While campaigning in the late summer of 2024, Donald Trump wooed voters with this declaration: “When I win, I will immediately bring [food] prices down, starting on Day One.” But even before Day One ...

Antitrust law should avoid interfering with areas already demonstrating dynamism. In short, antitrust should ensure the best ideas win, the best products reach the shelves, and that business ...

The foundations of American antitrust law date back to the late 19th century, a period known as the Gilded Age, during which the US saw rapid industrialization, the rise of large corporations, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm an antitrust expert and former FTC general counsel. Nov 04, 2025, 05:43pm EST Nov 05, 2025, 09:47am EST Citizens are walking ...

There were a number of significant developments in antitrust law in 2024, including some major wins for the government in merger enforcement, increased focus on competition concerns related to ...

The number of U.S. states implementing or considering new antitrust laws (or supplementing existing laws) targeting proposed transactions continues to grow. As detailed in our healthcare merger matrix ...

The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has been torched by corruption, with lobbyists pressuring allies in the Trump administration to overrule the division on the first big merger challenge of ...

Non-compete clauses in employment agreements typically prevent former employees from working for a competitor of the former employer for a specific period of time in a designated geographical area.

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The Biden Administration stretched antitrust laws for political ends, and now the Trump crowd is doing the same. The latest exhibit is the Justice Department’s bizarre legal filing in a lawsuit ...

“Charging high prices does not by itself constitute exclusionary conduct.” – DOJ Statement of Interest The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a Statement of Interest on Monday in Disney ...