Biden Administration leadership Federal Trade Commission FTC and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice DOJ has signaled opening of more vigilant and skeptical eyes overseeing mergers, acquisitions, other private equity transactions.
Just days after securing its first Section 2 conviction in over 40 years in United States v. Zito on October 31, 2022,1 the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) again wielded its.
U.S. v. Nathan Nephi Zito is the first criminal monopolization case in more than 40 years, reversing the Antitrust Division's practice of pursuing monopolization cases only civilly.
On October 31, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) announced that the president of a Montana paving and asphalt contractor, Nathan Nephi Zito, had pleaded.
Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Antitrust Division announced that seven directors from the boards of five companies resigned in response to concerns.