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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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

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

Amundsen Davis LLC

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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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

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FTC Secures Record Gun-Jumping Penalty in a Case with Several Lessons for Merging Parties

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) secured a record consent penalty of $5.6 million against two merging parties on January 7, 2025 for improper pre-merger coordination, marking the agency’s first gun-jumping action in over a...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Antitrust Enforcement Mid-Year 2023 Review

The year 2023 is proving to be a milestone year for antitrust enforcement.  Less so for novel cases and investigations and more so for the generational changes being proposed by the enforcement authorities for merger...more

Fenwick & West LLP

The Restoration & Return of Prior Approval Provisions in FTC Merger Orders

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Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission officially reinstated the practice of including “prior approval” requirements in consent orders settling merger investigation cases by the Commission (the 2021 Statement), the...more

A&O Shearman

Antitrust in focus September 2021

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Marinus Winters, Counsel based in Amsterdam, is our editor this month. He has selected...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Speeding Up and Slowing Down Antitrust Reviews – How the Federal Antitrust Agencies Are Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis

Make no mistake, the antitrust laws remain in full effect. The leadership of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) have made clear that these enforcers “stand...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2019 Antitrust Year in Review

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (Wilson Sonsini) is pleased to present its 2019 Antitrust Year in Review, which summarizes the most significant antitrust matters and developments of the past year. Over the past few years,...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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

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

McDermott Will & Schulte

Antitrust M&A Snapshot - May 2019

UNITED STATES: JANUARY - MARCH 2019 UPDATE - In the first quarter of 2019, vertical merger enforcement continued to be a hot topic for the US antitrust agencies. The Court of Appeals upheld the district court’s decision in...more

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Jones Day Global Merger Control Update - April 2019

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This Jones Day Global Merger Control Update examines recent developments in merger control regimes, as well as anticipated changes to those regimes worldwide. Merger control enforcement has continued to surge around the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2018 Antitrust Year in Review

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (WSGR) is pleased to present its 2018 Antitrust Year in Review, which summarizes the most significant antitrust matters and developments of the past year. In this report, we examine the Trump...more

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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

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Jones Day Global Merger Control Update - August 2018

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This Jones Day Global Merger Control Update discusses developments in existing merger control regimes over the first half of 2018, as well as the emergence of new merger control regimes worldwide. Over the past few years,...more

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Developments in Merger Control: It Ain't Over 'til It's Over

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Two recent enforcement actions are reminders that there are antitrust risks to be addressed after the deal is signed and even after it has closed. In the United States, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) challenged Valeant...more

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