FPA Submits Coalition Comments to the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission in Response to the Request for Comment Regarding Guidance on Business Collaborations

On behalf of the trade associations listed below, which together represent a broad cross-section of the U.S. business community, we are pleased to submit these comments to the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission in response to the request for comment regarding Guidance on Business Collaborations. We write to encourage the agencies to issue definitive guidance, including the addition of an “antitrust safety zone” regarding the procompetitive role of trade associations, the constitutional protections that safeguard their activities, and the longstanding legal consensus that trade association membership and joint advocacy do not, standing alone, give rise to antitrust liability.