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The Trump administration's evolving trade policy has transformed US steel protections over the past year, moving from contested IEEPA tariffs to a complex structure built around Sections 232, 301, and other established trade statutes. As global steel overcapacity reaches 640 million metric tons and enforcement mechanisms strengthen, the question is no longer whether tariffs will remain, but how they will be refined and enforced to support domestic manufacturing.

Federal law requires that mergers, acquisitions, and other transactions of a certain size be notified to the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice prior to consummation, pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, 15 USC §18a (2001).

The US Environmental Protection Agency eliminated a requirement in May that gasoline must include an oxygenate fuel additive like ethanol and ETBE made from ethanol.

The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 requires parties to certain corporate transactions to notify the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice, and to observe a waiting period prior to consummation.

President Trump's Executive Order on "Strengthening Customs Enforcement" introduces sweeping reforms to U.S. customs regulations, imposing stricter requirements on importers of record, particularly foreign entities, while establishing enhanced penalties and enforcement mechanisms.

On January 18, 2008, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced revised thresholds for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 ("HSR Act"). The new thresholds will take effect thirty days after they are published in the Federal Register, which is expected to occur this week.

The DOJ’s Antitrust Division has extradited two executives of foreign companies in the last eight months, demonstrating its commitment to enforcing the Sherman Act outside of the United States.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman, Deborah Platt Majoras, has announced her decision to leave the FTC in late March. Majoras was appointed by President George W. Bush and served as FTC Chairman for over four and half years.

The Trump Administration today announced the largest expansion of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List in history, with 43 new additions, bringing the total number of entities to 187.

In fall 2011, antitrust plaintiffs were put on notice that the requirement of antitrust injury was alive and well and might be applied rigorously in competitor suits.

Recently, the First Circuit became the second federal appellate court interpreting the Supreme Court's landmark decision in FTC v. Actavis, Inc. to hold that non-cash "reverse payments" between pioneer and generic pharmaceutical manufacturers risk antitrust liability.

A Connecticut jury recently awarded nearly $15 million to a class of automotive body shop plaintiffs based on the jury’s finding that the insurance company defendant violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act.

Trade association activities continue to draw antitrust scrutiny. Through the first three quarters of 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought three cases against trade associations...

The 2026 U.S. midterm elections have shifted control of Congress to Democrats, fundamentally altering the political landscape for international trade policy. While executive branch authority over tariffs and trade enforcement remains intact, the new congressional majority is poised to challenge Trump administration tariffs, strengthen oversight of customs enforcement, and reshape priorities on sanctions, export controls, and anti-corruption enforcement.

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit has overturned the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) administrative ruling against technology licensing company Rambus Inc., remanding the case to the FTC for further proceedings.

The European Commission’s White Paper on private antitrust damages actions for breach of the EC’s antitrust rule was published on April 3, 2008.

依据中国的《反垄断法》，经营者集中的申报和审查是几乎所有重大并购交易都必须经历的法定程序。而对于并购交易而言，反垄断审查时间

The antitrust laws of the United States are intended to protect competition—that is, their purpose is to insure a competitive economy and to prevent the exercise of excessive control of a market by any particular business entity.