Essential Antitrust #18: US review of merger guidelines: what could it mean for M&A?

The US FTC and DOJ Antitrust Division recent launch of a process to review the agencies’ merger guidelines comes amid a broader trend of heightened antitrust scrutiny.

In this episode of Essential Antitrust, podcast host Meghan Rissmiller is joined by Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum, partner, and Laura Onken, counsel, in Washington DC to discuss the RFI in the context of this broader trend, the anticipated process for revision of the guidelines, and implications for merger review in the meantime.