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Simpson Thacher Attorneys Author Law360 Article on DOJ's New Approach to Bank Mergers

07.05.23

Partners Lee Meyerson and Peter Guryan and Senior Counsel Richard Jamgochian authored an article that was published by Law360 titled, “Takeaways From DOJ's New Approach To Bank Mergers.” The article discussed DOJ Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter’s June speech that signaled the DOJ has departed from its prior framework for the antitrust analysis of bank mergers and will be considering a wider range of factors and potential competitive harms, bringing bank merger reviews in line with the Biden Administration's approach to antitrust enforcement. The article goes on to further explore how the DOJ will begin immediately applying a broader, more flexible, analytical framework when considering bank mergers.

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