FTC’s Khan Defends Record of Cracking Down on Unlawful Mergers
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Lina Khan.
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Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan defended the agency’s track record in blocking “unlawful mergers and acquisitions” since she took the helm more than two years ago.
It’s a top priority to make sure the agency’s “approach to merger enforcement is rigorous and keeping pace with new market realities,” wrote Khan in a Friday to Republican lawmaker Thomas Tiffany.