Business Resources

This page provides compliance assistance resources for businesses.

Statutory Provisions

The antitrust laws are enforced by both the Antitrust Division and the FTC’s Bureau of Competition. All criminal antitrust enforcement is handled by the Antitrust Division.

From the Antitrust Division Manual, Chapter II:

On the FTC website: FTC Guide to the Antitrust Laws

Guidelines and Policy Statements

Merger Enforcement

June 30, 2020

Vertical Merger Guidelines

August 19, 2010

Horizontal Merger Guidelines

June 2001

Second Request Internal Appeal Procedure

Merger Review Process Initiative

Criminal Enforcement

July 2019

Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations

October 2016

DOJ/FTC Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals

September 28, 2005

Price Fixing, Bid Rigging, and Market Allocation Schemes: What They Are and What to Look For

Leniency Program

Disaster Recovery

Other Guidelines and Policy Statements

August, 1996

Health care: Statements of Antitrust Enforcement Policy in Health Care

January 12, 2017

Intellectual Property: Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property

January 13, 2017

International: Antitrust Guidelines for International Enforcement and Cooperation

Model Documents

Merger Enforcement

November 2018

Model Voluntary Request Letter

September 2020

Model Timing Agreement - Revised in response to COVID-19 emergency in order to extend post-compliance period from sixty to ninety days and to recognize that it may become appropriate to revisit agreements, and to amend, shorten, extend, or cancel them, in light of developments in the unfolding COVID-19 situation.

Frequently Asked Questions – Voluntary Requests and Timing Agreements

May 2020

Request for Additional Information and Documentary Material Issued to [Weebyewe Corporation] PDF | Word

Discovery Model Documents