042022.Competition Cafe Presidential Executive Order Targets Changes In Antitrust Enforcement.
Welcome to our very first edition of Competition Caf\xe9, a podcast focused on hot topics in antitrust! This podcast is designed to bring you short discussions of less than 15 minutes with antitrust practitioners on developing trends in antitrust enforcement and litigation to keep you informed. The topic of this podcast is the changing position of the agencies on merger review. \n\nIn a July 2021 executive order, President Biden made clear that antitrust enforcement would be a top priority for his administration. To accomplish the objectives set out in the executive order, officials at the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice have indicated a willingness to shake up bedrock principles of antitrust law. As a result, the merger review process has become less predictable. Thompson Hine partners Joshua Shapiro and Mark R. Butscha, Jr. discuss these changes and the impact on companies subject to the HSR merger review process.