FCC, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Mergers

Adapting to and Getting Ahead of Changes in Antitrust and Other Regulatory Demands in 2025 and Beyond

Redgrave LLP on 8/19/2025

Seismic shifts in the legal and regulatory landscape are underway, driven by evolving federal policy, shifting state priorities, and the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. These...more

Post-Election Takeaways for TMT

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/3/2024

The 2024 election is over and Republicans are poised in January to take over Washington, D.C.—in the White House, on the Hill, at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and at other agencies (the National...more

Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q2 2023

McDermott Will & Schulte on 7/31/2023

APRIL – JUNE 2023: KEY THEMES AND TAKEAWAYS - UNITED STATES - • Federal Trade Commission Unveils Proposal Detailing Significant Changes to Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Merger Notifications On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade...more

Executive Order Throws Down the Gauntlet for a New Era of Antitrust Enforcement

Troutman Pepper Locke on 7/16/2021

On July 9, President Biden signed an executive order on promoting competition in the American economy, listing broad priorities for antitrust enforcement. In conjunction with this order, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and...more

President Biden Issues Sweeping Competition Executive Order

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 7/12/2021

Key Points - On Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden issued EO 14036, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy.” The EO includes 72 initiatives by more than a dozen federal agencies in an aim to address competition...more

Vital Signs: Digital Health Law Update | Summer 2020

Jones Day on 7/21/2020

Note From the Editors - With this Summer 2020 issue of Vital Signs, we take a moment to again applaud the remarkable actions of all the health care and life science organizations around the globe working tirelessly on our...more

Updated: The Practical Impact of the Government Shutdown for Private Parties

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/8/2019

The new 116th Congress convened on Thursday, January 3, 2019 as the partial government shutdown, carrying over from the prior Congress, continued into the new year and has now outlasted previous shutdowns. Although the...more

GMCQ: Global Media, Technology and Communications Quarterly - Spring 2018

Hogan Lovells on 5/18/2018

AI technologies present a variety of commercial opportunities and the potential to change our daily lives. At the same time, there are many legal, policy, commercial and strategic challenges that need to be considered across...more

Trump Administration: 2017 Recap and 2018 Outlook

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/17/2018

On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more

"Looking Ahead: The U.S. Legal and Regulatory Environment Under a Trump Administration"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/14/2016

Election Day brought an end to a long period of uncertainty that caused market fluctuations and delayed business planning decisions. As we navigate the post-election landscape, many questions remain regarding the potential...more

"Antitrust and Competition: Trends in US and EU Merger Enforcement"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/22/2016

Merger activity in 2015 was at its highest level in years, and competition authorities in the U.S. and European Union continued to be very aggressive, challenging a number of high-profile deals in court and causing some...more

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