On January 10, 2025, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission filed a statement of interest in Musk v. Altman, signaling a late push by the government to expand the scope of liability for interlocking...more
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The Federal Trade Commission announced the annual revised thresholds for merger notifications under the Hart Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”). The thresholds are revised annually based...more
Along with the HSR filing thresholds, the Federal Trade Commission recently lowered the interlocking directorate thresholds under Section 8 of the Clayton Act. Section 8 prohibits, with certain exceptions, one person from...more