Donald Trump has been talking a big game when it comes to antitrust enforcement under his second administration. CDR asks what the reality might look like.

As the US readies itself for Trump 2.0, with the controversial figure officially taking his seat as the 47 th president of the Unites States today (20 January), expectations are high that antitrust policy will form an integral part of his second administration. This expectation was fomented when, just a few weeks after securing his victory in November, President Trump wasted little time in announcing his nominees to lead the two primary antitrust enforcement agencies, endorsing experienced competition lawyer Gail Slater as leader of the Department of Justice (DoJ)’s Antitrust Division and announcing that he will promote Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioner Andrew Ferguson to Chair of the agency.

Baker Botts partner Anthony Swisher shares his thoughts in the Commercial Dispute Resolution’s January issue. 
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Quarterly Focus: Trump’s second roll of the antitrust dice

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