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Comment: US DOJ’s move to oust overlapping board members comes after years of limited enforcement

By Michael Acton
  • 02 Nov 2022 19:55
  • 02 Nov 2022 19:55
The US Department of Justice’s antitrust division is shaking up the world of corporate governance.
In an unprecedented spree, the enforcer recently ousted seven board members from five companies across a range of sectors.

More are likely to follow as the DOJ draws fresh attention to Section 8 of

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Michael Acton

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Michael is a senior correspondent for MLex in San Francisco, where he moved in 2020 after working in our Brussels bureau. Before joining MLex, he reported on EU politics as the Financial Times’ Nico Colchester Fellow in Brussels. Michael has a degree in International Relations and Politics from the University of Cambridge, and a degree in History and French from University College London and Paris IV Sorbonne.

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