Firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. and regular antitrust counsel to Carnival Corporation, praised today's decision by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to close the investigation into the proposed combination of Carnival Corporation and P&O Princess Cruises plc. Carnival to proceed with its offer to Princess shareholders. The European Commission had previously granted clearance. the relevant industry and the impact of the specific transactions under review. Hogan & Hartson advised Carnival on U.S. antitrust issues related to the proposed P&O Princess acquisition from the beginning of the transaction and represented the company in the FTC investigation. firm coordinated "rest of world" competition filings outside of the U.S. and the European Union.