Competition Policy, Corporate Concentration & Freedom of Thought: Approaching the Merger Guidelines

Competition Policy, Corporate Concentration & Freedom of Thought: Approaching the Draft Merger Guidelines The Department of Justice has just released new Draft Merger Guidelines. What are the implications - not just for how the Draft Guidelines might affect economic questions, but also for freedom of thought and the rule of law? In this afternoon session, Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Doha Mekki, and Prof. Todd J. Zywicki discussed these issues, the development of the Draft Guidelines and what comes next. Featuring: Hon. Jonathan S. Kanter, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice Doha Mekki, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice Prof. Todd J. Zywicki, George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University Moderator: James M. Burnham, President, Vallecito Capital, LLC * * * * * As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.