In its assessment of the proposed Exxon–Mobil merger, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) raised a number of competition issues for further review.
Retained by Covington & Burling and by Hogan & Hartson
In its assessment of the proposed Exxon–Mobil merger, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) raised a number of competition issues for further review. Cornerstone Research supported an economics professor, who was retained as a consultant on many of these issues. Following extensive FTC scrutiny, the merger was permitted.