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US DOJ antitrust nominee open to M&A settlements, criticizes Big Tech abuses

By Khushita Vasant, Claude Marx, Ilana Kowarski and Dwight A. Weingarten ( February 12, 2025, 21:41 GMT | Insight) -- Gail Slater, who is President Donald Trump's pick to be the next antitrust chief of the Department of Justice, told US lawmakers today that noncompete clauses, consolidation in food and pharmaceuticals, and Big Tech’s entrenched dominance are a concern, while signaling openness to accepting settlement offers in problematic mergers. Slater, who served as advisor to Trump in 2018-19, was questioned by US Senators on whether she would work independently and free of influence from the White House if she is confirmed to be the next assistant attorney general for the DOJ’s Antitrust Division.Gail Slater, who is President Donald Trump's pick to be the next antitrust chief of the Department of Justice, told US lawmakers today that noncompete clauses, consolidation in food and pharmaceuticals, and Big Tech’s entrenched dominance are a concern, while signaling openness to accepting settlement offers in problematic mergers....

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