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Seth Bloom is quoted or mentioned in the following articles –
- “Washington, DC’s 500 Most Influential People of 2025,” The Washingtonian, May 2025., p. 10
- Interview with Antitrust Thought Leaders, The Capitol Forum, April 3, 2025
- How Trump’s FTC Chairman Is Bringing a MAGA Approach to Antitrust Enforcement, The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 12, 2025
- 2025 Congressional Antitrust Outlook, The Capitol Forum, Feb. 4, 2025
- Ferguson, ‘A Traditional Enforcer,’ To Take Reins at FTC, FTC Watch, Dec. 17, 2024
- The Hill’s Top Lobbyists 2024, The Hill, Dec. 5, 2024
- GOP-controlled Congress Could Remove FTC’s Antitrust Powers, FTC Watch, Nov. 26, 2024
- Trump’s DOJ Pick Has Backed Tough Antitrust Actions Against Big Tech, CFO Dive, Nov. 19, 2024
- The Antitrust Agenda, The Capitol Forum, Nov. 18, 2024
- Next Trump Administration Will Likely Relax Antitrust Enforcement Except for His Foes, The Wrap Times, Nov. 14, 2024
- Antitrust, Consumer Protection Policies Face New Reality After the Election, FTC Watch, Nov. 12, 2024
- Tech Donors See Harris as One of Them. That Doesn’t Mean They’ll Give Her Money, Politico, July 24, 2024
- Google Parent Alphabet Fails To Acquire Cybersecurity Startup Wiz, Tech Times, July 24, 2024
- Regulatory Hurdles Loom Over Sony-Apollo’s Paramount Bid, Axios, May 7, 2024
- Washington, DC’s 500 Most Influential People of 2024, The Washingtonian, May 2024
- Interview with Antitrust Thought Leaders, The Capitol Forum, April 22, 2024
- Google’s Contemplated Mega Deal Would Prompt New Fight With Regulators, Reuters, April 8, 2024
- US to Scrutinize Disney, Fox, Warner Sports Streaming Deal, Reuters, Feb. 15, 2024
- Live Nation Doubled Lobbying Spending Amid Antitrust Threat, The Hill, Jan. 31, 2024
- The Hill’s Top Lobbyists 2023, The Hill, Dec. 6, 2023
- Subway Franchises to Sell Discounted Sandwiches as FTC Probes $10B Sale of Fast-Food Giant, New York Post, Dec. 4, 2023
- A Deep Dive Into the Google Trial and Tech Landscape with Seth Bloom, The Capitol Forum, Nov. 29, 2023
- FTC Effort to Stop Amgen Takeover Faces Uphill Fight, Reuters, May 19, 2023
- Bottom Line: Live Nation Adds Another Top Lobbyist, The Hill, April 18, 2023
- Conservative Business Groups Tap Barr to Helm Legal Arm, Politico, April 13, 2023
- Pryor Lobbying for Live Nation, Politico, April 11, 2023
- Live Nation Looks to Get Out in Front of Another Ticketing Frenzy, Politico, Feb. 8, 2023
- Live Nation Taps Prominent Antitrust Attorney Ahead of Congressional Showdown, Law.com, Jan. 24, 2023
- Bottom Line: Antitrust Lobbying Heats Up, The Hill, Jan. 24, 2023
- Live Nation Hires Top Antitrust Lobbyist, Politico, Jan. 20, 2023
- Bottom Line, The Hill, Dec. 20, 2022
- What’s on the FEC’s Holiday Wish List, Politico Influence, Dec. 19, 2022
- Biden Faces Uphill Battle in Spat with Microsoft Over Activision Deal, Reuters, Dec. 9, 2022
- How the US Congress Could Defang OPEC and Keep Gas Prices Low in One Stroke, Quartz, Nov. 30, 2022
- Binance Plans to Buy Rival FTX in Bailout as Crypto Market Crumbles, Reuters, Nov. 8, 2022
- CVS Deal for Signal Seen Facing Tough Antitrust Review, Reuters, Sept. 6, 2022
- Apple CEO Cook Uses His Star Power to Fend Off Antitrust Threat, Bloomberg, July 21, 2022
- Prospects Brighten for Perennial ‘NOPEC’ Bill, Energy Intelligence, May 4, 2022
- US Sues to Block UnitedHealth’s $8 Bln Deal for Change Healthcare, Reuters, Feb. 24, 2022
- DoorDash Adds An Antitrust Lobbyist, Politico Influence, Feb. 1, 2022
