In recent years, federal and state antitrust agencies have been increasingly focused on the impact of private equity involvement in the health care sector. Two recent developments in March 2024 reinforce that this heightened...more
On December 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly announced the issuance of the final version of new Merger Guidelines, after publishing a draft in July 2023. We previously...more
On July 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly announced anticipated changes to the Horizontal Merger Guidelines and Vertical Merger Guidelines. The proposed changes...more
On February 3, 2023, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division announced the withdrawal of several long-standing policy statements governing the exchange of certain information among competitors. The DOJ has no...more