively.
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When discussing the nuances of antitrust, it’s often a tale of two perspectives.
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The Federal Trade Commission closed an investigation of a proposed deal combining healthcare providers in eastern Massachusetts — a decision that it said was “not an easy one” — on the same day the state attorney general announced a settlement with the merging parties.
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Salary records for Department of Justice antitrust chief Makan Delrahim and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joe Simons make one thing clear: they aren’t doing it for the money.
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As the year wraps up, FTCWatch counts seven pending big deals that have garnered “second requests” — five from the Federal Trade Commission and two from the Department of Justice. Our list last December noted 13 such large deals.
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Maureen Ohlhausen, who served as acting chairman of the Federal Trade Commission until earlier this year, will join Baker Botts as co-chair of the global antitrust practice starting next month.
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It’s the Yuletide season, a time for peace and harmony — and for gift-giving. It’s also time for firms to hire celebrities and influencers to steer buyers in the desired direction, and for the Federal Trade Commission to decide on its policy toward these modern versions of advertisers.
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On a recent Monday afternoon, the Justice Department invited a Nobel Laureate to town. For roughly 45 minutes, Roger Myerson, an economist from the University of Chicago, offered thoughts to a few dozen antitrust economists and lawyers at an event in the DOJ’s Great Hall.
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A federal appellate court upheld the Federal Trade Commission's $1.3 billion restitution award against convicted payday lending fraudster Scott Tucker, but pushed to overturn the agency's authority to recoup money as part of an injunction.
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The illegal Secret Sister gift exchange tradition is continuing this year, although authorities and consumer advocates are taking major steps to stop the perpetrators in their tracks.
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William Barr, President Donald Trump's newly named nominee to head the Justice Department, would enter the job having had a public spat with his antitrust section chief and having expressed a casual disregard for that area of law.
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The ruling allowing AT&T and Time Warner’s deal improperly focused on the possibility the merged company would withhold its content from other providers rather than the effect of a threat to do so, and the case should be sent back to the lower court, a government lawyer told a federal appeals court.
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AAI names new advisory board members
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Jan. 25 — Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Makan Delrahim will speak during a luncheon meeting of the Federalist Society’s DC Chapter. The event will take place from noon-1:30 p.m. at Tony Cheng’s in Washington, DC. For more information, go to: https://fedsoc.org/events/january-2019-dc-lunch-with-hon-makan-delrahim.
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