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FTC and DOJ Issue Antitrust Guidelines for Evaluating Vertical Mergers
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission (“FTCâ€) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ†or “Departmentâ€) issued today new Vertical Merger Guidelines that outline how the federal antitrust agencies evaluate the...
Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission Cancels March 18 Workshop on Draft Vertical Merger Guidelines
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Due to the developing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, and consistent with guidance from the Office of Personnel Management, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has canceled its planned March 18, 2020 workshop...
FTC and DOJ Announce Draft Vertical Merger Guidelines for Public Comment
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division seek public comment on draft 2020 Vertical Merger Guidelines. The draft guidelines, open to comment for 30 days...
FTC Chairman Joseph J. Simons and Counterparts from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico Meet in Ottawa to Discuss Antitrust Â鶹´«Ã½
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The heads of the antitrust agencies of the United States, Canada, and Mexico met today in Ottawa to hold an annual meeting on antitrust enforcement and policy priorities. The meeting included Â鶹´«Ã½...
FTC Chairman Supports Common Understanding of G7 Competition Authorities on Competition and the Digital Economy
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Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission Chairman Joseph J. Simons has issued the following statement about the Common Understanding of G7 Competition Authorities on Competition and the Digital Economy, which France...
International Competition Network Adopts Framework for Competition Agency Procedures and Recommended Practices on Investigative Process and Announces the U.S. Agencies will Host the 2020 ICN Annual Conference
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At its annual conference, the International Competition Network (ICN) established a Framework on Competition Agency Procedures (CAP) that reflects the commitment by its participants to uphold...
FTC Chairman Joseph J. Simons to Participate in International Competition Network Conference in Cartagena, Colombia
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Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission Chairman Joseph J. Simons and Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division will participate in the 18th annual International...
U.S. Officials Participate in Bilateral Meetings with Officials from Japan and South Korea
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Leaders of the antitrust agencies of the United States participated this past week in bilateral meetings in Tokyo, Japan and Seoul, Korea. Commissioner Christine S. Wilson of the U.S. Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade...
FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century Continue with Discussion of the FTC’s Approach to Consumer Privacy
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What: The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission will host the 12th session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century. When: Tuesday, April 9, 9:00 a.m. - 5:05 p.m., and Wednesday...
FTC Signs Memorandum of Understanding with United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority to Strengthen Consumer Protection Â鶹´«Ã½ Cooperation
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to strengthen enforcement cooperation on consumer protection...
FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century Continue with Discussion of the FTC’s Role in a Changing World
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What: The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission will host the 11th session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century. When: Monday, March 25, 9:00 a.m. - 5:15 p.m., and Tuesday...
FTC Announces Agenda for the 11th Session of Its Hearings On Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today announced the agenda for the 11th session of its Hearings Initiative, which will focus on the agency’s international work. The hearing, co-sponsored with the George...
FTC Announces March 2019 Session on International Engagement as Part of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century
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The 11th session of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission’s Hearings Initiative, “ The FTC’s Role in a Changing World,†will focus on the agency’s international work. The hearing will take place in Washington...
Mar25
FTC Hearing #11: The FTC’s Role in a Changing World
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The 11th session of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission’s Hearings Initiative, “The FTC’s Role in a Changing World,†focused on the agency’s international work. The hearing took place in Washington, D.C. on...
Nov01
FTC Hearing #5: Vertical Merger Analysis and the Role of the Consumer Welfare Standard in U.S. Antitrust Law
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Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips opens the fifth FTC hearing The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission held the fifth session of its Hearings initiative, with a one-day session to be held at the Georgetown...
Nov13
FTC Hearing #7: The Competition and Consumer Protection Issues of Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, and Predictive Analytics
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission held the seventh session of its Hearings Initiative, with a two-day hearing at the Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C., on November 13-14, 2018. Howard...
Apr09
FTC Hearing #12: The FTC’s Approach to Consumer Privacy
This hearing was originally set to take place on February 12 -13 but has been rescheduled for April 9-10, 2019 due to the government shutdown. As part of a series of Hearings on Competition and...
Dec11
FTC Hearing #9: Data Security
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Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter'sFireside Chat on Emerging Threatsat the ninth FTC hearing The FTC held a hearing on data security December 11-12, 2018 at the FTC Constitution Center Auditorium...
FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century Continue with Discussion of Innovation and IP Policy
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WHAT: The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission will host the fourth session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century. WHEN: Tuesday, October 23 and Wednesday, October 24...
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