Professor Afsharipour Comments for San Francisco Chronicle on Staples-Office Depot Merger Injunction

Professor Afra Afsharipour commented for the San Francisco Chronicle on a federal court decision to grant the Federal Trade Commission's request for an injunction blocking Staples' attempt to acquire Office Depot. 

Professor Afsharipour said that the FTC was justified in opposing the merger, noting the agency had previously blocked deals that might harm business customers.  She also criticized the legal strategy of the companies, which declined to present witnesses or evidence during a hearing on the injunction.

Professor Afsharipour's areas of research include comparative corporate law and governance, mergers and acquisitions, and transactional law.  Her scholarship has appeared in numerous law reviews, including the Columbia Law Review, the Minnesota Law Review, the Vanderbilt Law Review, and the UC Davis Law Review.