On June 3, 2025, Judge Matthew F. Kennelly of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied motions to dismiss antitrust claims in a multidistrict litigation (MDL) against MultiPlan, Inc. and...more
On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order, titled “Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers” (the EO), directing federal agencies to identify and rescind or modify anticompetitive regulations. The EO...more
4/24/2025
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The DOJ Antitrust Division and FTC seek public comments from market participants in support of Administration efforts to eradicate laws and regulations that are viewed as hindering competition.
On March 27, 2025, the...more
On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced revised jurisdictional thresholds for determining whether a proposed transaction must be reported to federal authorities under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR)...more
1/14/2025
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Oil companies ordered to pay $5.6 million for exerting beneficial control before the expiration of the mandatory HSR waiting period.
On January 7, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed and resolved a merger...more
1/10/2025
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