US Antitrust Laws: Overview

Resource type: Practice note: overview

Status: Maintained

Jurisdiction: USA

This Practice Note provides an overview and introduction to the main statutory provisions in the US, the US antitrust regulatory structure, the role of private antitrust enforcement and certain key concepts relevant to the application of US antitrust law. Antitrust analysis is highly fact specific and, while providing a useful starting point, the principles outlined in this Note are necessarily general in nature and do not address any of the subject matters discussed in detail.

Christopher J. MacAvoy, Baker Botts LLP, with PLC Antitrust

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Resource ID: 9-204-0472
Products: Competition, PLC EU Competition Law, PLC UK Competition Law, PLC US Antitrust, PLC US Corporate & Securities, PLC US Federal Litigation, PLC US Law Department
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