On Jan. 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission announced the 2025 adjusted thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR Act”). The HSR Act notification requirements apply to transactions...more
A U.S. District Court judge in Texas has set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) controversial noncompete rule, ruling that it will not become effective on Sept. 4 as previously scheduled and cannot be enforced by the...more
On July 3, 2024, United States District Court Judge Ada Brown ruled against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and issued a preliminary injunction postponing the implementation of the agency’s controversial rule banning...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted a controversial rule for noncompete provisions today. As expected, the final regulation, which was first proposed in January 2023, will prohibit virtually all noncompete...more
On Jan. 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced the 2024 adjusted thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR Act”). The HSR Act notification requirements apply to transactions...more
This summer, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) proposing extensive revisions to the rules that implement the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended...more
11/2/2023
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Board of Directors ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Controls ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Private Equity ,
Proposed Rules ,
The Clayton Act
On Jan. 23, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced the 2023 adjusted thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR Act”). The HSR Act notification requirements apply to transactions...more
On Jan. 24, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced the 2022 adjusted thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR Act”). The HSR Act notification requirements apply to transactions...more
1/27/2022
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Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Size of Persons Test ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
Threshold Requirements
On Feb. 2, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission announced the 2021 adjusted thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR Act”), which decreased on a year-over-year basis for the first time...more
2/5/2021
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Antitrust Provisions ,
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
On Jan. 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission announced the 2020 adjusted thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR Act”). The HSR Act notification requirements apply to transactions...more
1/30/2020
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Fees ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Size of Persons Test ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
The Clayton Act ,
Threshold Requirements
By the end of 2019, social media advertising spend exceeded print advertising spend for the first time, according to projections issued by the Zenith media agency. In late 2019, Facebook reported that over 140 million...more
1/28/2020
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Brand ,
Celebrity Endorsements ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Endorsements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Endorsement Guidelines ,
Influencers ,
Marketing ,
New Guidance ,
Online Endorsements ,
Popular ,
Social Media ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On Feb. 15, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission announced the 2019 adjusted thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act). The HSR Act notification requirements apply to transactions that...more
3/11/2019
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Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Fees ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Interlocking Directorate ,
Mergers ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Section 8 ,
Size of Persons Test ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
The Clayton Act ,
Threshold Requirements
On Jan. 26, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission announced the 2018 adjusted thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR Act”). The HSR Act notification requirements apply to transactions...more