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Challenging Consummated Mergers Under Section 2

Webinar part of the "Law & Economics 2020" webinars organized by Concurrences and Freshfields, with Alden F. Abott (Federal Trade Commission), Douglas Ginsburg (U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit), Bruce Hoffman (Cleary Gottlieb), Koren Wong-Ervin (Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider), and Mary Lehner (Freshfields).

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SYNTHESIS

Moderator, Mary Lehner (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer), opened the discussion informing the audience that in the United States, consummated mergers are rarely challenged. However, when they are brought, they typically occur within two years of closing, and as violations of Section 7 of the Clayton Act and Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. She then presented the issue of whether consummated mergers challenged under Section 2 of the Sherman Act, might present a lower bar than under Section 7 of the Clayton Act. She moderated the discussion by introducing the panelists and allocating speaking time among them.

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Speakers

  • Mercatus Center - George Mason University (Arlington)
  • US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit (Washington)
  • Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (Washington)
  • University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) - (Beijing)
  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Washington)