Antitrust
The Chamber advocates for antitrust laws that benefit all consumers and businesses and do not target specific companies or industries.
New report
U.S. legislative proposals could undermine U.S. economic and security interests and strengthen foreign rivals without any apparent benefit to U.S. consumers.
Feature story
The Chamber is proposing simple, yet effective, changes to the FTC's recusal process to ensure due process and transparency.
Our Work
Antitrust laws ensure competition in free and open markets, which is the foundation of any vibrant, diverse, and dynamic economy. Healthy market competition benefits consumers through lower prices, higher quality products and services, more choices, and greater innovation.
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Latest Content
Antitrust already has a way of looking at tying and monopoly leveraging claims.
Legislators and economists are actively debating the government’s role in reviewing mergers. Here is what you need to know.
Antitrust is not about competitors, its about consumers. Part 3 examines abuse of superior bargaining power.
Antitrust is not about competitors, its about consumers. Part 2 examines product design and self-preferencing.
Antitrust is not about competitors, its about consumers. Part 1 is an examination of refusal to deal and essential facility claims.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley issued the following statement in response to Sen. Klobuchar’s introduction of antitrust legislation: "We look forward to engaging with Sen. Klobuchar on her proposed changes to antitrust laws. The antitrust laws have served American consumers and its economy well. Changing the legal standards for merger review, deciding who a company can do business with, relying on fines over remedies to restore competition, and expanding private litigation will not make America’s economy more vibrant and will have far-reaching implications impacting virtually every sector of our economy. "We urge Congress to be especially mindful of the impact of changes in our antitrust laws and to focus on ensuring federal antitrust agencies have the resources to do their job consistent with the law."
The run-down on vertical mergers under current antitrust law.
Our SVP of International Regulatory Affairs Sean Heather breaks down everything you need to know about antitrust and horizontal mergers.
Radical changes to antitrust laws are not the answer.
Here are three reasons why the simplicity of existing antitrust laws are also the laws' greatest strength.