Cassidy Law
MONTH-IN-BRIEF (Jun 2025)
Antitrust Law
U.S. Antitrust Merger Enforcement: Deputy Assistant Attorney General Delivers Speech
By Barbara Sicalides, Daniel Anziska, Joe Farside, and Julian Weiss, Troutman Pepper Locke
Deputy Assistant Attorney General (“DAAG”) Bill Rinner’s stated goal for his June 4 speech was to provide insight into how the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division will “handle merger review to ensure procedural fairness and robust enforcement.” The promised guiding principle will be that a healthy dealmaking market is important to competition and economic growth, but robust antitrust enforcement is critical to vigorous competition.