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Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Mergers Trump Administration

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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Antitrust & Competition Healthcare Quarterly Update Q1 2025

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While M&A activity has slowed in the tail end of the first quarter of 2025, including in healthcare, there have been several noteworthy developments in the antitrust space in the first 100 days of the Trump Administration. ...more

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Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter - April 2025

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Welcome to the April 2025 edition of the Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter, a publication containing updates about legal developments in the United States that may be noteworthy to our clients and other leaders in the Japanese...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Antitrust Enforcers Will Take a Friendlier Approach to Mergers but Retain Biden-Era Guidelines and HSR Rules - The Trump...

The government’s new antitrust leaders have signaled a less skeptical stance on mergers but a continued focus on enforcement, especially in Big Tech and the health care and agriculture sectors....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Antitrust Under Trump: April 2025 Updates

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

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Axinn Associates at the Antitrust Spring Meeting - Antitrust under Trump: Redo of the first term, or something new?

The Spring Meeting is the largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy profes­sionals globally, with lawyers, academics, economists, enforcers, journalists, and students from around the world....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Antitrust Under Trump: Initial Policies and Actions

As the Trump administration’s approach to antitrust takes shape through political appointments, policy statements, speeches, and enforcement actions, our team is tracking new developments and will provide important updates on...more

WilmerHale

Here to Stay? FTC and DOJ Announce that 2023 Merger Guidelines Remain in Effect

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Since their release, the federal antitrust agencies’ 2023 Merger Guidelines (2023 Guidelines) have faced significant criticism from many. There was speculation that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice...more

K&L Gates LLP

HSR Overhaul Takes Effect: A New Era For Dealmakers

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On 10 February 2025, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) overhaul of the rules implementing the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR) became effective. The new rules now apply to all reportable...more

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Meet The Trump Administration’s New Antitrust Enforcers

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With the new Trump Administration, antitrust enforcers at the US Department of Justice's (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are transferring leadership to the incoming appointees. FTC leadership...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Antitrust & Competition

The heightened focus on antitrust and competition issues that has defined dealmaking globally over the past few years looks set for readjustment since President Trump re-entered the White House. Under the Biden...more

WilmerHale

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Antitrust: Implications of Trump Executive Orders for Competition Enforcement

President Donald Trump’s early executive orders have not specifically called out antitrust enforcement, but several impact antitrust agencies and could influence antitrust policy and enforcement over the next four years. ...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

2024 M&A Annual Review

Our M&A team is honored to have represented clients in some of the most compelling transactions in 2024, from advising the iconic rock band KISS and its co-founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley in the sale of all assets...more

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Antitrust in 2025: Shifting Sands and What to Expect

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In the US, the election of Donald Trump for a second term has significant implications for antitrust enforcement at the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). New...more

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A Year-End Report for Healthcare Antitrust and What to Expect Later in 2025

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As the year begins under a new Trump Administration, healthcare providers and private equity firms should consider the antitrust enforcement environment they are likely to face in 2025. This Holland & Knight report recaps...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Increase in HSR Reportability Thresholds and Filing Fees, and Other HSR Developments

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These announcements come alongside the impending overhaul of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act filing process scheduled to take effect on February 10, 2025—subject to potential delay based on President Trump’s January 20, 2025...more

Fenwick & West LLP

The Start of the Deal? What Antitrust Enforcement and M&A Will Look Like Under Trump’s Second Presidency

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When President Biden appointed Lina Khan to lead the Federal Trade Commission, and Jonathan Kanter to lead the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, he staked out an energetic new approach to antitrust enforcement...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Keep Your Seatbelts Fastened: The Wild Antitrust Ride May Not Be Over

Key Points - - We expect the second Trump administration to take a relatively aggressive approach to antitrust enforcement, as regulators did during President-elect Trump’s first term, because there is bipartisan support...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

2024 Chemicals & Energy Antitrust Report

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The re-election of former President Donald J. Trump is poised to significantly alter the landscape of antitrust enforcement, particularly within the energy and chemical industries. While the incoming administration has yet to...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Antitrust Under Trump 2.0: No More "Hipster Antitrust," But Scrutiny Will Remain

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With President Joe Biden's departure, aggressive antitrust enforcers at the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will hand over the reins to incoming Trump...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

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

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Five Predictions for Antitrust Enforcement in the Second Trump Administration

Forecasting the future is always a perilous exercise, but here's what my antitrust crystal ball tells me about antitrust enforcement in the second Trump administration....more

Jones Day

U.S. Antitrust Agencies Introduce Reforms to Speed Up Merger Reviews

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The Trump Administration leadership at the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission have announced reforms regarding merger reviews. This Jones Day White Paper reviews these reforms and their strategic...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Georgetown Law’s 12th Annual Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium

On September 25, 2018, Georgetown University Law Center hosted the 12th Annual Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium. The event, which was co-sponsored by Skadden, featured keynote addresses from leaders of competition...more

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