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A coalition of advocacy organizations is calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate Meta Platforms Inc.’s recent $14.3 billion investment in artificial intelligence company Scale AI, citing concerns over...more
This article provides a brief history of California’s pro-competition law and describes the stalled federal initiative to extend a similar noncompete ban nationally, notwithstanding the overlapping policy interests expressed...more
The Federal Trade Commission approved Omnicom Group Inc.’s approximately $13.5 billion acquisition of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (IPG) but with strict conditions designed to prevent anticompetitive coordination...more
JANUARY – MARCH 2025: KEY THEMES AND TAKEAWAYS - UNITED STATES - FTC Loses Vertical Challenge to Tempur Sealy/Mattress Firm On July 2, 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed suit in federal court seeking to block...more
Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy morning coffee, and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All, from the...more
As companies face mounting cost and supply pressures from rising tariffs, pricing managers are under growing pressure to adjust pricing strategies in fast-moving and uncertain conditions. As recently reported by the Wall...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
If all of the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs take effect, the impact of those tariffs on the US economy and the American people will likely be debated for years to come. Regardless of the outcome of that debate,...more
On April 14, the FTC released a Request for Public Comment seeking input on reducing anti-competitive regulations in accordance with Executive Order 14267. The FTC invites public comments to identify federal regulations that...more
On April 9, President Trump issued an Executive Order instructing agency heads, in consultation with the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Attorney General, to complete a review of all regulations subject...more
On April 14, 2025, following President Trump’s recently issued executive order addressing regulatory barriers to competition, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Request for Public Comment Regarding Reducing...more
President Donald Trump signed the executive order “Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers” on April 9, 2025, directing federal agencies to identify and reform regulations that unnecessarily restrict market competition....more
Requires the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to ensure that competition laws are appropriately enforced in the concert and entertainment industry when venues, ticketing agencies, or a combination are...more
Simpler Hair Color (or “SHC”) advertises that its products are “Rated #1 Men’s Hair Color” and “Rated #1 Men’s Hair & Beard Color” based on “Trustpilot.com verified reviews.” Combe, a competitor, challenged the #1 claims...more
The past two weeks saw major developments in the US merger clearance process. On February 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) revised Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) rules and new filing forms went into effect, marking the...more
Each year, the minimum jurisdictional thresholds associated with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR) are adjusted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The 2025 adjustments went into effect on...more
Recently appointed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson affirmed last week in a memorandum to FTC staff that the 2023 Merger Guidelines will remain in effect for the foreseeable future. This decision aligns...more
Beginning February 10, 2025, all transactions subject to review pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act must comply with a new rule (Rule) promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that significantly expands the...more
In a significant milestone for antitrust merger practice and after considerable uncertainty, new HSR rules came into effect today, February 10, 2025. Companies engaged in M&A now face higher burdens in preparing filings,...more
Auto dealers nationwide received good news Monday when the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the CARS Rule, a set of regulations passed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that would have imposed cumbersome...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced the new filing fees, along with the annual adjustment to jurisdictional thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR”), as amended. The filing...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced new, higher, premerger Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act notification thresholds and higher filing fees for some transactions, which will take effect on February 21, 2025. The new...more
On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced adjusted thresholds for merger notifications under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. Effective 30 days after the official publication date of the adjusted...more
On Friday, January 10th, 2025, the US Chamber of Commerce, American Investment Council, Business Roundtable, and Longview Chamber of Commerce (collectively the “Plaintiffs”) filed a joint lawsuit challenging the FTC’s and...more
On Friday, January 10, 2025, the Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable, American Investment Council, and Longview Chamber of Commerce filed a complaint in the Eastern District of Texas against the Federal Trade Commission...more