Publications: Viraj Mehrotra

DOJ has decided to use its very fortunate victory in court to effectively destroy Google by chopping off two of its core businesses and turning what’s left of the company into an almost de facto public utility.

Unfortunately, new proposed guidelines for enforcing against abusive exclusionary conduct untether liability from likely harms to competition and consumer welfare.

The DOJ's proposal to break up Google is unusual and would have disastrous consequences for consumers, innovation, and American competitiveness.