Show threadCory DoctorowFeb 13, 2023

Given this history, the fact that Obama - a self-style progressive Democrat - put this guy in charge of the nation's antitrust enforcement is darkly hilarious. You couldn't ask for a more canid #DingoBabysitter. But even more grimly funny is the fact that #Law360 - a trade journal for lawyers - got Gelfand to write its op-ed on the DoJ's Google suit:

https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1572647/biden-admin-s-anti-merger-stance-is-leading-to-bad-policies

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Biden Admin.'s Anti-Merger Stance Is Leading To Bad Policies - Law360

A U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division speech reflects the Biden administration's goal to move enforcement in a markedly anti-merger direction, an approach that is leading to bad policies and enforcement decisions, says Cleary attorney David Gelfand, a former DOJ Antitrust Division official.