- US Probes Big Beef’s Link to Inflation, Forbes, Jan. 14, 2022
- Antitrust Reform is Uncertain Despite Bipartisan Support, SearchCIO Tech News, Nov. 12, 2021
- FTC Chair Khan’s Rapid Pace Seen Risking Overreach, Congressional Backlash, CQ Roll Call, August 6, 2021
- Seth Bloom’s Outlook for Antitrust Legislation, Second Request, The Authoritative Antitrust Podcast, The Capitol Forum, July 15, 2021
- Avoiding Bad Precedent? Despite FTC-Qualcomm Decision, SEP Concerns Remain, Communications Daily<>/span, April 5, 2021
- Amazon Gears Up to Defend Itself Against Escalating Antitrust Scrutiny, The Seattle Times, April 4, 2021
- M&A Review with CFTN Episode 8: Great Northern Telecom Embrace, CFTN Podcast, March 19, 2021
- Bottom Line, The Hill, March 1, 2021
- Phillips, Wilson Push Back on Slaughter’s Early Termination Suspension, Communications Daily, February 9, 2021
- Facebook Faces Biggest Legal Battle in Years as US Officials Launch Lawsuits, The Guardian, Dec. 10, 2020
- Interview on the Antitrust Case Against Facebook, BBC World News, Dec. 10, 2020
- FTC Faces Shoestring Budget in Antitrust Case Against Facebook, New York Post, Dec. 10, 2020
- US Antitrust Action Could Force Facebook to Divest Instagram and WhatsApp, Engineering & Technology, Dec. 10, 2020
- Win, Lose or Settle: Facebook Lawsuits Will Take Years to Resolve, Reuters, Dec. 9, 2020
- Partisan Splits on Capitol Hill Over Antitrust Likely But Less Rancor Between DOJ, FTC, FTC Watch, Nov. 9, 2020
- Spilt Government Could Doom Antitrust Reform, But Tech to Remain in the Crosshairs, The Intercept, Nov. 4, 2020
- Google’s High Handed Tactics With US Regulators Are Backfiring, New York Post, Oct. 25, 2020
- Google First Target as Big Tech Falls Under DOJ, House Axes, Deal Reporter, Oct. 23, 2020
- Google’s Antitrust Legal Woes Far from Over if Biden Wins, Reuters, Oct. 22, 2020
- Google Suit May Set Path for Antitrust In Second Trump Term –Analysis, Deal Reporter, Sept. 30, 2020
- New York State Antitrust: Senate, Assembly Bills Seen As Having A Good Chance to Pass; Policymakers and Big Business Across the Country Are Watching, The Capitol Forum, Sept. 2, 2020
- Mapping the Future of the SEC (There’s a Nonzero Chance Hestor Pierce Takes Over), Yahoo! Finance, June 26, 2020
- The Tech Billionaire Marshaling the Fight Against Big Tech, The Information, June 23, 2020
- Waste Management – Advanced Divestitures Projected to be Substantially Above Original Cap, WasteDive, June 23, 2020
- Antitrust Battle Based on Ads Might Play to Google’s Advantage, The Information, June 8, 2020
- Antitrust Expert Weighs Uber/Grubhub Merger Hurdles, Food On Demand, May 28, 2020
- Uber Approaches Grubhub with Acquisition Offer: Sources, Yahoo Finance, May 12, 2020
- Zoom’s Success Story Probably Won’t Include a Facebook Takeover, New York Post, April 28, 2020
- Should We Still Be Concerned About OPEC?, Fuse, April 9, 2020
- Government Might Seek to Block Facebook Integration of Instagram, WhatsApp, AdAge, Dec. 12, 2019
- A Bad Merger Proposal? It’s In The Eye of the Beholder, FTC Watch, Nov. 11, 2019
- Google Is In Serious Trouble, Warns Top Antitrust Lawyer, ZDNet, Oct. 18, 2019
- Apple’s App Maker Lawsuit Could Be Start of More Legal Trouble, Bloomberg Law, Oct. 11, 2019
- Zuckerberg’s Visit to DC Tells Lawmakers that Facebook is Finally Taking Them Seriously,” CNBC, Sept. 21, 2019
- Bashing Big Tech Isn’t Senate Antitrust Chief’s Priority,” Bloomberg Law, Sept. 17, 2019
- U.S. College Education Could Be Pricier With Textbook Merger,” Reuters, July 29, 2019
- Fed Judge Nears Nixing $69B CVS-Aetna Deal: Sources,” New York Post, June 10, 2019
