FTC Comr. Jon Leibowitz praised a report that seeks to speed up m...
FTC Comr. Jon Leibowitz praised a report that seeks to speed up merger reviews when the agency requests additional information from companies (CD Feb 17 p2). The report, from Chmn. Deborah Majoras’s office, wasn’t subject to commission vote, said…
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a person familiar with the document. A guideline that an experienced FTC attorney must discuss 2nd requests for information with companies is among the most useful reforms, said John Wyss, a Wiley Rein & Fielding antitrust specialist. That hasn’t always happened, Wyss said: “By making sure there will be someone with some experience negotiating these things on these 2nd requests, it is going to be helpful for everyone.”