2020 Energy & Chemicals
Antitrust Report
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. 1
Table of Contents
Summary of 2020 Developments ............................................................................................... 2
Why Antitrust Matters to Energy and Chemical Firms ................................................................. 3
2020 Federal Antitrust Enforcement in Energy and Chemical Industries ..................................... 5
Merger Enforcement Policy Developments .............................................................................. 6
Merger Enforcement Data and Trends .................................................................................. 10
Merger Enforcement Cases .................................................................................................. 15
Non-Merger Enforcement ..................................................................................................... 19
Other Agency Developments ................................................................................................ 22
2020 State & Private Antitrust Litigation Developments ............................................................ 25
Overview of Antitrust Laws and Enforcers ................................................................................ 37
Merger Review Process ........................................................................................................ 38
Non-Merger Antitrust Enforcement ....................................................................................... 42
Federal Antitrust Agencies .................................................................................................... 45
V&E’s Nationally Recognized Antitrust Practice ........................................................................ 49
