Antitrust Enforcement Trends and Policies in 2025: Merger Policies, Premerger Procedures and Non-Merger Enforcement
A live 90-minute CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE webinar will provide an analysis of expected key changes in antitrust theory, policies, and enforcement by the DOJ's Antitrust Division and the FTC under the second Trump administration. The panel discussion will focus on anticipated changes to merger policy in general, vertical mergers, and non-merger enforcement.
Outline
- Overall changes in antitrust philosophy, priorities, and enforcement under the second Trump administration
- Future of the 2023 Merger Guidelines
- Future of the new HSR rules
- Posture towards mergers in general and particularly towards big tech or media mergers
- Posture towards merger remedies
- Sectors likely to see heightened antitrust scrutiny
- Future of the noncompete ban
- Non-merger enforcement
- Potential new areas of antitrust enforcement
- Things that will stay the same
- Practitioner takeaways
Benefits
The panel will review these and other important issues:
- What key priorities in antitrust enforcement are expected in the second Trump administration?
- Which sectors are likely to see heightened antitrust scrutiny under the new administration?
- Will antitrust agencies allow more deal fixes under the new administration?
- What will likely happen to the noncompete ban and the revised 2023 Merger Guidelines?
- What is expected to remain the same under Trump's second administration?
Faculty
Alexis J. Gilman
Partner
Crowell & Moring
Companies seeking antitrust clearance for their mergers and acquisitions, or that are parties or third parties in... | Read More
Companies seeking antitrust clearance for their mergers and acquisitions, or that are parties or third parties in investigations and litigation launched by the FTC, the Antitrust Division of the DOJ, or state attorneys general, turn to Mr. Gilman for experienced and effective antitrust counsel. He leverages years of experience at the FTC, including three years as head of a merger division, to represent clients in a broad range of antitrust and competition matters, including antitrust diligence and deal negotiations, merger reviews and clearances, government investigations, Hart-Scott-Rodino and foreign merger notifications, civil conduct matters, general antitrust compliance, trade association counseling, and antitrust litigation. Mr. Gilmanʼs practice has a particular focus on representing merging parties and third parties in merger investigations by the FTC, DOJ, and state attorneys general. He brings significant prior government experience and knowledge to his client work, having joined the firm after seven years at the FTC, where, as assistant director, he led the 30-attorney Mergers IV Division and worked on some of the agencyʼs highest-profile matters.
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Kenina J. Lee
Counsel
Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider
Ms. Lee litigates major class action and multi-district antitrust cases in federal courts throughout the United States.... | Read More
Ms. Lee litigates major class action and multi-district antitrust cases in federal courts throughout the United States. She also provides antitrust counseling and represents clients before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ).
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Christopher Lynch
Counsel
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Mr. Lynch helps clients formulate their antitrust clearance strategies for their most complex transactions. He also... | Read More
Mr. Lynch helps clients formulate their antitrust clearance strategies for their most complex transactions. He also represents clients in high-profile antitrust litigations. In addition, he advises clients in a variety of non-merger conduct investigations and competition-related regulatory proceedings. Mr. Lynch counsels clients across a wide range of industries, and has a particular focus on telecommunications, media, technology, advertising, privacy and internet-related issues.
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