- Tech Giants Amass a Lobbying Army for an Epic Washington Battle,” The New York Times, June 6, 2019, p. A1
- Oil Cartel Bill’s Passage is Long Overdue,” Law 360, May 16, 2019
- Observers See Apple as Narrow Path Down Illinois Brick Road,” Global Competition Review, May 16, 2019
- Bills Could Give US Way to Move Against OPEC, Speakers Say,” Oil and Gas Journal, April 22, 2019
- Bills Could Give US Way to Move Against OPEC, Speakers Say,” Oil and Gas Journal, April 22, 2019
- Shutdown May Give Facebook a Break from FTC Probe,” Bloomberg Law, Dec. 18, 2018
- Amazon Could Boost Washington Influence With Addition of Hub,” Bloomberg Government, Nov. 13, 2018
- As Trump Taunts OPEC, Congress Weighs Anti-trust Bill,” Houston Chronicle, September 26, 2018
- T-Mobile Hires WilmerHale to Lobby on Merger,” Politico Influence, July 13, 2018
- Trump Administration Appeals Ruling in AT&T-Time Warner Merger,” Politico, July 12, 2018
- AT&T Closes Its Massive $85 Billion Deal for Time Warner,” Business Insider, June 14, 2018
- Business Groups Praise Corker Amendment, But Will It Go Anywhere?” Politico Influence, June 7, 2018
- Bayer AG, Monsanto Co. Approval Hinges on Risky Innovation Fix,” Bloomberg Law, May 31, 2018
- Progressive Groups Launch Ad Campaign to Break Up Facebook,” Slate, May 21, 2018
- Big Tech on Notice as Trump Antitrust Picks Arrive at the FTC,” Bloomberg BNA, May 4, 2018
- U.S. Said to Investigate AT&T, Verizon Over Wireless Collusion Claim,” Reuters, April 20, 2018
- $463 Million vs. 45 Cents: The War of Numbers in the Court Battle Over AT&T’s Mega Merger,” The Washington Post, March 18, 2018, p. G1
- Democrats Call for Trump Communications on AT&T/Time Warner,” Global Competition Review, Feb 12, 2018
- AT&T Suit Shows the Price of Confirmation Delays,” Bloomberg BNA, Jan. 9, 2018
- How Tight is DOJ’s Case Against AT&T/Time Warner Deal?” CNBC, Nov. 20, 2017
- Meet Makan Delrahim, the Antitrust Chief Heading Up AT&T-Time Warner Lawsuit,” The Wall Street Journal, Nov. 20, 2017
- US Sues to Stop AT&T Buying Time Warner, Says Would Hike Rates,” Reuters, Nov. 20, 2017
- AT&T Lobbying Grows As Justice Dept. Antitrust Suit Looms,” Bloomberg Big Law Big Business, Nov. 16, 2017
- What a Combined Hasbro, Mattel Would Mean for the Toy Industry,” The Wall Street Journal, Nov. 15, 2017, p. B7
- How Grassley’s Reforms Would Change FARA – Bloom Strategic Counsel Signs Molson Coors,” Politico Influence, Nov. 8, 2017
- Google Probe Findings Should Be Public, Rep. Ellison Says,” Bloomberg BNA, Oct. 13, 2017
- Current Political Considerations in Antitrust Enforcement,” The Capitol Forum, Oct. 3, 2017
- Top Democrats Unveil Ambitious Antitrust Agenda,” Bloomberg Law, July 24, 2017
- FTC Urged to Reopen Google Probe After Record EU Fine,” FTC Watch, July 21, 2017
- Failed DraftKings, Walgreens Deals Show No Trump Effect at FTC,” Bloomberg BNA, July 20, 2017
- Walgreens, Rite Aid End $9.4 Billion Merger,” The Wall Street Journal, p. A1, June 29, 2017
- “Walgreens Trims Rite-Aid Deal After Antitrust Concerns,” Fox Business, June 29, 2017
- “EU’s Record $2.7B Google Fine Could Be Signal of More to Come,” New York Post, June 27, 2017
- “The Consolidated Domino Effect,” The Washington, D.C. 100, June 6, 2017
- “CR Bard/Becton Dickinson Likely To Face Lengthy Antitrust Review,” DealReporter, May 23, 2017
- “Delrahim to be Nominated to Head US Justice Department’s Antitrust Division,” Reuters, March 27, 2017
- “Ohlhausen Seen As Auditioning to Keep Top FTC Role,” Bloomberg BNA, Feb. 23, 2017
