The Trump administration has taken significant steps to reshape antitrust enforcement by exerting greater control over the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), firing two Democratic FTC commissioners. Leadership has also begun to outline more of their priorities in speeches and interviews. These changes outline antitrust enforcement priorities, with a stronger emphasis on economic analysis and litigation against Big Tech, healthcare, and a continuing focus on labor market issues.
Antitrust Under Trump: March 2025 Updates
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Jon B. DubrowJon Dubrow is the US head of McDermott’s Antitrust Group and a strategic advisor to clients across a host of interrelated antitrust issues, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions and merger clearance, counseling, and litigation. He leads the defense of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures before the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and other international competition authorities. Jon also regularly assists third parties whose interests are adversely affected by proposed transactions. Jon also is experienced in antitrust litigation. He provides counseling on distribution issues, contracting arrangements and a wide variety of other competition-related matters. Read Jon Dubrow's full bio.
Michelle LoweryMichelle Lowery is the go-to litigator for West Coast state and federal antitrust and unfair competition matters and for California Attorney General antitrust and general litigation matters. She has nearly two decades of experience achieving exceptional results for clients in antitrust and unfair competition litigation and investigations, including class actions. Read Michelle Lowery's full bio.
Megan IngramMegan Ingram focuses her practice on assessing and mitigating antitrust risk in public and private M&A transactions. She supports US and international clients with merger review, obtaining clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, antitrust compliance, and governmental antitrust investigations. Megan has experience across multiple industries, including software and technology, healthcare and life sciences, consumer products, aerospace and defense, and industrials. Read Megan Ingram's full bio.
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