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Seeing Around Corners: Where Disruption and Antitrust Meet

Mayer Brown on 6/18/2025

“Disruption” is business-speak for innovative companies or technologies that challenge the status quo. Now more than ever, it seems like disruption is a constant theme in today’s business and regulatory environment,...more

Healthcare & Antitrust: What to Expect in the New Trump Administration

WilmerHale on 5/27/2025

Antitrust scrutiny of healthcare markets is nothing new. The Biden Administration and first Trump Administration focused antitrust enforcement efforts across the healthcare and life sciences industries. The newly installed...more

Sights and Sounds from the Antitrust Section’s 2025 Spring Meeting

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/9/2025

Antitrust experts from across the globe convened in Washington, D.C. on April 2–4, 2025 to discuss new enforcement policies and share updates on current issues in antitrust. We provide the key highlights from numerous panels...more

Global immunity and leniency activity sees little uptick in 2024

A&O Shearman on 3/21/2025

Overall, the number of immunity/leniency cases decided in 2024 (21) was broadly in line with 2023 (19) and 2022 (18). While certain antitrust authorities anecdotally continue to highlight the impact of leniency programs on...more

Antitrust in focus - February 2025

A&O Shearman on 3/6/2025

Now out: our latest global trends in merger control enforcement report - In this tenth edition of our annual report, we analyze data for 2024 from 26 jurisdictions to reveal the latest trends in global merger control and...more

Antitrust authorities’ skepticism of merger remedies causes headwinds for dealmakers

A&O Shearman on 2/27/2025

The number of deals cleared with conditions fell sharply in 2024. Many antitrust authorities remained skeptical of whether merger remedies can effectively address antitrust concerns, choosing instead to challenge and...more

New Trump Administration Files First Merger Lawsuit Seeking to Block HPE/Juniper

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP on 2/4/2025

In the first merger challenge of the second Trump Administration, on January 30, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Antitrust Division filed suit seeking to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company’s (“HPE’s”) proposed...more

Global merger control trends and outlook 2024/2025

White & Case LLP on 1/20/2025

Our latest edition explores the top merger control trends across the EU, US, UK, Middle East and Australia, and the outlook for 2025. EU and US merger control enforcement: quo vadis? In the EU, Executive Vice...more

Antitrust in focus - November 2024

A&O Shearman on 12/4/2024

New U.S. merger control filing forms to take effect in February 2025 - Following publication in the Federal Register, the new Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification forms will become effective on February 10, 2025....more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - November 2024 #4

BakerHostetler on 11/25/2024

Stablecoin Initiatives Announced by Fintech Companies, DeFi Protocols - Major U.S. payments firm recently announced plans to enable “disbursement partners” to use the PYUSD stablecoin to settle cross-border money...more

Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q3 2024

McDermott Will & Emery on 11/1/2024

The US antitrust regulators continued to aggressively challenge transactions and associated Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) violations during the third quarter of 2024. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) litigated two merger...more

Antitrust in Focus - October 2024

A&O Shearman on 10/25/2024

This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Roxane Hicheri (counsel based in Paris) and Mark Steenson (counsel based in London) are our editors this month. They...more

Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q2 2024

McDermott Will & Emery on 7/29/2024

UNITED STATES - - Agencies Revisiting Consummated Mergers - What’s old is new again, as agencies are increasingly scrutinizing consummated mergers from years past. In May 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust...more

Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q1 2024

McDermott Will & Emery on 5/3/2024

UNITED STATES - New Merger Guidelines Deployed - The 2023 Merger Guidelines are a non-binding statement that provides clarity on aspects of federal agencies’ deliberations and enforcement practices undertaken in...more

Antitrust in focus March 2024

A&O Shearman on 4/2/2024

This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Thomas Masterman, partner based in London, is our editor this month. He has selected: Out now: our latest global...more

Foreign Direct Investment: Key Recent and Future Developments in Europe and the US

BCLP on 3/27/2024

At a time of significant geopolitical challenges, many jurisdictions are looking at their investment screening regimes to ensure that they can adequately safeguard national security and public order. Within this context,...more

Antitrust & Competition Technology 2023 Year in Review

Goodwin on 3/26/2024

Antitrust actions significantly impacted the technology sector in 2023 and are poised to have substantial repercussions in the future, affecting both major tech companies and emerging enterprises. In addition to a focus on...more

Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q4 2023

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/14/2024

IN THIS FEBRUARY 2024 ISSUE - UNITED STATES - New Merger Guidelines Released - The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) issued their updated Merger Guidelines on...more

Global merger control trends

White & Case LLP on 2/9/2024

Global merger control enforcement has become more interventionist across Europe, the US, Middle East and Australia, with antitrust regulators increasingly inclined to scrutinize and challenge mergers. Against the backdrop of...more

2024 Top-of-Mind Issues for Life Sciences Companies

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/26/2024

As we reflect on 2023 and make predictions for 2024, it is remarkable the number of significant events occurring this past year that will be impactful for the activities of the life sciences industry going forward. Although...more

2024 Insights: Antitrust

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/15/2023

As US Antitrust Agencies Double Down on Merger Enforcement Approach, New Deal Strategies Emerge The DOJ and FTC continue to pursue an aggressive merger enforcement agenda with new merger guidelines and filing requirements....more

A View from Abroad: Unpacking DOJ’s M&A Safe Harbor Policy, Part II

White & Case LLP on 12/4/2023

On October 4, 2023, United States Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced a new Department of Justice (DOJ) Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor policy that encourages companies to self-disclose criminal misconduct...more

Key Insights for Dealmakers Confronting Washington’s Aggressive Approach to Merger Reviews

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/14/2023

As part of the Biden administration’s avowedly aggressive approach to antitrust enforcement, it has challenged a number of high-profile mergers in court over the past two and a half years. While the track record of the...more

Antitrust in focus - October 2023

A&O Shearman on 10/30/2023

The Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) establishes a new regime, enforced by the European Commission (EC), to regulate subsidies granted by non-EU countries to businesses active in the EU that could distort competition in EU...more

Restrictive Covenant Crackdown Poses New Challenges for M&A Deal Teams

Latham & Watkins LLP on 9/29/2023

Corporates and deal teams should pay careful attention to drafting non-competes and other restrictive arrangements as UK, EU, and US regulators step up enforcement. Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are placing...more

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