The FTC and DOJ have updated 2016 antitrust guidelines regarding antitrust issues implicated by certain kinds of agreements impacting employees and labor markets. Businesses and their HR personnel need to understand that the...more
The FTC just announced its annual changes to both certain thresholds which govern the need to make an HSR filing, the fees associated with required filings and which dictate the legality of interlocking directorates. The...more
Overview - On January 2, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published 2025 HSR Form Updates: What Filers Need to Know. Essentially, the document is a summary of the 400+ page final rule, published at Federal Register:...more
Overview - On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released the final version of material changes to the submissions required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (“HSR”)....more
See below the Saul Ewing LLP Health Law Practice Group 2023 predictions from various members of our practice group! Our colleagues help interested parties in the health care delivery system with transactional, regulatory,...more
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BACKGROUND: The Rule - What It Means and What It Prohibits - A somewhat little-known and obscure provision of U.S. antitrust law – Section 8 of the Clayton Act – makes it illegal in certain circumstances for the same person...more
As we have just passed the half-way point of 2022, many health systems are thinking about acquisitions they would like to complete before the end of the calendar year. In addition to the necessary due diligence, contracting...more
On January 24, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its annual update to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filing thresholds. The new thresholds were published in the Federal Register on January 24 and will take effect 30...more
As it does annually around this time, on January 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced the annual adjustments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR”). ...more
In a crystal-clear effort to incentivize corporate antitrust compliance and promote a culture of compliance, the United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, on July 11, announced a significant new policy and...more
Federal Trade Commission Announces Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds -
?The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the revised thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act, as required by the...more
As it does at around this time annually, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the revised thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act, as required by the 2000 Amendment of Section 7A of the...more
The U.S. Supreme Court, on February 25, 2015, reaffirmed that state professional boards controlled by same-profession individuals which are not "actively supervised" do not enjoy Parker v. Brown-based state action immunity...more