The Antitrust Division’s return to targeted Second Requests: Real milestones, modest relief, but no reason to wait

The DOJ Antitrust Division's new model timing agreement offers merging parties an optional “Expedited Consideration” path: a negotiated Priority Production targeting potentially dispositive issues, followed by a Front Office meeting within 21 days and a Division decision within 14 days thereafter to close, modify the Second Request, or proceed in full.... By: Hogan Lovells Cadwalader