Comcast-Time Warner Review Won’t Be Led by Antitrust Head

Comcast’s proposed acquisition of Time Warner Cable won’t be reviewed by the head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division, Bill Baer, who is recused on the matter, the Department of Justice said.

The investigation of the Time Warner deal will be overseen by two senior officials at the antitrust division, Renata Hesse and David Gelfand. Baer’s recusal is due to work on a previous matter while in private practice, when he previously represented NBC Universal as a lawyer at law firm Arnold & Porter when Comcast merged with the network in 2011.

[March 7]