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US FTC's acting chief says agency has a 'deterrence problem'

By Flavia Fortes
  • 26 Mar 2021 12:22
  • 26 Mar 2021 12:22
Companies are still entering into deals they shouldn’t enter under US competition laws, and that shows that the “deterrence signal is not getting through the market the way it needs to,” the acting Federal Trade Commission chair said.
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter said the agency is handling a record number of

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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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