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Will the DOJ Use their Approval of “New Charter” as a Blueprint in MegaBrew?

Dear Client:As you may have heard, the DOJ recently approved Charter Communication's acquisition of Time Warner Cable to form New Charter. The approval was only granted, however, after the DOJ set some stringent conditions on the takeover.People like Andre Barlow, a former attorney of the DOJ's Antitrust Division, hope it's a sign that his past colleagues aren't rubber-stamping anything.Andre penned a recent article in The Hill asking the DOJ to replicate this "tough merger cop" stance in its review of

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