- “Bloom on Google: A Lot of Basis to Bring an Antitrust Case,” CNBC Closing Bell, Jan. 30, 2017
- “Google Has a Higher Antitrust Risk Under Trump Because Laws Are ‘Rather Vague’,” CNBC, Jan. 30, 2017
- “Sessions Signals Political Independence On Antitrust, Spurring AT&T/TW Review Speculation,” Communications Daily, Jan. 12, 2017
- “FTC’s Ohlhausen Faces Tricky Odds as Possible Agency Chief,” Bloomberg BNA, Nov. 29, 2016
- “These Professors Make More Than a Thousand Bucks an Hour Peddling Mega-Mergers,” ProPublica, Nov. 16, 2016
- “Trump Victory Clouds Outlook for Time Warner-AT&T, Other Mergers,” Reuters, Nov. 9, 2016
- “Trump Antitrust Policy Seen as Wild Card – GW Bush or the Next Teddy Roosevelt?” DealReporter, Nov. 9, 2016
- “Trump Viewed as Wild Card for Mega Mergers,” Bloomberg BNA, October 12, 2016
- “Blame Bad Timing: Potash-Agrium Deal Seen Facing Scrutiny,” Bloomberg Markets, Sept. 19, 2016
- “Amazon Hires Antitrust Lobbyist,” The Seattle Times, August 25, 2016
- “Amazon Scoops High-Profile Antitrust Lobbyist,” The Global Legal Post, August 25, 2016
- “Amazon Hires Antitrust Lobbyist,” The Hill, August 24, 2016
- “Amazon Hires ‘Antitrust Guru’ Seth Bloom,” Bloomberg Law, August 24, 2016
- “Amazon Taps Bloom for Antitrust,” Politico Influence, August 23, 2016
- “Praxair and Linde’s Merger Would Face Major Antitrust Hurdles,” Reuters, August 16, 2016
- “Clinton Seen Continuing Obama Merger Crackdown,” Bloomberg BNA, August 2, 2016
- “Democratic Antitrust Campaigning Atypical, Signals Tone to Come, Say Antitrust Veterans,” Communications Daily, August 1, 2016
- “DLA Piper for Marsh & McLennan, Nickles Group for Shire, Podesta for Medivation,” Politico Influence, July 22, 2016
- “Free Trade and the Threat to Intellectual Property Protection in China,” Global Trade Magazine, July 3, 2016
- “Staples Legal Strategy Backfired in U.S. Office Depot Trial,” Bloomberg Technology, May 17, 2016
- “Trump Says Amazon Has ‘A Huge Antitrust Problem’,” Reuters, May 13, 2016
- “Is Amazon Violating Antitrust Laws?” CNBC Closing Bell, May 13, 2016
- “Monsanto, Once M&A Instigator, Now in Awkward Role As Possible Target,” Reuters, May 12, 2016
- “Why Did a Federal Judge Reject a Staples and Office Depot Merger?” The Christian Science Monitor, May 12, 2016
- “Nixed Deals Across Atlantic Show Tougher Regulators’ Stance,” Bloomberg Technology, May 11, 2016
- “Staples-Office Depot Merger Collapses After Block by Judge,” Bloomberg Technology, May 10, 2016
- “Conversations with Thought Leaders,” Capitol Forum Interview Series, May 4, 2016
- “HHS: Don’t Believe Those Double-Digit Premium Increases,” Politico Pulse, April 13, 2016
- “Aetna Hires Tom Daschle, Other Former Government Officials, As Feds Consider Merger With Humana,” International Business Times, April 11, 2016
- “Smooth Sailing With a Few Rough Waves For Three Member Commission,” FTC Watch, April 1, 2016
- “Misuse of Competition Policy Threatens Legitimate Patent Rights,” Global Competition Review, March 15, 2016
- “Singer and Albright,” Politico Influence, Feb. 16, 2016
- “First in PI – A&P’s New Clients,” Politico Influence, Jan. 29, 2016
- “GE To Sell Appliance Business to China’s Haier for $5.4 Billion,” Reuters, Jan. 15, 2016
- “O’Neill’s Outlook From A&P — Pfizer Signs Bloom,” Politico Influence, Jan. 14, 2016
- “Steve McBee Speaks on NRG Departure,” Politico Influence, Jan. 6, 2016
- “2015: An Aggressive Time For Antitrust Watchdogs,” FTC Watch, Dec. 18, 2015
- “Proposed Dow-Dupont Merger Must Clear Regulatory Hurdles,” National Public Radio, Morning Edition, Dec. 14, 2015
