The second Trump administration had begun, and despite promises to unwind the Biden administration’s legacy of expansive antitrust enforcement, many of the incoming antitrust enforcers appeared more pro-enforcement than past Republican administrations. What did that mean for enforcement, mergers, and rulemaking? What kinds of cases were less or more likely? Which industries could expect less or more scrutiny? These may have seemed like hard questions to answer, but there had already been several signals that provided some insight into the Trump administration’s antitrust policy objectives and enforcement agenda.
Resources:
Antitrust Compliance Programs: Worth Their Weight in Gold Under Any Administration
Insight Into the Upcoming Trump Administration’s Antitrust Policy
2025 Updates to HSR and Interlocking Directorate Thresholds
