Because the same persons occupy seats on the boards of companies that are supposed to compete in the marketplace, there is a potential for violations of federal antitrust acts, particularly the CLAYTON ACT (15 U.S.C.A. §§ 12-27 [1914]) which prohibits the existence of inter-locking directorates that substantially reduce commercial competition.
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