The economic damage attendant to COVID-19 has already resulted in a substantial increase in bankruptcies. Acquisitions through U.S. bankruptcy courts are not exempt from challenge by government antitrust enforcers or private...more
The Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report Fiscal Year 2019, published July 8, 2020, by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), summarizes FTC and DOJ actions conducted under the...more
COVID-19 has financially stressed the U.S. healthcare system in several ways. In many cities, hospitals have needed to add healthcare capacity (especially ICU beds) to serve rapidly increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients. At...more
Due to the developing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has implemented a temporary e-filing system for the submission of filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act...more