Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Christine Varney, of the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division, has stressed the importance of updating horizontal merger guidelines to keep pace with the advancement of economic thinking.
Thursday, 15 October 2009
The head of the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division yesterday added her voice to a growing call from Democratic leadership on Capitol Hill and the White House to remove a longstanding antitrust exemption for health insurers.
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
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Over the past decade, officials from the two US antitrust authorities have searched for ways to end inter-agency fighting over the right to investigate potentially anti-competitive deals. So far, the search has yielded few results. Now, the country’s new antitrust regime says it has a plan. Can it work? Ron Knox investigates
Monday, 12 October 2009
Christine Varney, deputy assistant attorney general in charge of the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division, has called for greater convergence with other authorities on single firm conduct and antitrust fines.
Thursday, 08 October 2009
The head of the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division yesterday laid out the case for state and federal enforcers to bring resale price maintenance cases under the rule-of-reason standard mandated by the Supreme Court.
Thursday, 08 October 2009
A Virginia hospital network has agreed to sell off medical clinics it acquired last year after the US Federal Trade Commission said the acquisitions were anti-competitive and would increase customers’ costs.
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
Federal Trade Commission chairman Jon Leibowitz today announced that the US antitrust agencies will jointly revisit the country’s horizontal merger guidelines. Peter Scott in Washington, DC .
Monday, 21 September 2009
Christine Varney, assistant attorney general at the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division, told a committee on Saturday that buyer power and vertical integration in the dairy sector are major issues for concern.
Monday, 14 September 2009
Christine Varney, assistant attorney general at the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division, delivered the keynote speech on Saturday at the International Bar Association’s 13 t h annual competition conference. Emily Gray in Fiesole .
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Christine Varney, the assistant attorney general in charge of the antitrust division at the US Department of Justice, spoke with GCR at this year's ICN to discuss section 2 guidance, clearance issues with the Federal Trade Commission and the direction of the ICN.
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Christine Varney United States Department of Justice, antitrust division Assistant attorney general for antitrust Age:53
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