Tag: Competition

Statement of FTC Chair Lina M. Khan and Antitrust Division Acting Assistant Attorney General Richard A. Powers on Competition Executive Order’s Call to Consider Revisions to Merger Guidelines

Date

July 9, 2021

The following statement can be attributed to Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan and Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department Antitrust Division Richard A. Powers: “We must...

FTC Charges Broadcom with Illegal Monopolization and Orders the Semiconductor Supplier to Cease its Anticompetitive Conduct

Date

July 2, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a complaint charging Broadcom with illegally monopolizing markets for semiconductor components used to deliver television and broadband internet services...

FTC Authorizes Investigations into Key Enforcement Priorities

Date

July 1, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission voted to approve a series of resolutions authorizing investigations into key law enforcement priorities for the next decade. Specifically, the resolutions direct agency...

FTC Rescinds 2015 Policy that Limited Its Enforcement Ability Under the FTC Act

Date

July 1, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission rescinded a 2015 antitrust policy statement that has constrained the agency’s use of its authority to stop anticompetitive business tactics under Section 5 of the FTC Act...

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson

Date

July 1, 2021

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P072104

P074204

P210100

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson on the Open Commission Meeting on July 1, 2021 (286.59 KB)

FTC Holds Open Commission Meeting Today

Date

July 1, 2021

Today, the Federal Trade Commission will hold a virtual open Commission meeting followed by live comments from the public. This will be the first of a series of monthly meetings that will open the...

Dissenting Remarks of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips Regarding the Commission's Issuance of Seven Omnibus Resolution

Date

July 1, 2021

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P210100

Dissenting Remarks of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips Regarding the Commission's Issuance of Seven Omnibus Resolution (179.14 KB)

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Event

Open Commission Meeting – July 1, 2021

July 1, 2021 | 12:00PM

Agenda items: Made in the USA Rule, Section 18 Rulemaking Procedures, “Statement of Enforcement Principles Regarding ‘Unfair Methods of Competition’ Under Section 5 of the FTC Act” (2015), and...

Petitions to Quash

The Great American Outdoors Group/Sportsman's Warehouse

Date

June 29, 2021

Matter Number

211 0059

Dunham's Petition to Quash Civil Investigative Demand (24.66 MB)

Commission Order Denying Dunham's Petition to Quash Civil Investigative Demand (223.79 KB)

Statement of Commissioners Noah Joshua Phillips and Christine S. Wilson In the Matter of Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

Date

June 25, 2021

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner;

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

2010108

Statement of Commissioners Noah Joshua Phillips and Christine S. Wilson In the Matter of Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (135.07 KB)

Joint Concurring Statement of Commissioners Rohit Chopra and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter In the Matter of Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. / Marathon Petroleum Corporation (294.9 KB)

Joint Concurring Statement of Commissioners Rohit Chopra and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter In the Matter of Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. / Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Date

June 25, 2021

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner;

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner

Matter Number

2010108

FTC Orders the Divestiture of Hundreds of Retail Stores Following 7-Eleven, Inc.’s Anticompetitive $21 Billion Acquisition of the Speedway Retail Fuel Chain

Date

June 25, 2021

7-Eleven, Inc. and Marathon Petroleum Corporation have agreed to divest hundreds of stores used to sell gasoline and diesel fuel in 293 local markets across 20 states to settle Federal Trade...

HSR Informal Interpretations

FTC Announces Agenda for July 1 Open Commission Meeting

Date

June 24, 2021

Today, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan announced an open meeting of the Commission will be held virtually on Thursday, July 1, 2021. This will be the first of a series of monthly meetings...

Federal Register Notice

Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Order To Aid Public Comment

Date

June 22, 2021

2106002 Informal Interpretation

Date

June 21, 2021

Rule

802.1, 802.5

The acquisition of the advisor would only be exempt if the advisor only provides services to REITs within the same Person. If that is not assured, we recommend filing.

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Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra on the Senate’s Vote to Confirm Lina Khan

Date

June 15, 2021

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra on the Senate’s Vote to Confirm Lina Khan (152.76 KB)

HSR Informal Interpretations

Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board Agrees to Settle FTC Charges that It Fixed Prices for Appraisal Services in Louisiana

Date

June 11, 2021

The Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board has agreed to stop fixing compensation levels for residential real estate appraisal services in Louisiana as part of a settlement reached with the Federal...

2106003 Informal Interpretation

Date

June 10, 2021

Rule

802.63, 801.10

We agree that the real property and equipment that is subject to the lease financing would be exempt under 802.63. However, any assets that are not subject to the lease financing and are not otherwise...

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HSR Informal Interpretations

2106001 Informal Interpretation

Date

June 10, 2021

Rule

802.2(g)

We agree your analysis, except for water rights. If they are being separately acquired (i.e., the rights need not run with the land and are separately acquired), then 802.2(g) would not apply. “Assets...

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