Effective on March 6, 2024, the mandatory notification thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), will be increasing. The Size of Transaction threshold will jump...more
2/2/2024
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Threshold Requirements
News of a recently filed Federal Court petition against Total Wine & More (“Total Wine”) has brought renewed focus on aggressive actions by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) to enforce antitrust laws, even at great expense...more
Big changes appear to be in store for the premerger notification program under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “HSR Act”). The HSR notification process currently requires parties to transactions...more
6/30/2023
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Governments ,
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Threshold Requirements
On May 24, 2023, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed into law a bill banning nearly all post-termination non-compete agreements with employees and independent contractors. With the signing of the bill, Minnesota became the...more
In February, the threshold for mandatory filing under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”) will be increasing, and filing fees are also being adjusted for the first time in...more