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Claim that US DOJ is engaging in shadow consent decrees is 'categorically false,' senior official says

By Flavia Fortes
  • 29 Mar 2023 20:41
  • 29 Mar 2023 20:41
The US Department of Justice is not doing settlements that are not being announced, a senior agency official said.
There are a couple of instances where the agency decided to monitor a case instead of bringing an enforcement action, but the claim that they are doing consent decrees in the

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Flavia Fortes

Global Head of Mergers


Flavia writes about merger control, antitrust enforcement and litigation in the U.S. and Brazil. Before joining MLex, Flavia worked as an Antitrust Consultant in the Federal Trade Commission's Office of International Affairs and as a Research Fellow for the American Antitrust Institute. She has written on the intersection of antitrust law and intellectual property law in technology-driven and innovative markets.

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