United States: state AGs assert themselves in the absence of aggressive DOJ and FTC enforcement

United States: state AGs assert themselves in the absence of aggressive DOJ and FTC enforcement

More than a decade since the DOJ closed its last major, cross-border antitrust investigation, the Antitrust Division continues to focus its enforcement efforts on domestic and localised antitrust misconduct. Changes in leadership and political control have also seen the FTC retreat from its aggressive “regulation by enforcement” position and instead adopt a case-specific enforcement stance post-20...