The Real Threat Posed by Global Merger Enforcement Divergence

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Adam DiVincenzo, Dec 16, 2014

In today’s world, where nearly 100 enforcement regimes are empowered to seek remedies for international transactions, it is inevitable that competition laws and practice in one jurisdiction differ from another. In the context of the U.S. and EU regimes, Form U.S. FTC Chairman Muris noted that while the antitrust and competition laws of separate jurisdictions “share many fundamental precepts and go