While the original guidelines focused primarily on per se illegal wage-fixing and no-poach agreements, the 2025 Guidelines illustrate a significant expansion in enforcement, broadening scrutiny to compensation benchmarking,...more
2/12/2025
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As a result of the increase in the U.S. Gross National Product (GNP) for 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced an increase in the jurisdictional filing thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust...more
1/16/2025
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DOJ recently withdrew three antitrust policy statements that had provided guidance for information sharing by competitors
Companies that participate in an information exchange should share sensitive information only with...more
New legislation lowers HSR filing fees for most transactions valued less than $500 million but increases the fees for transactions valued at or above $500 million, while introducing a new requirement to disclose subsidies...more
1/9/2023
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Size-of-transaction threshold under Hart-Scott-Rodino Act will increase to $90 million.
On April 3, 2019, revised thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR) will take effect. The...more
3/5/2019
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Size-of-Transaction Threshold Will Increase to $84.4 Million -
On February 28, 2018, revised thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) will take effect. The thresholds determine whether parties involved in proposed...more
1/31/2018
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