On February 2, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its adjusted reporting thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) in the Federal Register. The revised thresholds,...more
2/4/2021
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In a year of many firsts, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Competition published new Vertical Merger Guidelines on June 30, 2020 (Guidelines) — the first...more
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) committed to providing the DOJ’s Business Review Letters (BRLs) and the FTC’s Advisory Opinions (AOs) on an...more
On April 13, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, the agencies) issued their Joint Antitrust Statement Regarding COVID-19 and Competition In Labor Markets (Joint...more
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) committed to providing the DOJ’s Business Review Letters (BRLs) and the FTC’s Advisory Opinions (AOs) on an...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (and collectively, the agencies) issued on March 24, 2020 their Joint Antitrust Statement Regarding COVID-19 (Joint Statement) regarding their respective...more
Businesses are taking drastic measures to protect consumers and employees during the COVID-19 (commonly referred to as the coronavirus) outbreak, and they are utilizing trade associations and other meetings with competitors...more
On January 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published adjusted reporting thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act) in the Federal Register. Companies...more
1/31/2020
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On January 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Competition published their Draft Vertical Merger Guidelines (Draft Guidelines). This was the first...more
Antitrust pressures are mounting for merging, growing and already-large companies as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Justice (DOJ), congressional panels, presidential candidates and even the American public...more
Bad press. Burdensome and costly document and data collections. Unpredictable outcomes. The sometimes-slow pace of justice. It’s easy to understand why parties often prefer early settlement to fighting a lawsuit through trial...more
Recent amendments to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), titled the Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act, require parties to inform regulatory authorities of executed settlement...more
On June 28, 2018, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker sent a letter to the heads of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requesting those agencies to revisit their guidance on...more
Companies and shareholders contemplating mergers or acquisitions must consider all potential anticompetitive implications of a deal, including the competitive effects of minority shareholder interests. The Federal Trade...more
Competitors exploring mergers or acquisitions may find themselves under a microscope regarding what information they exchange in the process. On March 20, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reaffirmed its longstanding...more
In a speech on January 19, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s chief antitrust enforcer, Makan Delrahim, said the Division is investigating and plans to pursue criminal actions against employers who have agreed not...more