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Global Co-Chairs of the Antitrust and Trade Regulation Practice Peter Guryan and Sara Razi were quoted in an article titled, “FTC, DOJ Propose More Stringent Merger Guidelines Focused on Labor and Competition,” which was published in The National Law Journal, and an article titled, “Updated Merger Guidelines Face Uncertain Future,” which was published by The Deal. The articles detail the FTC and DOJ’s newly proposed merger guidelines, which lay out their approach to continued rigorous antitrust enforcement. When speaking to The National Law Journal, Sara noted that the proposed guidelines would lower the market concentration threshold or “HHI” at which the FTC or DOJ will presume a merger is anti-competitive from 2,500 to 1,800 – “a substantial change.” Peter further explained how, while merger guidelines are typically updated every 10 years, the current administration rescinded the vertical merger guidelines from the prior administration.

To read the full article from The National Law Journal, please click here (subscription required). To read the full article from The Deal, please click here (subscription required).