The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed suit yesterday to block Lockheed Martin Corporation’s proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc., announced back in December 2020. Aerojet, the last...more
1/26/2022
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Defense Contracts ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Goods or Services ,
Lockheed Martin ,
Prime Contractor ,
Suppliers ,
Vertical Mergers
What happened? The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) announced that, on January 5, 2021, a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Surgical Care Affiliates LLC and its related entity...more
1/15/2021
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Criminal Liability ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
New Guidance ,
No-Poaching ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage-Fixing
Over the past year, State Attorneys General have stepped into what they describe as a void of antitrust enforcement at the federal level. AGs have commenced investigations and brought antitrust actions across industry...more
7/24/2019
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Banks ,
Digital Platforms ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare ,
Interest Rates ,
Libor ,
Marriott ,
No-Poaching ,
Price-Fixing ,
Sprint ,
State Attorneys General ,
Sutter Health ,
T-Mobile ,
Telecommunications ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Two Japanese corporations each agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) charges of violating the premerger notification and waiting period requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Act....more
6/12/2019
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Canon ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Requirements ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Notification Requirements ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Toshiba ,
Waiting Periods