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Compliance Tip of the Day: M&A Domestic Issues
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Adventures in Compliance: The Novels – The Hound of the Baskervilles: Uncovering M&A Compliance Lessons
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Healthcare remains a key area of focus for antitrust regulators in the first six months of the Trump administration. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have for the most part stuck to prior...more
Seismic shifts in the legal and regulatory landscape are underway, driven by evolving federal policy, shifting state priorities, and the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. These...more
On August 7, 2025, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) — together with co-plaintiff attorneys general of Maryland, Illinois, New Jersey and New York (Plaintiff States) — filed a proposed settlement...more
With its existing authority, the Federal Trade Commission was considered a likely situs for federal regulatory and antitrust enforcement vis-à-vis AI. However, instead President Trump’s AI Action Plan directs the FTC to...more
We interview Joanna Tsai, cohead of Cornerstone Research’s merger investigations practice, to gain her insights on delivering effective testimony in high-stakes cases, as well as the broader changes shaping competition...more
Bem-vindo ao Juntos, nosso boletim que explora o desenvolvimento do direito concorrencial nos EUA e na América Latina. Nesta edição, examinamos algumas das principais notícias do segundo trimestre de 2025....more
Bienvenidos a Juntos, nuestro boletín que explora desarrollos en el mundo del derecho antimonopolio y de competencia en América Latina. En esta edición, analizamos algunos de los principales titulares del segundo trimestre de...more
For twenty-five years prior to the Biden Administration, FTC and DOJ consent agreements have had a singular goal: to remedy the anticompetitive effects of proposed transactions. Under former Chair Khan, however, the FTC...more
A recent enforcement action by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is particularly noteworthy because of the theory of potential harm and the accepted remedy....more
Under the Biden administration, the U.S. antitrust agencies, particularly the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ or Antitrust Division), were unusually resistant to negotiated merger remedies. Instead, they...more
This new stance, however, does not signal unchecked dealmaking for transacting parties. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) are simultaneously emphasizing that robust, evidence-based enforcement...more
The Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (together the “Agencies”) submitted a note about efficiencies in merger control in connection with a June 17, 2025 Organisation for...more
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. The Federal Trade Commission...more
Under the old guard of the prior administration, private equity was repeatedly under fire for alleged “flip and strip” tactics that were supposedly “at odds with competition.” Now, with new enforcers in place, a different...more
After President Trump’s election for a second term, those predicting where federal antitrust enforcement was headed had to contend with internal tensions in the Trump coalition that extend to economic policy more broadly:...more
Private Equity (PE) firms continue to be significant players in U.S. healthcare, acquiring assets across various sectors such as physician practices, home health, behavioral health, and urgent care. However, recent legal...more
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a final consent order with a private equity firm focused on health care and technology to resolve allegations of anticompetitive practices in two anesthesiology markets...more
The recent change in leaders in both the United States and Europe has already had a notable impact on the antitrust landscape. Rules are changing—or, at least, their enforcement is taking more novel interpretations—against a...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
Antitrust and competition lawyers, economists, and enforcers from around the globe gathered in Washington, DC in early April for the American Bar Association (ABA) Antitrust Section’s Spring Meeting and related events to...more
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
In our last antitrust developments publication, we commented on the challenge to the new Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act) final rule brought by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other parties in the...more
As the first 100 days of President Trump’s second term draw to a close, the new administration’s antitrust enforcement agenda is coming into focus. In recent statements, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson...more
Technology was a key focus of this year’s ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting, one of the largest gatherings of antitrust professionals in the world. Over a dozen panels focused on cutting-edge technology issues as it pertains to...more