By: Debbie Feinstein, Bureau of Competition | Jul 30, 2016 9:38AM
I am happy to announce that Chuck Loughlin will replace Tara Reinhart as Chief Trial Counsel for the Bureau when Tara leaves the Commission later this week. Chuck joined the Bureau in September 2015, as the Deputy Chief Trial Counsel of the litigation group, bringing over 20 years of experience in antitrust litigation, first at Howrey LLP and then at Baker Botts, where he was a partner in the antitrust group.
What does it take to settle a merger case?
By: Sean Sullivan and Ben Gris, Bureau of Competition | Jul 22, 2016 11:44AM
Look at any recent merger settlement accepted by the Commission and the answer is clear: An acceptable merger remedy must eliminate the potential for anticompetitive effects that would likely occur if the merger were to proceed. Typically this means creating another competitor to take the place of one of the merging companies so that customers are not harmed by the merger. In short, a merger remedy must fix the specific competitive problems created by the merger.
By: Debbie Feinstein, Bureau of Competition | Jul 8, 2016 2:20PM
As we head into the dog days of summer, I am delighted to share some recent management changes in the Bureau.
