ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM WEIGHS IN ON DOJ CLEARANCE OF JUNIPER NETWORKS-HPE MERGER
October 2024 — Associate Dean Daryl Lim was recently quoted in an article by CTFN discussing the anticipated clearance of Juniper Networks’ acquisition by HPE by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Reflecting on the European Commission’s prior approval, Lim noted, “The DOJ often considers the assessments of other major regulators.” He further explained that the merger is unlikely to raise significant antitrust concerns due to the presence of strong competitors and similar AI capabilities among industry players. Associate Dean Lim’s insights underscore his expertise in competition law and regulatory dynamics, highlighting the importance of his work at the intersection of law, technology, and innovation. CTFN provides market-leading intelligence on mergers and acquisitions, regulatory developments, and other tradeable events across all U.S. and European sectors.
Daryl Lim is the H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law at Penn State Dickinson Law. He is also the Associate Dean for Research and Innovation and Founding Director of the Intellectual Property (IP) Law and Innovation Initiative. At the university level, he is a co-hire at the Institute of Computational and Data Sciences and an affiliate at the Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence.
Professor Lim is an award-winning author, observer, and commentator on national and global trends in IP and competition policy and how they influence and are influenced by law, technology, economics, and politics. He helps policymakers, attorneys, corporate counsel, scholars, and the public understand the world around them. He is a founding member of the Global IP Alliance and its local chapters in Pennsylvania and Illinois. In addition, he serves as Co-Chair of the University Education Committee in the US IP Alliance. In December 2022, the American Law Institute elected Professor Lim to its membership based on demonstrated excellence and outstanding professional achievement. In 2023, the US Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission recognized him as “a leading expert in antitrust law and economics” and the IAM Strategy 300, a guide to the industry pioneers with “exceptional skill sets, as well as profound insights into the development, creation, and management of IP value,” named him to its World’s Leading IP Strategists 2023 list. In 2024, he was appointed to the consultative group advising the United Nations Secretary General’s High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence.