Former DoJ Antitrust Attorneys Slam Live Nation-Ticketmaster Settlement: ‘It Is Deeply Troubling That the Antitrust Division Is Engaged in Selective Non-Prosecution of Political Allies’

Teona Gherasim

Two former top antitrust attorneys at the U.S. Department of Justice who were central to its case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster had strong words for the department following its abrupt settlement with the company just one week after the trial — which saw the DOJ and over 30 states accusing the company of monopolistic business practices — began in March. “When I stood up and gave the opening statement in this case, I believed that we were going to win,” David Dahlquist, the former Deputy