The US DoJ antitrust Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter signals a more aggressive stance in national antitrust enforcement

Hyman, Graham; Heltzer, Gregory E.

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24 Jan 2022

The US DoJ antitrust Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter signals a more aggressive stance in national antitrust enforcement

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US DoJ, Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter Delivers Remarks on Modernizing Merger Guidelines, Press release, 18 January 2022

US DoJ, Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Antitrust Division Delivers Remarks to the New York State Bar Association Antitrust Section, Press release, 24 January 2022

In remarks delivered on January 18, 2022, and January 24, 2022, Jonathan Kanter, the Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, laid out the areas where he perceives shortcomings in antitrust enforcement. These speeches signaled that the Division, under Kanter’s direction, will take a more aggressive stance toward perceived anticompetitive conduct, echoing the changes in enforcement priorities at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Overview of AAG Kanter’s Remarks Kanter intends to shape the regulatory landscape to better reflect dynamic markets. Both speeches featured a cohesive overarching message: Kanter believes that the regulatory and jurisprudential antitrust regime does not reflect and cannot address the market realities that

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Graham Hyman
McDermott Will & Emery (Washington)

United States 3 contributions 956 visits
Gregory E. Heltzer
McDermott Will & Emery (Washington)

United States 35 contributions 5533 visits

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Graham Hyman, Gregory E. Heltzer, The US DoJ antitrust Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter signals a more aggressive stance in national antitrust enforcement, 24 January 2022, e-Competitions Criminal sanctions, Art. N° 105805

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