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ARTICLE · 12 OCTOBER 2017

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In this editorial, published in the September 2017 issue of Neue Zeitschrift für Kartellrecht, Hartmut Schneider discusses the implications of the new administration for...

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"Quo vadis, amerikanisches Kartellrecht?" Nach dem Überraschungssieg von Präsident Trump im November 2016 stellte sich diese Frage night nur in amerikanischen Kartellrechtskreisen. Zehn Monate spatter steht eine eindeutige Antwort weiter aus. Zwar hat sich die Praxis der beiden Bundeskartellbehörden – Antitrust Division des U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") und Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") – kaum geändert. Click here to continue reading

Originally published in the September 2017 issue of Neue Zeitschrift für Kartellrecht

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