Antitrust in 60 Seconds: Merger Reporting
The 60-Second Read: The Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR), signed into law by President Gerald Ford, created a system called the premerger […]
As the antitrust bar gathers next week in Washington for several annual competition law events, the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post report that a number of state attorneys general (AGs) are preparing to announce an antitrust investigation of Google at a Monday event outside the U.S. Supreme Court. At the same time, other states today announced a separate Facebook investigation, probing competition issues related to privacy and consumer data. Many details of the investigations are unclear, leaving questions as to whether the cases are motivated by policy or politics. (more…)
