Legislatures in several states have recently introduced bills that would require certain parties who submit Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger filings to the federal government to provide that same information to the state. On...more
4/16/2025
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Threshold Requirements
On Dec. 11, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Antitrust Division announced the withdrawal of their decades-old guidelines regarding collaboration among competitors. The...more
In June 2024, a California jury awarded plaintiffs nearly $4.8 billion in an antitrust class action against the National Football League (NFL) and DirecTV. In the case, In re National Football League's "Sunday Ticket"...more
11/7/2024
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Antitrust Violations ,
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Broadcasting ,
Class Action ,
Damages ,
DirectTV ,
Expert Testimony ,
Football ,
Market Participants ,
NFL ,
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Private Equity (PE) has been a popular and frequent target of the Biden Administration’s recent antitrust enforcement efforts. Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice Antitrust Division...more
6/5/2024
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
FTCA Section 13(b) ,
Minority Shareholders ,
Monopolization ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Private Equity
There are five crucial areas of focus that will impact mergers, acquisitions and corporate governance going forward:
New Hart Scott Rodino (HSR) rules are expected in weeks, not months....more
4/24/2024
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Agreements ,
Merger Controls ,
Private Equity ,
Remedies
On July 19, 2023, The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice (the agencies) released a draft update of the Merger Guidelines that would significantly overhaul how the agencies review mergers and acquisitions....more