Days after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached its first divestiture settlement of the new Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ or the Division) followed through on Assistant...more
6/17/2025
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Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Biden Administration ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Divestiture ,
Merger Remedies ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Settlement ,
Trump Administration
In a growing trend, states are requiring more premerger filings by enacting “baby-HSR” laws modeled after the federal Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. These state-level statutes require parties to certain mergers and acquisitions...more
Breaking from longstanding tradition, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) both recently withdrew their attendance and speakership from the American Bar Association...more
Wilson Sonsini’s inaugural Biotech Summit will address topics of critical importance to Biotech and Biopharmaceutical companies, including early and late-stage venture financing, partnering strategies, current and future AI...more
8/14/2024
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biopharmaceutical ,
Biotechnology ,
Business Strategies ,
Capital Markets ,
CEOs ,
Collaboration ,
Early Stage Companies ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Events ,
Exit Strategies ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Investors ,
Life Sciences ,
Mergers ,
Partnerships ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Startups ,
Therapeutic Services ,
Venture Capital
Serial acquisitions and roll-up strategies are facing intense scrutiny as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division request public comment on how these types of...more
5/30/2024
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Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Biden Administration ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Threshold Requirements