Trump 2.0 – What To Expect In Antitrust Enforcement

Key Takeaways

• Under a second Trump administration, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will still have strong and targeted enforcement agendas.
• Merger review and enforcement may decrease, but some targeted scrutiny will likely remain, particularly for technology-related transactions. We also expect that the form for reporting transactions will be impacted.
• Active civil antitrust enforcement may provide common ground for leadership in both political parties, with large companies likely remaining targets for the DOJ and the FTC.
• Criminal antitrust enforcement is expected to remain an important priority, with a continued focus on advancing price-fixing, bid-rigging, market allocation and monopolization cases.