DOJ Plans Fast-Track Merger Reviews to Speed Deals
The DOJ is adopting a targeted, triage-style approach to merger reviews that speeds clear-cut cases while preserving tough scrutiny for deals that could lessen competition, using tools like divestitures and streamlined filings to reduce delays without relaxing substantive standards. Under the current administration, this selective acceleration is pitched as efficiency for dealmaking—not deregulation, with high-profile cases such as Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery illustrating the focus and political framing around policy shifts.