Former enforcers clash over cooperating with FBI

Olivia Rafferty

28 June 2022

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A former Federal Bureau of Investigation agent and three former antitrust enforcers have disagreed over whether competition lawyers should advise companies to speak with FBI agents during so-called “knock-and-talk” interviews.

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