The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an action on September 21, 2023, against U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc. (USAP) and private equity group Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), alleging that a series of...more
10/2/2023
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Biden Administration ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Health Care Providers ,
Private Equity ,
Sherman Act
On July 18, 2023, the DOJ Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission released new Guidelines detailing the principles that they intend to apply when reviewing mergers. The Guidelines, issued in draft form for public...more
There has been a significant increase in attention given to antitrust merger enforcement by the United States Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission under the Biden Administration. While enforcement action taken...more
Williams Mullen attorneys Jim Burns (Antitrust & Trade Regulation) and Laura Windsor (Labor, Employment & Immigration) discuss the recent seismic movements at the FTC regarding a proposed rule banning non-competes in...more
The New Year has certainly started with a bang at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). First, the agency announced enforcement actions against three employers prohibiting those companies from using non-competition agreements...more
In 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order directing antitrust enforcers to make sure that health care would be an area of emphasis for antitrust enforcement, and in 2022 they did. Federal regulators brought several...more
12/22/2022
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Biden Administration ,
Change in Control ,
Competition ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Criminal Liability ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Divestiture ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Horizontal Mergers ,
Indictments ,
Mergers ,
No-Poaching ,
Non-Profit Hospitals ,
Nurses ,
Staffing Agencies
Earlier this year, Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, who leads the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division, announced that the Antitrust Division would eschew settlements in merger challenges in...more
9/23/2022
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Divestiture ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Insurance ,
Mergers ,
Settlement ,
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