- “Merger-Mania Brings Out the Antitrust Police,” The Wall Street Journal Law Blog, Dec. 11, 2015
- “Dow-Dupont Deal Would Get Close Antitrust Review,” The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 10, 2015
- Interview on Dow/Dupont Merger, WILS Radio, Lansing, MI, Dec. 9, 2015
- Hawaiian Airlines to Lobby — Aetna Adds Four Firms, Politico Influence, August 18, 2015
- A2IM Adds Carl Thorsen to Its Lobbying Team, Music Week, August 5, 2015
- Justice Department Investigations Airlines for Possible Price Collusion, National Public Radio, July 2, 2015
- Conversations with Thought Leaders, Capitol Forum Interview Series, April 16, 2015
- Profile A2IM: ‘We Changed the Perception of What Indie Stands For,’, Music Week, February 6, 2015
- Staples, Office Depot Expect Second Time a Charm in Mergers, Reuters, February 4, 2015
- A Challenge to FTC Methods, Wall Street Journal, November 17, 2014
- Halliburton Seeks to Replace Baker Hughes Board, Fortune, November 14, 2014
- Congressional Merger Scrutiny Will Stay Tough with GOP Control, Antitrust Experts Say, FTC Watch, November 13, 2014
- Halliburton in talks to buy Baker Hughes, Reuters, November 13, 2014
- CP Rail takeover bid report lifts CSX shares, but analysts skeptical of the deal, Financial Post, October 13, 2014
- Amazon Walks Line as Prices Keep Antitrust Cops At Bay, Bloomberg Business Week, August 13, 2014
- Merger of Papermakers May be OK’d Despite Antitrust Concerns, Reuters, July 24, 2014
- Is it Time to Axe the Tunney Act, FTC Watch, June 17, 2014
- Interview with Capitol Forum on “Politics and Antitrust”, May 14, 2014
- Time Warner, Comcast Executives Seek Support in Congress for Deal, The Hill, April 9, 2014
- Comcast Recruits Antitrust Lobbyist Amid Merger Scrutiny, Law360, March 21, 2014
- Comcast Adds Two Antitrust Lobbyists Ahead of Merger Hearing, Legal Times, March 20, 2014
- State AGs get in the game on Comcast Merger — Graham to into online gambling bill — DMCA talks kick off today, Politico Morning Tech, March 20, 2014
- Airline Merger Draws Scathing Tunney Act Review, FTC Watch, March 18, 2014
- Safeway’s $9 Billion Deal Is Bet Chain Can Ward Off Foes, Bloomberg News, March 7, 2014
- In U.S. Mergers, No One Waits for this Waiting Period, Reuters, March 5, 2014
- DC Scrutiny Likely Low for Facebook-WhatsApp Merger, Politico, Feb. 20, 2014
- Facebook’s WhatsApp Deal Seen Avoiding U.S. Antitrust Challenge, Bloomberg Businessweek, Feb. 19, 2014
- DOJ Antitrust Chief Uncertain for Comcast Review, The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 13, 2014
- PCCA Launches Public Affair Shop — Cassidy hires Belote — Yelp Hires Second Lobbyist, Politico Influence, Feb. 6, 2014
- For Yelp, An Expanding Push into Politics, The Hill Hillicon Valley Blog, Feb. 6, 2014
- OVERNIGHT TECH: Commerce Department Facial Recognition Talks Begin, The Hill Hillicon Valley Blog, Feb. 5, 2014
- Sticker Shock Key to Antitrust Approval of Sysco, US Foods Deal, Reuters, January 31, 2014
- Former Senate Staffer Reflects on State of Antitrust, FTC Watch, December 17, 2013
- Insight: U.S. Ask if Car Dealers Ganged Up on Shopping Website Truecar, Reuters, December 17, 2013
- FTC Hertz Fix for Dollar Thrifty Foundered After Warning, Bloomberg Businessweek, November 29, 2013
- Rivals Circle Time Warner Cable for Possible Takeover, The Wall Street Journal, November 23, 2013
- Merger’s Critics Get One More Shot, The Wall Street Journal, November 14, 2013
- US Airways, American to Merge After Settling Antitrust Suit, Reuters, November 12, 2013
- “Obama hunts for new DOJ antitrust chief,” The Deal, August 30, 2011