Antitrust Consent Decree Negotiation Checklist

Summary

This checklist guides you when advising, and negotiating antitrust consent decrees on behalf of, buyers, sellers, and divestiture buyers, which are third party purchasers of divested assets. This checklist outlines best practices for negotiating with both the parties to the transaction and U.S. antitrust enforcement agencies. Finally, this checklist provides a list of what the Agencies consider to be the key attributes of a divestiture buyer.