While M&A activity has slowed in the tail end of the first quarter of 2025, including in healthcare, there have been several noteworthy developments in the antitrust space in the first 100 days of the Trump Administration. ...more
5/14/2025
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Certificates of Public Advantage (COPAs) ,
Class Action ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Trump Administration
On April 4, 2025, Washington became the first state to enact a law requiring a general pre-merger notification of HSR-reportable deals to state enforcers, regardless of industry....more
In recent years, states have shown an increased interest in regulating healthcare markets. The trend has accelerated further since the start of 2025, with a flurry of proposals in at least 12 states. ...more
3/21/2025
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Competition ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Private Equity ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Legislatures
On January 14, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) sued private equity giant KKR & Co. (KKR) for numerous violations of antitrust law, alleging that KKR repeatedly violated its obligations to provide information on its...more
1/17/2025
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Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Notice Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Private Equity ,
Threshold Requirements
On Friday, January 10th, 2025, the US Chamber of Commerce, American Investment Council, Business Roundtable, and Longview Chamber of Commerce (collectively the “Plaintiffs”) filed a joint lawsuit challenging the FTC’s and...more
The FTC’s enforcement efforts against private equity hit a significant roadblock on May 13 when a federal judge granted Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe’s (Welsh Carson) motion to dismiss the agency’s complaint against the...more
On June 27, 2023, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Premerger...more
Department of Justice Withdraws Long-Standing Antitrust Healthcare Policy Statements -
On February 2, 2023, the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the withdrawal of its support for three...more
5/24/2023
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Amazon ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Appeals ,
Certificates of Public Advantage (COPAs) ,
Competition ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Health Care Providers ,
No-Poaching ,
Policy Statement ,
Popular ,
Wage-Fixing