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Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) The Clayton Antitrust Act, which was significantly amended in 1936 by the Robinson-Patman Act and again in 1950 by the Celler-Kefauver Antimerger Act, prohibits discrimination among customers through pricing as well as disallows mergers, acquisitions or takeovers of one firm by another if the effect will "substantially lessen competition." It also deals more specifically with types of restraints including exclusive dealing arrangements, tie-in sales, price discrimination, mergers and acquisitions, and interlocking directorates. This act carries only civil penalties and is enforced jointly by both the Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission. Antitrust Law & Lawyers When researching antitrust law and lawyers, it is important to find attorneys who specialize in this kind of law and are experts with issues like sales and distribution, antitrust and unfair competition, trademarks and copyrights, advertising law, consumer protection and franchising. It's not always necessary to find a law firm that deals with all of these issues; however it is good if they are well versed in most of them so as to provide legal representation across the spectrum of a client's business activity. By Elysse Kimberlin