Entries tagged "FTC"

FTC to regulate blogging

The FTC doesn't just decide what mergers might harm consumers: It enforces a wide swath of federal consumer protection laws. Today, its lawyers are taking on the blogosphere.

FTC's merger challenges have been plenty

The dealREPORTER contends that the FTC has only recently emerged as an aggressive challenger to M&A deals but the record shows otherwise over the last eight years under Bush.

ABA antitrust section taps Wachtell's Gotts

Ilene Knable Gotts, partner at Wachtell Lipton, Tuesday was named chair of the American Bar Association's antitrust section.

What antitrust anachronism?

Thoughts about Gordon Crovitz's argument in The Wall Street Journal that because there are problems with antitrust enforcement, we should abandon it.

FTC to rule over Data Domain battle

The Federal Trade Commission won a wrestling match with the Justice Department to rule on EMC's $1.8 billion takeover bid for Data Domain Inc.

FTC nominee Leibowitz taps alum

Federal Trade Commission Chairman nominee Jon Leibowitz announced that Will Tom, an antitrust partner at Morgan Lewis in Washington, will return to the agency.

Whole Foods delivers small profit

Whole Foods upped by a penny analysts' expectations, reporting earnings of 19 cents per share on revenue of $1.9 billion.

Apple trying to buy Twitter?

Last month the blogosphere had Google trying to snatch up Twitter. Now the digital water cooler says it's Apple doing the gobbling. Or, not so much.

Varney sworn in at DOJ

Christine Varney was sworn in at the Department of Justice as the assistant attorney general for antitrust.

FTC's Wales to leave next month

David Wales, acting director of the Federal Trade Commission's competition bureau, will leave the FTC in May.

FTC's Leibowitz may tap Berkeley's Farrell

Although still awaiting confirmation, FTC Chair nominee Jon Leibowitz may waste no time building his staff.

Supreme Court won't hear FTC-Rambus suit

The FTC ultimately lost its seven year long campaign against the semiconductor company for anti-competitive behavior when the Supreme Court refused to hear the agency's appeal.

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