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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Pre-Merger Notification Proliferation

What is new: Some U.S. states have enacted pre-merger notification regimes of general applicability, requiring parties making HSR filings to also notify state attorneys general, with similar legislation pending in other...more

Morgan Lewis

‘Mini-HSR’ Acts Take Effect in Washington and Colorado, with Similar Legislation Pending in Other States

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Colorado and Washington state recently became the first states to adopt their own smaller versions of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements (HSR) Act. These “mini-HSR” state laws require certain parties that submit...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FTC Substantially Expands HSR Merger Notification Form’s Information and Documentary Requirements; Promises the Return of Early...

The information and documentary materials (filing requirements) necessary to complete the Hart-Scott-Rodino merger notification filing form have been significantly expanded.  The new filing requirements will fall most heavily...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New HSR Requirements Will Dramatically Increase the Burden on Filers

The long-awaited new HSR rules have finally been released. On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with concurrence of the Department of Justice (DOJ) (collectively, the Agencies), released the 460-page final...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Finalized HSR rules set to take effect in early 2025

For the first time in 46 years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved extensive updates to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act premerger notification form and associated instructions, as well as the premerger...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Final HSR Rules: Major Changes Ahead for Premerger Filings

On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously approved sweeping changes to the premerger filings required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. While the final rules differ significantly from the...more

King & Spalding

FTC Announces 2024 Jurisdictional Threshold Updates for Interlocking Directorates and HSR Filing Thresholds

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On January 22, 2024, 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

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

COVID-19: The Reaction of U.S. Antitrust Agencies

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COVID-19 has impacted nearly every aspect of American life right now, and there are myriad legal issues companies are facing from the pandemic’s fallout. These include antitrust considerations, ranging from potentially...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Impact of COVID-19 on Merger Reviews: Practical Considerations for the United States

The COVID-19 pandemic poses unprecedented challenges for merging parties and enforcement agencies.1 In the U.S., it has caused both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to alter their...more

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