On April 4, Washington became the first state to enact the Uniform Antitrust Premerger Notification Act (APNA). Under the APNA, a person making a Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filing on or after July 27, 2025 must provide a copy of...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Jan. 10 annual revisions to the applicable thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the HSR Act). These revisions will apply to all...more
1/16/2025
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Compliance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Fees ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Size of Persons Test ,
Size of Transaction Test
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Jan. 22 annual revisions to the applicable thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the HSR Act). These revisions will apply to all...more
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), with the concurrence of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), announced late last month proposed changes the premerger notification form and rules under...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced Jan. 23 annual revisions to the applicable thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”). These revisions will apply to...more
1/27/2023
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Fees ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Size of Persons Test ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
Threshold Requirements
On January 21, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced the annual revisions to the applicable thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”). These revisions...more
2/15/2022
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Fees ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Size of Persons Test ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
Threshold Requirements
The COVID-19 (the “Coronavirus”) pandemic has the potential to cause business disruptions that may make the performance of a party’s obligations under a commercial contract difficult, unprofitable or impossible. Such...more
3/17/2020
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Commercial Contracts ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Contract Terms ,
Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Response ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Material Adverse Change Clauses (MACs) ,
Performance Standards ,
Relief Measures ,
State of Emergency ,
Supply Chain ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)