Starting today, February 10, 2025, all merger filings will be subject to new Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) rules. The new HSR rules will fundamentally alter the premerger notification process, and substantially increase the...more
The American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section’s annual Spring Meeting concluded on April 12. The annual Spring Meeting featured updates from federal, state and international antitrust enforcers and extensive discussion...more
4/15/2024
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Non-Compete Agreements ,
Robinson-Patman Act ,
Settlement ,
Sherman Act ,
The Clayton Act
On February 3, 2023, the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division announced the withdrawal of three policy statements related to antitrust enforcement in healthcare. Although the withdrawn statements focus on...more
JULY – SEPTEMBER 2021: HIGHLIGHTS -
UNITED STATES -
• The US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) challenge of American Airlines and JetBlue’s “Northeast Alliance” after the joint venture’s approval by the US Department of...more
10/29/2021
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Biden Administration ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
EU ,
EUMR ,
European Commission ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Joint Venture ,
Jurisdictional Thresholds ,
Mergers ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Vertical Mergers
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) yesterday released decreased thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR). The thresholds are indexed to changes in the gross national product (GNP). They...more
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that pharmaceutical companies that wrongly list patents in FDA’s Orange Book must prove they acted in good faith to avoid antitrust liability. In re Lantus Direct Purchaser...more
3/6/2020
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Orange Book ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Sanofi-Aventis ,
Sherman Act
Antitrust regulators in the United States and Europe were very active in the final quarter of 2019. The FTC and DOJ continue to investigate and challenge M&A transactions in a variety of industries. Events of this quarter...more
2/14/2020
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Advertising ,
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EU ,
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Mergers ,
Monopolization ,
Online Platforms ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Sprint ,
T-Mobile ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
The US Federal Trade Commission today announced increased thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and for determining whether parties trigger the prohibition against interlocking directors...more
1/29/2020
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Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
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Filing Fees ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Interlocking Directorate ,
Mergers ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Size of Persons Test ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
The Clayton Act ,
Threshold Requirements
UNITED STATES: OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2018 UPDATE -
Both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) were very active in the final quarter of 2018, closing seven cases that required in-depth...more
3/8/2019
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Antitrust Investigations ,
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Competition ,
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EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Vertical Mergers
The US Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Competition announced the launch of a new Technology Task Force that will investigate anticompetitive conduct, review past transactions, as well as contribute to pending...more