Partners Clay Everett, Brendan Fee, Josh Goodman, Minna Lo Naranjo, and Rishi Satia, along with associate Braden Fairweather, co-authored an article for Concurrences discussing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and US Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Antitrust Division announcing the withdrawal of the Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors.
The article provides a background on the collaboration guidelines, initially issued by the FTC and DOJ in April 2000. It also discusses the impact of their withdrawal and what comes next.