On June 23, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it has initiated the process to adopt regulations for dealers in connection with the advertising and sale of new cars. The proposed rules target “[d]ealer...more
April Fool’s Day this year was no joke for a prominent dealer ownership group with locations in the Midwest and Southeast United States. On Friday, April 1, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Illinois Attorney...more
Welcome to the second annual installment of Seyfarth Shaw’s Commercial Litigation Outlook. Our nationally recognized team provides keen insights about what to expect in 2022. In short, it will be a busy year that will call...more
3/15/2022
/ Class Action ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Commercial Court ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech
Following hard on the heels of President Biden’s July 9, 2021 “Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” which directed federal agencies to exercise their authority to promote competition and curtail...more
On February 2, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that in 2021 the threshold for applying the size-of-parties test of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act will decrease from $94 million to $92 million. Deals that...more
On June 30, 2020 the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly issued new guidelines on how antitrust enforcers evaluate “vertical” mergers—mergers between suppliers and...more
On January 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that in 2020 the minimum size of transaction threshold for reporting proposed mergers and acquisitions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act will increase from...more
1/30/2020
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Interlocking Directorate ,
Popular ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Size of Persons Test ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
The Clayton Act ,
Threshold Requirements
In a unanimous Opinion and Final Order issued on November 1, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) upheld an administrative law judge’s determination that the acquisition by one leading US supplier of lower-limb...more
11/21/2019
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Divestment ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Healthcare ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Industry
As competition intensifies and auto manufacturers and distributors look for new ways to realize value from their brands, they and their counsel would do well to familiarize themselves with the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC)...more
7/9/2019
/ Amended Rules ,
Automotive Industry ,
Business Opportunities ,
Car Dealerships ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Franchise Disclosure Document ,
Franchise Laws ,
Franchisee ,
Franchisors ,
FTC Franchise Rule ,
Manufacturers ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation
The Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals issued by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on October 20, 2016 is not a change in law, but it is a fair warning to human resources...more
11/9/2016
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Criminal Liability ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
New Guidance ,
No-Poaching ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Wage-Fixing ,
Yates Memorandum