Antitrust alert: president appoints Edith Ramirez to head FTC – commission dynamics set to change *

USA - March 3 2013
President Obama has appointed sitting FTC Commissioner Edith Ramirez to serve as the agency's next Chairman. Ramirez took over her new post on March…

Co-authors: Michael H. Knight.

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FTC releases data on industry mergers being investigated *

USA - January 13 2013
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission released new data on its horizontal merger investigations from the past four years, providing deeper insight into…

Co-authors: Michael H. Knight, Kathryn M. Fenton, Kenneth W. Field .

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What businesses need to know about the FTC’s settlement with Google *

USA - January 10 2013
The Federal Trade Commission has announced a settlement with Google that secured limited changes to Google's practices, but brought no action against…

Co-authors: Gregory L. Lippetz , Craig A. Waldman, Geoffrey D. Oliver.

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New U.S. federal trade commissioner confirmed *

USA - January 2 2013
Yesterday the United States Senate confirmed Joshua D. Wright to serve as a Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission, filling one of the two seats…

Co-authors: Kenneth W. Field .

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FTC proposes acquisition consent agreement to resolve unprecedented allegations on enforcement of standards-essential patents *

USA - November 30 2012
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission this week announced a highly unusual proposed consent agreement reached with Robert Bosch GmbH ("Bosch") that permits Bosch's acquisition of SPX Service Solutions U.S. LLC ("SPX Service Solutions") from SPX Corporation ("SPX") to proceed.

Co-authors: Craig A. Waldman, Geoffrey D. Oliver.

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