Competition Corner

Last week, Donald Trump was elected to serve as the 47th president of the United States. President Trump’s election raises questions about the future of antitrust policy and enforcement, particularly following the major policy shifts and increased scrutiny of mergers and acquisitions under the Biden administration.

The FTC recently appealed a Texas federal court’s decision from August to block the implementation of the FTC’s rule banning worker non-competes.

The Federal Trade Commission’s rule banning nearly all noncompete agreements with workers was blocked, nationwide, by a Texas federal court on August 20.