The Merger Guidelines Symposium
On July 19, 2023, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly released their draft Merger Guidelines. The Merger Guidelines clarify and guide how the DOJ Antitrust Division and FTC (the agencies) review mergers and acquisitions for possible anticompetitive outcomes. The DOJ first released Merger Guidelines in 1968. The agencies most recently updated the guidelines for horizontal mergers in 2010 and for vertical mergers in 2020. The new guidelines address both horizontal and vertical mergers.
The Merger Guidelines Symposium