On April 4, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against activist investor ValueAct Capital. The DOJ asserts that ValueAct improperly relied on the “investment only” exemption to the...more
On August 24, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or the “Commission”) filed a proposed settlement in federal court regarding alleged violations by Third Point LLC (“Third Point”) of the premerger reporting laws related...more
9/1/2015
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Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Investment-Only Exemption ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Third Point ,
Voting Securities ,
Yahoo!
On June 1, 2015, Canada’s Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (“ESTMA” or “the Act”) came into force. Approved in December 2014, but not in force until this month, the Act requires companies in the extractive sector...more
7/27/2015
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Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Canada ,
Compliance ,
Enforcement ,
Extractive Industry Transparency Rule ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Official ,
Internal Controls ,
Mineral Extraction ,
Multinationals ,
New Legislation ,
Oil & Gas ,
Penalties ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Resource Extraction ,
State-Owned Enterprises