Roundtable Conference with Enforcement Officials Tom Barnett (Antitrust Division), Bob Hubbard (NAAG), Neelie Kroes (European Commission), and Deborah Majoras (FTC)

The top U.S. and EU antitrust officials present their views and answer questions about enforcement policy and initiatives at the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, the States, and Europe (from the Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting, March 31, 2006).

The Merger Guidelines Commentary: Practical Guidance and Missed Opportunities

Darren Tucker and Bilal Sayyed analyze and critique the just-released FTC and DOJ Commentary on the 1992 Horizontal Merger Guidelines

Valuing Asset Acquisitions Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Where Liabilities Are Assumed: Some Anomalies Explored

Malcolm Pfunder examines the reportability of transactions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act when all or substantially all of the assets of an existing entity are acquired.

FTC/DOJ Organization Charts and Photos

An updated guide offers photos, organization charts, and links to speeches for the enforcers at the FTC Bureau of Competition and the DOJ Antitrust Section.

Paper Trail: Working Papers and Recent Scholarship

Bill Page and John Woodbury comment on a recent paper offering a new interpretation of state action immunity and two papers providing more grist for the debate on the correct standard for antitrust analysis—total welfare vs. consumer welfare.