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The Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1976 establishing the federal premerger notification program. Under the Act, parties contemplating mergers or... more +
The Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1976 establishing the federal premerger notification program. Under the Act, parties contemplating mergers or acquisitions must notify the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission prior to completing the transaction. Once notified, the DOJ and FTC investigate and make a determination as to whether the proposed transaction will adversely impact U.S. commerce and competition within the market. less -
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State by State, Pre-Merger Notifications Expand

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In the wake of the recent major revisions to the federal merger review form, states are also getting into the act, creating broad new transaction notification requirements. Such notification requirements are not completely...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The First 100 Days of the New HSR Rules: Assessing the Impact

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The new Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) requirements went into effect on February 10, 2025, meaning that May 21, 2025 marked their 100th day in effect. Here are just a few of our observations from the first 100 days of the new HSR...more

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Washington Enacts Broad Premerger Notification Law: The Cutting Edge of State Merger Review

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On April 4, 2025, Washington became the first state to enact the Uniform Antitrust Premerger Notification Act (Model Act), requiring parties to certain notifiable transactions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust...more

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Washington State First to Adopt "Baby HSR" Act

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Legislatures in several states have recently introduced bills that would require certain parties who submit Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger filings to the federal government to provide that same information to the state. On...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Antitrust Under Trump: April 2025 Updates

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As the Trump administration’s antitrust landscape continues to develop, companies should stay alert to key changes in merger filing requirements, remedy expectations, agency personnel, and more. Signs indicate we are entering...more

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New Merger Review Process: How to Prepare for Your Next Filing

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The Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act is a federal law that requires parties to a future business sale transaction to disclose certain information to determine that the transaction does not violate antitrust laws and harm...more

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Antitrust and M&A: Is Everything Old New Again?

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With every change in administration, businesses and practitioners wonder what the new administration will mean for antitrust enforcement in the United States. Speculation was at fever pitch four years ago, after Democratic...more

Hogan Lovells

New HSR and interlocking directorate thresholds announced for 2025

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On 10 January 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual jurisdictional adjustments for premerger notification filings made pursuant to Section 7A of the Clayton Act, known as the Hart-Scott-Rodino...more

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FTC Raises Hart-­Scott-­Rodino Thresholds and Filing Fees for 2025

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on January 10, 2025 that it will raise the Hart­-Scott­-Rodino Act (HSR Act) jurisdictional and filing fee thresholds. The increased thresholds will go into effect 30 days after...more

Hogan Lovells

Antitrust Year in Review and a Look Ahead to 2025

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There were a number of significant developments in antitrust law in 2024, including some major wins for the government in merger enforcement, increased focus on competition concerns related to algorithmic pricing, and...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Antitrust Developments to Monitor Under the Next Trump Administration

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In the coming months, the President-elect will appoint, and the Senate will confirm, a new Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and a new Commissioner to fill a slot at...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Next Chapter in the Serial: U.S. Antitrust Agencies Heighten Focus on Roll-Up Strategies

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Serial acquisitions and roll-up strategies are facing intense scrutiny as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division request public comment on how these types of...more

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As US Antitrust Agencies Double Down on Merger Enforcement Approach, New Deal Strategies Emerge

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Key Points - - New draft merger guidelines reflect the aggressive approach that has defined merger enforcement in the Biden administration, including novel theories of harm. - Proposed changes to HSR notification will make...more

King & Spalding

2023 M&A Outlook: Recapping Key Takeaways from Dealmaking in 2022 and Navigating New Challenges

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Coming off record-setting levels in 2021, M&A deal activity cooled in the second half of 2022. A multitude of factors – including soaring inflation, steadily rising interest rates and the higher cost of financing,...more

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Tech Companies Bear the Brunt of DOJ Push on Interlocking Directorates

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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last week that directors at several technology companies have resigned as a consequence of the agency’s renewed focus on overlapping board membership between...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

DOJ to Merging Parties: The Time of “Underenforcement” is Over; Fix-It-First or Risk Being Challenged

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WHAT HAPPENED - During a conference last week, Ryan Danks, Director of Civil Enforcement at the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ), suggested that merging parties—not the antitrust enforcement...more

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In Divided 3-2 Vote, Federal Trade Commission Authorizes Three Omnibus Compulsory Process Resolutions

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On August 26, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to authorize two new omnibus resolutions permitting compulsory process and to revise a third, which was approved last year. These resolutions allow FTC staff to...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FTC Releases Revised HSR Act Jurisdictional Thresholds for 2022

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On January 21, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the revised Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act jurisdictional thresholds for 2022. The FTC is required by law to revise the HSR Act monetary jurisdictional thresholds...more

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FTC Issues Fines Totaling Nearly $2 Million For Failures To File HSR Notifications

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The Federal Trade Commission is closing out the year with vigorous enforcement of the Hart Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR Act”) by imposing fines totaling nearly $2 million. On December 22, 2021, the...more

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2020 Antitrust Year in Review

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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is pleased to present its 2020 Antitrust Year in Review, which provides a summary of the most significant antitrust matters and developments of the past year. The report examines the final...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FTC and EC Announce Temporary Procedures for Hart-Scott-Rodino and EU Premerger Notification Filings During COVID-19 Coronavirus...

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- As of March 17, 2020, the FTC and DOJ will accept only electronic submissions of HSR notifications (no filings accepted March 16, 2020). - Early termination of the HSR waiting period will not be granted for any HSR filing...more

Bracewell LLP

FTC to Investigate Big Tech's Past Deals and Consider Broadening Merger Notification Requirements

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In an unprecedented move further expanding its ongoing investigation of large technology companies, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered Amazon.com, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Google to provide details about...more

Epstein Becker & Green

The FTC Explains How It Determines Whether a Transaction Is Structured for the Purpose of Avoiding the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust...

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How a transaction gets structured raises a multitude of issues, including whether the transaction might be reportable under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (“HSR”). Structuring a transaction for the purpose...more

Jones Day

DOJ Merger Challenge Makes Unprecedented Use of Arbitration to Determine Market Definition

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The Situation:The U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") has sued to block a proposed acquisition of Aleris Corporation by Novelis Inc. In an unprecedented move, the parties and DOJ agreed to refer the "dispositive" issue of...more

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Another Shot Across the Bows: EC Levies $32 Million Gun-Jumping Fine on Canon

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As the time taken to secure merger control clearances for global transactions lengthens, the parties and their advisers may be tempted to explore alternative deal structures that might allow a transaction to close sooner than...more

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