Paul T Denis

Paul T Denis

November 10, 2023 | The American Lawyer

Law Firm Leaders May Be Tiring of the Job, But That's Not Why They've Been Leaving

An analysis by former Big Law partner Paul Denis of leadership departures over the past few decades shows recent changes may be based less on satisfaction and more on growing tenure length.

By Paul T. Denis

5 minute read

April 07, 2008 | National Law Journal

New Tech, Old Doctrines

Google's acquisition of DoubleClick is the prototypical new technology transaction. So it is not surprising that the Federal Trade Commission's official statement explaining why it chose not to challenge the transaction discusses antitrust concepts not found in the 1992 Horizontal Merger Guidelines. What is surprising about the decision, however, is that the FTC does not blaze new trails of antitrust thinking to justify its decision.

By Paul T. Denis

9 minute read

November 01, 2010 | National Law Journal

The perils of proximity in horizontal mergers

Revised guidelines require merging companies to determine if they are particularly close rivals.

By Paul T. Denis

9 minute read

November 05, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Perils of Proximity in Horizontal Mergers

The new U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Horizontal Merger Guidelines attempt to reshape antitrust merger analysis, going beyond the agencies' primary objective of more closely tracking what they actually do in practice.

By Paul T. Denis

9 minute read

March 21, 2005 | National Law Journal

Show Me a Winning Story

In merger litigation, the plaintiffs should offer the court a specific, detailed story.

By Paul T. Denis

10 minute read