Brian Burke is partner at Baker McKenzie’s Washington D.C. office. He assists clients in successfully navigate the merger clearance process before the US as well as international antitrust authorities. Additionally, Brian Burke has extensive experience representing clients outside of the merger context in civil and criminal governmental antitrust investigations as well as in commercial antitrust litigation. He also regularly counsels clients on the establishment and review of antitrust compliance programs and risk assessments as well as pricing/distribution policies. Brian is a member of the Steering Committee for the Firm’s North America Antitrust Practice Group, and is the Firm’s North American representative on its global merger-control taskforce.
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On July 19, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) jointly released new draft merger guidelines for public comment. The guidelines are intended to explain how the DOJ and FTC (the “Agencies”) will assess whether future mergers and (...)
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Overview The Federal Trade Commission has announced the annual adjustment to notification thresholds that determine whether proposed transactions may trigger a filing obligation under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended. The revised thresholds will apply to (...)
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Expanding on the FTC’s divestiture study in 1999, on 19 January 2017, the FTC issued its second report, The FTC’s Merger Remedies 2006-2012: A Report of the Bureau of Competition and Economics. Recognizing that the efficacy of its remedies is critical to its mission, the key finding is that (...)
