A Single Merger Control Standard?

Mergers are a hot topic as the U.S. debates Comcast's proposed $45.2 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable. The FCC and the U.S. Department of Justice are conducting reviews of the transaction, but individual states and public utility commissions could also become involved according to Professor William E. Kovacic, Director of GW's Competition Law Center. The Center recently held a panel discussion, featuring Deborah L. Feinstein, Director of the Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition, on whether organizations should apply a single standard when evaluating mergers. The event also marked the release of the second volume of the book William E. Kovacic, An Antitrust Tribute.