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A coalition of business associations, led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, secured a significant victory today against the Federal Trade Commission in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The...

The Trump Administration’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Justice Department Antitrust Division (DOJ) are likely to continue their trend of accepting remedies to resolve mergers that present anticompetitive concerns,...

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 30, 2026 – Rule Garza Howley successfully represented Arctic Glacier, LLC and its parent company, The Carlyle Group, in obtaining antitrust clearance for Reddy Ice, LLC’s proposed acquisition of...

Rule Garza Howley’s five founding members have each been included in the 2026 edition of “The Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers” list.  Rick Rule, Deborah Garza, Dan Howley, Bill Dolan,...

The Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) has revised the jurisdictional and filing fee thresholds of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “HSR Act”) and the Premerger Notification Rules (the...

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 8, 2026 – Rule Garza Howley LLP has been named to the “shortlist” for the award for the Antitrust Firm of the Year by Benchmark Litigation.  Benchmark Litigation’s 2026 US Awards shortlist...

Rule Garza Howley LLP has been named “Highly Recommended” in Global Competition Review’s 2026 ranking of Washington, DC antitrust firms. The publication highlighted the firm as a whole and its leadership—Rick Rule,...

Rule Garza Howley’s five founding members have each been included on the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America list.  Rick Rule, Deborah Garza, Dan Howley, Bill Dolan, and Margot Campbell were all recognized as...

WASHINGTON, DC — October 14, 2025 — Rule Garza Howley Managing Partner Dan Howley and Counsel Nate Harris co-authored the article “How Trump Admin. Is Shifting Biden’s Antitrust Merger Enforcement,” published in...

WASHINGTON, DC, September 8, 2025 — Lawdragon announced the inclusion of all five Rule Garza Howley partners Rick Rule, Deborah Garza, Dan Howley, Margot Campbell, and Bill Dolan as well as counsel Emily Renzelli in its...