#237 Should We Bank on Changes? A Conversation About Bank Merger Policy

Bank failures in 2023 led to renewed interest in bank consolidation and debate over the role of antitrust in bank policy. But does this mean we can expect the DOJ Antitrust Division to change the way they are approaching bank mergers? Damian Didden, Partner at Wachtell, joins Jaclyn Phillips and Sergei Zaslavsky to explain the debate about bank consolidation and what we can glean from the Antitrust Division's statements about its approach to bank merger review. Tune in to learn more about whether you can bank on changes in this space. With special guest: Damian Didden, Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Related Links: Wachtell Comments on Revisions to the 1995 Banking Guidelines Wachtell Lipton Criticizes Putting Politics in Bank Merger Antitrust Policy Hosted by: Jaclyn Phillips, White & Case LLP and Sergei Zaslavsky, O'Melveny & Myers