Our Work
Supporting USDA crackdown on “Product of USA” fraud
In June 2023, Antimonopoly Counsel drafted a public comment on behalf of Farm Action, Rural Coalition, and the American Grassfed Association, in support of a proposed USDA rule that would crack down on fraudulent "Product of USA" claims.
Urging USDA to revitalize the Packers & Stockyards Act’s protections for livestock growers
Antimonopoly Counsel collaborated with Democracy Forward to draft public comments for Farm Action supporting a proposed USDA rule designed to strengthen enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act prohibitions on discriminatory, retaliatory, and deceptive practices by poultry integrators and meatpackers.
Giving FTC & DOJ tools to block monopolistic mergers through pathbreaking research on the original meaning of the Clayton Act
Antimonopoly Counsel helped Farm Action draft a regulatory comment giving the FTC and DOJ the tools to block monopolistic mergers in the agriculture sector through pathbreaking legal and industry research.
Exposing how bank consolidation has been a key driver of rural distress, and urging DOJ to take remedial action
Antimonopoly Counsel attorney Basel Musharbash represented Farm Action and e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in drafting and submitting a public comment to the Justice Department Antitrust Division exposing the severe harms that unrestrained bank mergers have caused to rural communities since the 1990s — and urging the Antitrust Division to take remedial action.