For the first time in 46 years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved extensive updates to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act premerger notification form and associated instructions, as well as the premerger...more
Welcome to our newsletter with the latest legal news in sports from the Courtside Counsel. Our team of attorneys is actively monitoring the news for need-to-know legal developments and issues involving the sports industry....more
8/14/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Athletes ,
Climate Change ,
Entertainment Industry ,
International Olympic Committee (IOC) ,
Olympics ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sports ,
Sports Betting ,
Surveillance ,
Technology
The NCAA reaches a historic settlement to pay college athletes. What to know: NPR -
What: On May 23, 2024, the NCAA and the so-called “power five” athletic conferences reached a groundbreaking agreement that seeks to end...more
6/14/2024
/ Analytics ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Class Action ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ,
Investors ,
Machine Learning ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
New Regulations ,
Settlement ,
Sports Gambling ,
Title IX
Welcome to our newsletter with the latest legal news in sports from the Courtside Counsel. Our team of attorneys is actively monitoring the news for need-to-know legal developments and issues involving the sports industry....more
4/18/2024
/ Arenas and Stadiums ,
College Athletes ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Documentaries ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
MLB ,
Name and Likeness ,
Netflix ,
Sales Tax ,
Scholarships ,
Sports Betting ,
Sports Gambling ,
Student Athletes ,
Title IX
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Monday, January 22, 2024 that the jurisdictional thresholds for filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act) will increase in 2024, including an...more
1/26/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Fees ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Size of Persons Test ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
Threshold Requirements
Last week the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission (Antitrust Agencies) jointly released a draft of their long-awaited revised Merger Guidelines, which reflect the Biden Administration’s ramped up merger...more
7/28/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Biden Administration ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Joint Policy Statements ,
Merger Reviews ,
Mergers ,
New Guidance ,
Online Platforms ,
Vertical Mergers
On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ, and together with the FTC, the Agencies) announced proposed changes to the premerger notification filing...more
7/7/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Comment Period ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Controls ,
Merger Reviews ,
Mergers ,
NPRM ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications