On May 7, 2025, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit challenging Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard, affirming the lower judge's order finding that the FTC was not entitled to a preliminary injunction blocking the deal, which closed in 2023. Hear from former agency officials and amici filers for the Business Roundtable, Communications Workers of America, and TechFreedom as they discuss the various views presented in the briefing and the ramifications of this decision on future merger enforcement at the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice.
Featuring:
Allen P. Grunes, Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Hon. Maureen Ohlhausen, Partner, Antitrust and Competition, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Rahul Rao, Antitrust Partner, White & Case
Bilal Sayyed, Senior Competition Counsel, TechFreedom
Moderator: Lawrence J. Spiwak, President, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal and Economic Public Policy Studies
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Featuring:
Allen P. Grunes, Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Hon. Maureen Ohlhausen, Partner, Antitrust and Competition, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Rahul Rao, Antitrust Partner, White & Case
Bilal Sayyed, Senior Competition Counsel, TechFreedom
Moderator: Lawrence J. Spiwak, President, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal and Economic Public Policy Studies
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To register, click the link above.